Artists' Initiative calls for 'massacre to be stopped'

The Artists' Initiative, which includes figures such as Genco Erkal, Ataol Behramoğlu, Edip Akbayram, and Levent Üzümcü, has released a statement regarding the legislative proposal that paves the way for the euthanasia of stray animals.

The statement included the phrase, "We call for the rejection of this infuriating massacre bill."

The statement used the words, "We call for the rejection of this shameful, painful, and infuriating massacre bill."

The statement, signed by many artists, included the following remarks:

"INHUMANE CRUELTY MUST BE ENDED"

The attempt to solve the problem of stray animals—which has emerged as a result of past and current administrations failing to take necessary humane and scientific measures—through mass slaughter is contrary to reason, logic, conscience, and all human values.

The dog massacre must be stopped immediately, and the inhumane cruelty inflicted upon innocent, stray creatures must be brought to an end.

As the sensitive, conscientious, human, animal, and nature-loving writers and artists of our country, we call upon all members of our Grand National Assembly of Turkey not to forget that the future is the greatest and most just judge, and to reject this shameful, painful, and infuriating massacre bill."

ON BEHALF OF THE ARTISTS' INITIATIVE

The names who signed the statement are as follows:

Genco Erkal, Ataol Behramoğlu, Müjdat Gezen, Dilek Türker, Zülfü Livaneli, Edip Akbayram, Rutkay Aziz, Orhan Aydın, Bedri Baykam, Mehmet Aksoy, Zeynep Oral, Tamer Levent, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Saltık, Prof. Dr. Onur Bilge Kula, Prof. Dr. Erendiz Atasü, Alper Akçam, Sali Turan, Nejat Yavaşoğulları, Melike Demirağ, Cahit Berktay, Nihat Behram, Mazlum Çimen, Tuna Kiremitçi, Salih Güney, Müjde Ar, Ahmet Kanneci, Nevra Bucak, Tülay Ferah, Ayhan Gülsoy, Ayça Öztorun, Tuğrul Keskin, Hidayet Karakuş, Hüseyin Yurttaş, Erhan Doğan, Levent Üzümcü, Feridun Andaç, Hüseyin Haydar, Ahmet Özer, Attila Coşkun, Orhan Alkaya, Cevat Turan, Mustafa Balbay, Tevfik Kızılkaya, Elif Akkaya, Nebil Özgentürk, Öner Yağcı, Özgür Efe, Abdülkadir Paksoy, Sadık Gürbüz, Gani Cansever, Arife Kalender, Sevgi Özel, Attila Aşut

News Source: 12punto