KOCAELİ
An animal rehab center in Kocaeli was called after Mexican search and rescue dog Proteo, who passed away throughout the search and rescue operations in Adıyaman after the quakes ruined the area.
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Proteo, who was reported to have actually passed away due to aging, played a necessary function in the rescue of many individuals throughout the very first week after the quakes in Kahramanmaraş.
The center for roaming animals was developed by Başiskele town on a location of 6,100 square meters in the Sepetlipınar community.
The center has an administrative building on 164 square meters and a shelter on 435 square meters.
On the signboard for the center, Proteo’s image in addition to Turkish and Spanish text were likewise shown:
“Proteo had participated in search and rescue operations in Türkiye, where he arrived after the earthquake disaster on Feb. 6. A member of a military police brigade in Mexico City, Proteo was almost 10 years old when he died on Feb. 12, 2023. Proteo’s death was met with great sadness both in Mexico and Türkiye. As Başiskele Municipality, we named our stray animal shelter after Proteo in dedication to all search and rescue dogs that served humanity in many ways.”
Yasin Özlü, the mayor of Başiskele, said Proteo’s name will be kept alive in this center for many years to come.
Meanwhile, Sarıyer Mayor Şükrü Genç revealed that they will build a statue of Proteo also.
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“We are witnessing an environment of solidarity just like in 2011,” Genç said.
He included that after the Van earthquake, they have actually requested for consent from Atsushi Miyazaki’s family and the Japanese federal government to call a park after him.
Atsushi Miyazaki was a Japanese volunteer who passed away in the aftershocks of the 2011 Van earthquake.
Genç specified that in this park, they will build a statue of Proteo, to commemorate the memory of everybody who concerned help from around the world and lost their lives for the cause.
