Animals and animal lovers in Turkey
need us more than ever!
Hearts for Paws – The Winners Are Announced!
Our Hearts for Paws photo contest was a great success!
We received many beautiful submissions, and the community voted enthusiastically.
Here are the three winning projects:
🥇 1st: Buse’s Paws
🥈 2nd: Bidik Animal Rescue
🥉 3rd Zelda Animal Rescue
There are also 9 more wonderful photos.
Spoiler: we’re already working on connecting these images
to
a new project as well.
The 2026 calendar will be available soon.
Want to pre-order your copy? Please use our contact form!
Love and Compassion…
Do you know what it’s like to lose someone you love?
Have you ever had a pet cross the rainbow bridge?
Have you ever looked after a stray and felt like it was your own pet?
Precious Paw Patrons?
Precious Paw Patrons (3P) is a non-profit, registered organization in Germany; we assist in and organize the rescue of animals in Turkey.
We work as a team with volunteers, some of whom rescue individual animals, while others care for a variety of animals or even run private rescue shelters. We also help pet owners who have adopted street animals and struggle financially to save their beloved pets.
The government's and society's attitude towards animals (especially dogs) in Turkey makes it difficult for animal lovers and rescuers. In addition, everyone is struggling with high inflation and the worsening economic situation.
Precious Paw Patrons aims to be a bridge: financially, linguistically, and culturally. In doing so, we always act in the name of what unites us despite all our differences: our love for animals and respect for life.
Precious Paw Cat-ering – Filling Bowls Together
What started as a World Cat Day campaign has evolved into a lasting initiative called Cat-ering. The concept is straightforward: we aim to fill bowls without requiring you to designate a specific project.
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Precious Paw Dog-nation – Filling Bowls Together
In addition to our cat initiatives, we are dedicated to supporting the many dogs in Turkey. This commitment has inspired the creation of Dog-nation, a campaign focused on filling bowls without requiring donors to select a specific project.
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Emergency!
Over 70 Cats at Risk…
A vital rescue project is on the verge of collapse — over 70 cats could be abandoned in the mountains. We need your help now to save them.
Precious Paw Patrons is not just a company name
Our name is based on the idea that everyone involved is a
‘Precious Paw Patron’:
those who rescue strays or their own pets,
those who support them,
anyone who cares for a life, whether it has four paws or stands upright on its legs.
