KAPSA - The Charity for Street Animals in Kalkan

KAPSA are a small charity, based in Kalkan on the southwest coast of Turkey caring for the health and welfare of the local Street Dogs & Cats, and in the UK to assist with fundraising & some limited animal rehoming.

What are our aims? The work we do in Kalkan

2025 KAPSA Calendar

Our annual calendar is now ready. Packed full of photos of the street animals, it's the loveliest way you can choose to help raise funds to keep them healthy and happy over the coming year.

Click here to read more and place your calendar order. What we do with the money raised.

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KAPSA

Kalkan Association for the Protection of Street Animals

We are a group of like-minded volunteers who care deeply about the health and well being of Kalkan’s street animals and wish to promote informed and compassionate action to improve the living conditions of all Kalkan’s animals.

Give a Dog a Bone Christmas 2024 Appeal

This year, 2024, everyone who donates to our December fund raiser will be 'sponsoring' a wooden dog bone Christmas Tree Decoration. As part of the thank you for your donation, you can nominate the name or names of your pets to be written on the bone before it is hung on the tree. All pets qualify, if you prefer to name your horse, hamster or hen, that's fine by us. This could be current pets, rainbow bridge pets, maybe the pet of a family member or friend. You can even choose to nominate a Kalkan Street dog or cat if you prefer. The Christmas Tree will be displayed in the Payava Hotel in Kalkan all through the festive period.

Kapsa in Action

KAPSA works within the boundaries and guidelines of the Turkish law. We try to increase local awareness of, and compassion for the plight of the street animals, and to inspire and engage more local people to take part in, or at least understand our work. To do this our approach must be both innovative and culturally sensitive.

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Adoption

We have dozens of cats and dogs in Kalkan that need good homes. Despite the work we do in the community to educate people about responsible ownership, we still get many dogs and cats dumped in Kalkan each year. If you would like to give an animal a home, have a look at our adoption pages, maybe you can find the perfect dog or cat for your home.

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Donate

We rely totally on donations to fund our work with Kalkan street animals, which is why we have a number of ways for you to donate as well as various sponsorship programs. Donations of flea, tic & worming treatments, collars & leads and other practical items are very welcome, as are items for stalls & raffles at our various fetes.

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Latest News & Animal Stories READ ALL

Lynne’s November Walking Challenge Gallery

November is outside the usual tourist season in Kalkan, but the weather can still be lovely, and a great time to go and do some walking, cycling or hiking in the hills and villages around the area. Keen KAPSA supporter has decided to set herself the challenge of walking atRead More

Fund Raising Campaigns

You can view all our current ways to help us raise money for KAPSA’s work here online. Whether it is donating to a specific cause, a general donation or grabbing yourself some fabulous goodies in our shopping area. Just click the red button for the link to the campaign thatRead More

Black Friday Weekend Charity Auction 2023

HUGE THANKS to everyone! The auction is now closed and most of the monies collected and we are beyond delighted to announce the amount raised is just short of £5500!! A record year! We have to thank all our volunteers who ran the auction, collected the items up and ofRead More

Community Table-Top Sales

Throughout the winter months, community table top sales are organised at Aubergine Restaurant and KAPSA always takes part to help raise much needed funds to help the street animals. The sales are organised by a KAPSA volunteer, Eva Henning, and the monies raised by renting tables to stall holders isRead More

Name the Dog Lotto

Every couple of months our volunteer, Michelle Farley, hosts a name the dog lotto to help raise funds to help the street animals. A pre-printed card, with 45 dogs names, is put on our KAPSA Auction & Selling Facebook page. People pay a donation of £5 to choose a dogRead More

Kalkan Kitten Steals Heart of Journalist Allison

Didi is a very lucky girl indeed. Born a street cat in Kalkan, she will soon be winging her way to a new life in the UK with Allison Pearson and her family. Allison, a journalist, fell head over heals in love with this gorgeous little lady during her KalkanRead More

‘Turkish shave’ for the Express Tours Dog!

This lovely Kalkan street dog, which is known as the ‘Express Tours Dog’ due to its favourite location, is now feeling much better since its recent ‘haircut’. One of Kapsa’s volunteers, Linda, took the dog to the vet for what is becoming an annual shave. The dog is over 15Read More

Coming Soon! Limited Edition Jigsaws LAUNCHED!

New for 2023 we are launching limited edition KAPSA jigsaws, each one featuring some of the street animals of Kalkan. Each quality 1,000 piece jigsaw, is a limited edition of just 25 puzzles … so order quickly to avoid disappointment. All the profits from the sale of the jigsaws comesRead More

Charity BBQ Night at Indigo Beach Club

If you are in Kalkan in September, why not join us at Indigo Beach Bar and Grill on Friday 22nd September for a fundraising BBQ? Enjoy a delicious BBQ, with dessert, followed by live music from the fantastic Emre Tezcan. We will also be having a raffle with some fabulousRead More