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By Serpil Kadilar………
Following the incredibly fun, interactive and animated initial training session by the KAR Educational Team on the 3rd of October, continuing on Wednesday the 4th of October which presented a perfectly warm and sunny morning for KAR (Kyrenia Animal Rescue) to embark on one of many educational and awareness visits – this time, at Doga School in Ozankoy, Girne. The short yet simple and effective seminar began during the morning assembly held in the school playground – attended by all of the children from this delightful school.
Cyprusscene were delighted to receive the following good news about the successful neutering programme that Kyrenia Animal Rescue carried out in 2016.
By Kim Betts
During 2016 KAR managed to neuter 148 dogs and an amazing 718 cats. KAR would like to give a big thank you to their cat catching teams who go out weekly to trap, catch and transport the cats to the veterinary clinics and then return them to the streets following their recovery.
They have recorded 199 more cats neutered in 2016 than the previous year. Thanks, also, goes to the caring members of the public who report cats needing neutering to KAR – without their reports not so many would have been caught and neutered.
Kyrenia Animal Rescue (KAR), our charity animal Rescue Centre is high in the Besparmak Mountains of Northern Cyprus which provides refuge for over 200 dogs and cats.
KAR rely solely on donations for funding, please help us to help the animals of Northern Cyprus. Bank Details: HSBC Sort Code: 40-21-02 Account Number: 11364812
Do you love animals?
Can you give up some of your time to help?
We love animals and we are working to help the street animals here in Northern Cyprus. Will you join us?
If you can help out in any of the above or would like further information please CONTACT KAR OFFICE
TEL 0533 869 4098
or email kar@kyreniaanimalrescue.org
Now that the sun is shining, we have more visitors coming to the rescue centre. We are looking for Meeters & Greeters to welcome our visitors between the centre opening hours of 9am to 1pm.
The days we need people are Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. If you would like to help on one or more of these days, please contact Elaine, our centre supervisor on 0533 863 1950.
Thanks to all of you who have donated boxes of Monodox and bags of pasta.
However, we still need both of these items – we have quite a large number of dogs on Monodox and we use cooked pasta to bulk up the food that is donated daily.
We will be grateful for any donations – they can be dropped off either at the rescue centre or our office aka Glad Rags shop in Karakum.
Kyrenia Animal Rescue (KAR), our charity animal Rescue Centre is high in the Besparmak Mountains of Northern Cyprus which provides refuge for over 200 dogs and cats.
KAR rely solely on donations for funding, please help us to help the animals of Northern Cyprus. Bank Details: HSBC Sort Code: 40-21-02 Account Number: 11364812
Please find attached details of our Dog Walk and Picnic event on the 21st May.
Posters are in Turkish and English.
Also, many thanks to all who came to support our 20th Anniversary Dog Show & Spring Fayre. It was a great success with many entrants for the show.
Kyrenia Animal Rescue (KAR), our charity animal Rescue Centre is high in the Besparmak Mountains of Northern Cyprus which provides refuge for over 200 dogs and cats.
KAR rely solely on donations for funding, please help us to help the animals of Northern Cyprus. Bank Details: HSBC Sort Code: 40-21-02 Account Number: 11364812
Introduction by Margaret Sheard …..
Although we tend to leave our dog at home as she would get far too excited, we always try to visit the annual KAR Dog Show to see the many entries of dogs of all shapes and sizes and breeds, doing their utmost to show that they are the best in their various categories. They were all so well behaved as well.
This year was a very special one for KAR as it is their 20th Anniversary and during all of these years KAR have been rescuing and caring for possibly thousands of unwanted and abandoned dogs and cats in North Cyprus. I dread to think what the island would be like now had it not been for KAR and its volunteers.
The Wednesday market area where the dog show is held is now much improved and is a really nice venue for this type of event, with ample parking and plenty of additional space for stalls etc. near the large judging enclosure.
By Margaret Ray………
KAR Chairperson……..
The dog show attracted a magnificent 184 entries (73 more than in 2016) and many went away with a beautiful rosette. All had a certificate and some great prizes. It was a very happy, lovely 
atmosphere with people and dogs enjoying the special event.
We would like to thank all of our fantastic sponsors: Alpet, Petline Veterinary Clinic, Credit West Bank, Comfy Pet Shop, Petstop, Selpa Trading and Girne Belediye. We also would like to thank those that donated towards the refreshments, TFR, Gul Pastanasi, Ali Tektan and friends.
