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Young Pointer Cindy Needs Medical Help
UPDATE: Since this post was originally made, Cindy has had a lot of health battles, but continues to be a real fighter. We don’t often appeal for donations for an individual dog but feel Cindy is worth it on this occasion. Please read more about her recent battles on ourRead More

2 Pups Need Homes – ADOPTED
UPDATE – 29th April – Esme/Blackie has also been offered a home in Scotland, fantastic news for her, we are so pleased. Thankyou to everyone who helped to spread the word about both pups, they can both look forward to very bright futures. UPDATE – 24th April 2019 – CosmoRead More

2018 Neutering Report
Every year KAPSA neuter 100’s of cats and dogs under the TNR program, helping to control the local populations. All this is funded by our supporters and carried out by our volunteers and the Kalkan Vet Clinic.

Update on Winter Feeding Program
Once the visitors leave, most restaurants close and even the amount of locals reduce, it leaves hungry street animals in Kalkan. This is why KAPSA developed the Winter feeding program.

A Special Dog Needs a Very Special Home – sorted
Back in May, some KAPSA volunteers went up to the village of Çavdir to look for a particular dog. He had suffered a horrific injury to his leg and a young teacher had contacted us asking for help. Volunteers and the teacher spent some time walking round the village lookingRead More

Sami’s Story – Adopted
Sami aka HQ Dog is now looking forward to the next stage of his life, a home to call his own. If ever a dog deserved a bright future it is this one, four months ago he was in a situation where he would probably have preferred to not haveRead More

Ex-Street Dog is on a Sponsored Slim
SPONSOR BEADY THE SENIOR EX KALKAN STREET DOG £5 TO LOSE WEIGHT AND RAISE MONEY FOR KAPSA (HER MUM CHRISTINA IS JOINING HER TOO !!) Hello my name is Beady. I am a 14 year old ex-Kalkan street dog now living in the UK. Some of you may remember meRead More

Running the London Marathon for KAPSA
We are absolutely delighted to hear the news that our supporter Ruth Young will be running the London Marathon in April to raise money for KAPSA. This is definitely a new one for us, there have been myriad ideas and types of fundraisers for KAPSA, but this is theRead More

A Street Photography Tale
It’s December in Kalkan, the sun is still shining but many of the restaurants and bars are now closed, the tourists have gone home and the street animals rely much more heavily on locals to provide food and shelter. This is where KAPSA comes in, helping to co-ordinate feeders acrossRead More

KAPSA 2018 Calendars Now On Sale
The Kapsa 2018 Calendars are now on sale! We are delighted to be now taking orders for our 2018 Kapsa calendar – which features Kalkan stars Dost (Barney), Max and Cesur on the front cover. They are A4 size and feature the winning entries from our recent photo competition. PriceRead More