The festival organized by Near East University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Hospital within the scope of social responsibility projects attracted great attention.
According to the press release issued by the Directorate of Press and Public Relations Office of Near East University; Near East University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Hospital organized a festival to instill a love for animals at an early age.
Warrior: We aim to instill a love for animals at an early age
NEU Hospital Board Member who said that the bond established with animals contributes to the development of the child's sense of friendship is accepted by many circles. Ahmet Savaşan “Thanks to this relationship, our children become more tolerant, more sharing, more understanding and more open to differences. With such activities organized under the leadership of our Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Hospital, our university aims to promote animal love at an early age in our country.”.
Ergene raised awareness of students on the issues they were most curious about...
Assist. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Osman Ergene, Chief Physician of the Animal Hospital, said that within the scope of the festival, children were given information on important issues such as “how to treat animals, what are the responsibilities of owning an animal, what should we do if we want to adopt an animal, how to care for cats, dogs, birds and fish?”.
Instead of buying animals, choose shelters...
Ergene gave children extensive information about animal love and animal care, and urged families who want to adopt an animal to prefer shelters instead of buying one.
Dog Beauty Contest attracted great interest...
In the statement stating that a beauty contest was held within the scope of the festival, which attracted great interest from animal lovers, NEU Hospital Board Member Ahmet Savaşan, The awards were given in the categories of “The Most Handsome Prince”, “The Most Beautiful Princess”, “The Most Sympathetic” and “The Most Decorated” by the jury consisting of former Miss Peace Ceyda Tatlı, Turkey's well-known kopek trainer Tarkan Özvardar, Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Eser Özgencil and one of the participants.
Police narcotics dogs amazed
At the festival, where sales were also made for the benefit of street animals at the stands, it was emphasized that the superior performance of police narcotic dogs in finding hidden substances created admiration.
Frisbee show from Tarkan Özvardar's dog Finally, dog training expert, Veterinarian Tarkan Özvardar attended the festival as a guest, 2 times European Dog Frisbee Champion, 2 times Turkey Champion, the first Turkish dog to break the Guiness world record in 2013, Rhino's puppy also made a spectacular frisbee show.
