European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 16, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Gov Fistor i i owners in it owners at in Ciurlik a Turkey must Reg ister their animals within seven Days of arrival. ,./ .\./, y ,. As for people leaving Turkey residents must present their animals for health certificates or show proof the pets were transferred to another family. Stray facilities on base Are maintained by Security police. The facilities consist of 10 runs for dogs and grown cats and three cages for Kittens. About 40 strays stay there per month we keep animals three Days and then try to adopt them out said army maj. John Poppe Incorv us Svet neister but strays Are mostly kept by the spa we Only see them if they Are ill even with the help of two technicians Poppe said he is overworked. In addition to caring for pets at in Ciurlik the staff does commercial food inspections and checks military working dogs in Greece Turkey Israel and Izmir. The Trio also checks pets at american embassies in Ankara and Syria and unit mascots at incur Lik and Kirin Curlik Turkey and at Lakhu Iraq. Poppe Hopes that moving into a new clinic soon will help the problem. In Ciurlik has no civilian groups helping with strays. I wish we did he said by. Izmir  of the major bases in Europe Izmir air station is unique because it has is no actual fenced off base and no housing area. American military buildings Are set in the Middle of downtown Izmir and other buildings Are scattered Over a wide area in the City. Civilian contract veterinarian or. Debra Martin opened the Izmir air station vet clinic in december 1993, her Only Job is taking care of pets an air Force member inspects food. Izmir does t have a Community policy yet concerning registering animals she said but the Izmir municipality has registration for pets. Americans can Register their pets at the same Laic they Register themselves Martin said with Avra. . Military dependents must have Resi  visas in Turkey. It e have a population of 200 pets registered with he clinic she added. V bringing pets into Turkey is easier than it used to be she said because of changes in turkish Laws. Americans need Only health certificates to bring pets in not paperwork through the . Consulate to take pets Back to the United states owners must get an International pet passport required in most european countries with current shot records name of the pet s owner and a written description of j the animal. They do not have to out process through the american vet clinic. /. Izmir has a Large population of feral wild cats Martin said. A. -. The Security police help with strays but they Are limited in what they can do because there is no enclosed area. By. There Are individuals who take concern for any strays they see Martin said but Izmir has no Ani Mal Protection  Izmir also has no animal holding facility. All the clinic can do is put notices on a Small bulletin Board in the waiting area. We do have the ability to euthanize animals who Are seriously ill Martin said but not much else Marian Hamilton airman 1st class Sharon Wheeler takes care of a stray cat in Izmir Turkey. For is Michael Paoli for some in Rota is the mane station aval station Rota is the Only american base in Spain with veterinary services. People stationed at Torr Joh a and Moron a travel to Rota for service and a Rota vet goes to Moron once or twice a year. " american embassy people travel from Portugal and Morocco to have their animals checked at Rota. In addition Rota has an Active animal Protection group tie Rota animal welfare league Rawl according t6 Karry Lively. Rota vet clinic assist ant the base rules Are strict. If you re attached to the base in any Way you must Register your pets she said even if you live. Off  Rota does t take Breeding lightly. People can t get their animals looked after on base if they Are Breeding them for profit. Security keeps a list of people who own pets but pc Opelc Don t have to go through the vet clinic during out processing. Another Good reason to have animals registered and vaccinated Lively said is in Case of problems with Spanish  you live off Post and your dog bites a Spanish National and the dog does t have shots you can be prosecuted by the Spanish and your pet can be taken away she said. Also base tags mean that the Spanish can bring the pet to base if it s lost. This  Many times. Nonetheless dumping is a big problem said Lively. These Are probably people who did t take care of their animals no spa in or  distemper is widespread among dogs in the Rota area and feline leukaemia has hit Many cats. For commercial flights out of Spain pets must have a health certificate and Spanish shot record which the clinic can provide. The limit is two pets for military flights with a weight limit on commercial flights you can take As Many Ani Mals As there is room for in the plane. Barbara Theroux president of Rawl said it de pends on How full Rawl s facility is As to whether it can take animals from owners who can t or Don t want to keep them. We have 13 kennels for dogs and 12 for cats she said and about 10 volunteers off and on. The base gave us Bur on Post facility it used to be a boarding Kennel for mar morale welfare and recreation. We share the facility with a private horse  Rawl works with Spanish vets in Rota and puerto Towriss near the base. The Rota vet hates to put them to sleep so he brings them to Rawl Theroux said. For exam ple there s a 7-year-old seeing Eye dog today in Rawl that a Spanish vet brought in. The dog has gotten too old to work. We keep All animals until they Are adopted no matter How Long it takes. We have close to 30 cats 15 of which Are Kittens and 12 dogs right now plus several out on trial. We also offer Foster care where people can take care of an animal for a while with out adopting it. If people want to adopt they can take an animal Home for a week or two and try it out. We charge a $50 fee to prospective owners for the Cost of spaying and shots. Every time the number of animals goes Down Here we go out to the Security military kennels an get into trouble by taking strays to adopt out Theroux said with a laugh. Gabriella Miller will go out tonight to Trie Rota Spanish owned Pound and bring Back some Nice ones  Marian Hamilton dinner time for stray Kittens in Naples Italy. For is Sandra Rivera page.6 sunday october 16, 1994