JAKARTA - A cat that was rescued from the ruins of a Turkish earthquake in Nurda pathy District, Gaziantep, was reunited with its three cubs after a veterinarian carried out an emergency fault operation at the Gaziantep Zoo.

The cat was rescued after an earthquake centered in Kahramanmara OK rocked the area on February 6, flattening thousands of buildings with land and causing the death of more than 43,000 people.

Berna Sarlodi pathek, director of the Department of Animal Affairs of the Natural Life Protection Department, told Anadolu Agency, since the first day of the earthquake, they, like all units in the metropolitan city, have taken steps to save animals and provide them with adequate care.

Explaining that there was no major damage in their animal shelters, Sargielowek said: "After realizing that our shelter is safe, we are thinking about what we can do for the nearest province," he said, citing Daily Sabah of Anadolu February 24.

"We were unable to communicate by telephone, so we moved to the Nurda target district and Islahiye and the surrounding provinces, with a team of 65 people, eight of whom were veterinarians. There were no personnel at the Kahramanmara BETTER shelter," he continued.

"First, we fed and cleaned the animals there and in Hatay. We sent food to shelters in China. Since then, we have been trying to help everywhere, both at the center, in the districts, and in the nearest provinces," he explained.

In a search and rescue effort, the Emergency and Disaster Management Authority (AFAD) team managed to evacuate a cat from the rubble on the 11th day after an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale rocked Turkey and felt it until Syria.

After realizing that the cat was pregnant, the AFAD evacuation team reported the situation to the Gaziantep Zoo team.

The cat gave birth to three subsidiaries after the medical team, including the Head of the Metropolitan City Natural Life Protection Department Gaziantep Cella ERazsibyer, carried out a fault operation.

"When she gave birth, she was trapped under the rubble. The AFAD team found her and contacted us. Here, we carried out a caesarean section. Unfortunately, one cat cub died, but we managed to save its mother along with three other catlets," explained Sar

"Currently, the cat is being treated with a serum. He still refuses to eat. He receives intensive care with his children. We think he will be fine in 15 days," said Sar


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