Letter to Editor

Evaluation of “animal rescue” in Turkey

Volume: 65 Number: 1 March 1, 2018
  • Gökhan Aslım
  • Halil Selçuk Bırıcık
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Evaluation of “animal rescue” in Turkey

Abstract

The aim of this study was to the bioethical and legal evaluation of search-rescue missions conducted for animals by municipalities, fire departments, Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency, Search and Rescue Association and citizens under such conditions as “fallen”, “frozen”, “collapse” and “fire”. Interviews with the persons who work in these leading institutions and organizations, their activities, national legislation on the subject, highest circulated four newspapers, with internet archives according to the Press adds Agency data between the dates of January 2010 and February 2015 were the materials of the study. Internet archives of these newspapers were scanned using keywords “animal”, “animal rescue”, “animal casualties” and “animal loss”. Scanning of legislations showed that there was no specific legislation and also no topics regarding with “animal rescue”. According to the newspapers’ scanning, so many news about rescued and wasted animals (horses, cows, dogs, cats, goats etc.) were encountered. Municipalities, fire departments, Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency, Search and Rescue Association teams, public and other participants. Universal declaration of animal rights points out that “All animals are borned equal with respect to life and they have the same existing right”. For this, evaluation of this important subject, determination of a specific legislation, assignment of authorized unit for rescue operations, coordination between the institutions, providing necessary equipment to rescuers, in terms of no harm ethical principle least pain and damages, rescuing with possible least pain and damages is necessary

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Veterinary Surgery

Journal Section

Letter to Editor

Authors

Gökhan Aslım This is me

Halil Selçuk Bırıcık This is me

Publication Date

March 1, 2018

Submission Date

March 1, 2018

Acceptance Date

-

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 65 Number: 1

APA
Aslım, G., & Bırıcık, H. S. (2018). Evaluation of “animal rescue” in Turkey. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 65(1), 15-19. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002822
AMA
1.Aslım G, Bırıcık HS. Evaluation of “animal rescue” in Turkey. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2018;65(1):15-19. doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002822
Chicago
Aslım, Gökhan, and Halil Selçuk Bırıcık. 2018. “Evaluation of ‘animal Rescue’ in Turkey”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 65 (1): 15-19. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002822.
EndNote
Aslım G, Bırıcık HS (March 1, 2018) Evaluation of “animal rescue” in Turkey. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 65 1 15–19.
IEEE
[1]G. Aslım and H. S. Bırıcık, “Evaluation of ‘animal rescue’ in Turkey”, Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg, vol. 65, no. 1, pp. 15–19, Mar. 2018, doi: 10.1501/Vetfak_0000002822.
ISNAD
Aslım, Gökhan - Bırıcık, Halil Selçuk. “Evaluation of ‘animal Rescue’ in Turkey”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 65/1 (March 1, 2018): 15-19. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002822.
JAMA
1.Aslım G, Bırıcık HS. Evaluation of “animal rescue” in Turkey. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2018;65:15–19.
MLA
Aslım, Gökhan, and Halil Selçuk Bırıcık. “Evaluation of ‘animal Rescue’ in Turkey”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 65, no. 1, Mar. 2018, pp. 15-19, doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002822.
Vancouver
1.Gökhan Aslım, Halil Selçuk Bırıcık. Evaluation of “animal rescue” in Turkey. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2018 Mar. 1;65(1):15-9. doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002822

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