The three cubs and their mother who were rescued after being trapped in rubble for nearly a month in Turkey

ANKARA, March 8 (Reuters) – El Owner of Sila, a 2 and a half year old dobermanwas surprised to see not one, but four dogs emerge from the rubble of a building in the province of HatayIn the south of Turkey28 days after earthquakes devastated the region.

Kadir Joy He said he asked local rescue teams for help to get his dog out of the rubble, but no one was able to get into the ruins.

Meyako, a regional animal rescue team, came to her aid on Monday. after hours of work they managed to reach the basement where Sylla was stuckand they saw that she had not only survived nearly a month, but had given birth to three cubs.

“What have you been drinking here?” What did you eat? Did you give birth to three? a rescue worker asks in a video of the moment they reached Sila.

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Workers are seen going through a narrow opening in the rubble, then opening a hole in a door to access a basement room, which appears to have suffered little damage.

“My dogs are dating after a month. Thank goodness,” Keyifli exclaims in the video shared by Meyako. Keyifli said Sila survived and gave birth thanks to a large bag of dog food left in the basement.

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Sila and her babies were taken to the nearby town of Adana for treatment. Rescuers noted that the mother appeared thin, but otherwise walked unassisted.

Over the past month, there have been numerous cases of animals being rescued inside buildings affected by the incident. International organizations such as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have taken on multiple tasks to save affected pets, but animal rights organizations and individuals are in a race against time before the damage begins. demolition of affected structures.

PETA’s UK division explained on its website that Turkey has been battling animal overpopulation for several years, but many dogs and cats depend on food scraps thrown away by restaurants and shops, now they are affected by the few options to get food.

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“The police supervising the demolition deliver food to the gaots who have started using the nearby unstable structures for shelter,” the organization said of the actions taken by local authorities with these unprotected animals.

The PETA team, like other organizations, rushed the rescue of affected petswho are taken to various veterinary centers attached to the international organization to receive medical care and follow up on their injuries.

Global Compassion Fund, one of PETA’s partners, received several calls from earthquake-affected people who lost their dogs, cats, or parrots during the quake. Through the hotlines, the keepers of these animals requested animal reports.

Despite great rescue efforts, few animals managed to return to their families, especially after the aftershocks that were recorded. The latest earthquakes have worsened the situation in the European country as many roads to reach different trapped animals have been blocked, the organization explained.

The death toll in Turkey and Syria from last month’s earthquakes is nearing 52,000. The ground motion recorded on Feb. 6 was considered the most destructive in the history of the Middle Eastern country.

With information from Reuters