We would also like to thank our judge Lesley Dent who had a very difficult job in selecting the winners, there were so many beautiful dogs that she wanted to give prizes to all of them. You can read a list of the awards by clicking here.
The money raised, which was 4,790 TL will be going towards purchasing medicines, veterinary and parasite treatments for the many dogs and cats currently in our care.
We would like to thank everyone that joined in our anniversary event, the wonderful people that helped on the day and all our wonderful supporters who made this event special.
Details of a fun music and entertainment (no sport) quiz night on Wednesday 10th May at 19.00 (7pm) at Tanners Bar & Restaurant, Karakum.
Entrance 30tl, including buffet supper.
All proceeds from the evening go to Kyrenia Animal Rescue (K.A.R).
Kyrenia Animal Rescue (KAR), our charity animal Rescue Centre is high in the Besparmak Mountains of Northern Cyprus which provides refuge for over 200 dogs and cats.
KAR rely solely on donations for funding, please help us to help the animals of Northern Cyprus. Bank Details: HSBC Sort Code: 40-21-02 Account Number: 11364812
By Kathy Martin…
Once again I received the following news from Kyrenia Animal Rescue, for publication in Cyprusscene.com, as they continue their quest to search for help.
Now that the sun is shining, we have more visitors coming to the rescue centre. We are looking for Meeters & Greeters to welcome our visitors between the centre opening hours of 9am to 1pm.
The days we need people are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday.
If you would like to help, please contact Elaine, our centre supervisor on 0533 863 1950.
Thanks to all of you who donated boxes of Monodox and bags of pasta.
However, we still need both of these items – we have a number of dogs on Monodox and we use cooked pasta to bulk up the food that’s donated each day.
We will be grateful for any donations – they can be dropped off either at the rescue centre or our office in Karakum (aka Glad Rags).
Kyrenia Animal Rescue (KAR), our charity animal Rescue Centre is high in the Besparmak Mountains of Northern Cyprus which provides refuge for over 200 dogs and cats.
KAR rely solely on donations for funding, please help us to help the animals of Northern Cyprus. Bank Details: HSBC Sort Code: 40-21-02 Account Number: 11364812
By Kim Betts …..
Kyrenia Animal Rescue …..
Mardo has been with KAR a long time. She has always been a very timid dog who didn’t like mixing, with people or the other dogs, despite careful coaxing and encouragement. She simply wasn’t happy unless she was in her own safe space on her own – staff were not even sure if even then she was happy. She is such a sad dog, she would run away if anyone approached her, she would turn her whole body away from the other dogs and would visibly shake, her head was always down and her tail was rarely ever seen untucked from her body. Even feeding times for her were an ordeal.
As she got older staff and volunteers became even more worried about her as they simply didn’t know how to help her as they had tried everything – or so they thought!!!!
KAR had an offer from a local Reiki Master, Teacher and Practitioner, Anibal Pedroso. He volunteered to go to the Rescue Centre to see if he could help any of the cats or dogs there. He explained that Reiki, which is a natural healing technique, can help treat animals (as well as humans) with emotional and physical problems, pain, anxiety and behavioral issues. Reiki healing can be used alongside veterinary treatment as a complementary energetic therapy. Anibal explained that all animals (domestic or wild) are intuitive to Reiki healing and will know what healing they need and will choose the distance between themselves and the healer, some prefer for the therapy to be hands on others prefer not, but the animal will indicate when the treatment has finished. He also warned that it doesn’t work for all animals but he hoped that some of the centre dogs could be helped.
It was a concept/therapy of which KAR staff and volunteers had little or no knowledge but they couldn’t see that it would do any harm – maybe just maybe it might help.
Anibal visited the Centre and was introduced to Mardo …as usual she shrank to the back of the kennel. But within a short period of time she had moved to be closer to Anibal. A calmness seemed spread over the kennel and Anibal and Mardo just sat together, in quietness, with him gently laying his hands on her.
Staff and volunteers (including Mardo’s previous foster carer) were totally amazed, after just one session, at the change in Mardo. She was much calmer and just seemed in general happier with herself and her surroundings.
After 3 sessions the change in her is remarkable – she jumps up at the kennel fence to greet staff, she comes out of her bed willingly to see staff and volunteers, her tail is up and wagging, she loves walking and looks to people for encouragement. She is happy and she is happy to see people around her.
Reiki Therapy has worked a miracle for Mardo.
Anibal continues to visit the KAR Rescue Centre and is continuing to help whichever animals he can.
If you would like to know more about Reiki then he can be contacted at anibal.healingarts@gmail.com
