Uphenyo olwenziwe yi-World Animal Protection luveza ukuthi i-Turkish Airlines kanye ne-Turkish Cargo zivumela ukuhwebelana kwezilwane ezifuywayo, naphezu kokuzibophezela ekulweni nokushushumbiswa kwezilwane zasendle. Inkampani yezindiza kanye nempahia yayo isetshenziselwe ukuthutha ngokungemthetho opholi basendle base-Afrika abampunga ezindizeni ezisuka eDemocratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), eNigeria naseMali ziya emazweni aseMpumalanga Ephakathi, entshonalanga naseningizimu ye-Asia.
Izigidi zezilwane zasendle, kuhlanganise nopholi ziyathunjwa ezindaweni ezihlala kuzo noma zizalelwa ekuthunjweni, ukuze zithengiselwe uhwebo lwezilwane ezifuywayo; imboni ekhulayo enezigidigidi zamarandi enomthelela omubi ezilwaneni zasendle emhlabeni wonke.
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kudayiswa ngokusemthethweni noma ngokungekho emthethweni, ukugcina izilwane zasendle njengezilwane ezifuywayo kuwunya. Uhambo abalubekezelela luyingozi. Izilwane ezihuquzelayo, izilwane ezincelisayo ezincane kanye nopholi babanjwa ngonya endle futhi bathengiselwe abahwebi. Zigxishwe emakhrethini, ngokuvamile azikwazi ukuphefumula kahle noma ukunyakaza. Iningi lalezi zilwane ziyominwa, zilambe noma zibulawe izifo ngaphambi kokuba zifike ekhaya lazo lokwenziwa njengesilwane esifuywayo.
Uma sezisekhaya, ayikho indlela engokoqobo yokuphindaphinda indawo nenkululeko lezi zilwane ezingaba nazo endle. Izilwane eziningi zigcinwa ezindaweni ezincane kakhulu kunezindawo zazo zemvelo. Izidingo zabo zokudla eziyinkimbinkimbi azihlangabezwana, ngisho noma abanikazi benezinjongo ezingcono kakhulu zokuzondla ngendlela efanele. Ama-parrots aziwa ngokuvame ukuhlwitha izimpaphe zawo ngenxa yengcindezi.
Ucwaningo lwethu lomhlaba wonke luveza ukuthi:
• Opholi abathathu kwabane ababanjwe e-Mexico ukuze bathengiswe njengoba izilwane ezifuywayo zifa ngaphambi kokuba zifinyelele umthengi
• Cishe ingxenye eyodwa kwezintathu yazo zonke izilwane zasendle ziyafa ngesikhathi zithuthwa
• Inani eliphezulu lezinyoka ezifuywayo, izibankwa nezimfudu ziyafa ngonyaka wokuqala ekhaya. Njengoba iminyaka yobudala yemvelo isukela eminyakeni eyi-8-120, kucatshangwa ukuthi lokhu kufa ngokuvamile kwenzeka ngenxa yokugula okuhlobene nokucindezeleka okuhlobene nokuthunjwa kwabo.
“Ukuzingela izilwane ngokungemthetho ngenjongo yokuhweba ngezilwane ezifuywayo kwenzeka ezimbonini ezinemiphumela ebuhlungu. Okubi nakakhulu ukuthi izinto ezingekho emthethweni nezingekho emthethweni zohwebo zivame ukusizwa inkohlakalo kahulumeni nokungalandelwa komthetho ngendlela efanele. Izilwane ziyahlupheka kuzo zonke izinyathelo zohambo oluya emakhaya abantu” kusho uCassandra Koenen, oyiNhloko Yomhlaba Wonke Yemikhankaso Yezilwane Zasendle eWorld Animal Protection.
Mayelana nopholi, ngo-August odlule nje, amampunga ase-Afrika athuthwa yiTurkish Airlines phakathi kweKinshasa neKuwait nge-Istanbul, kwathi abangaphezu kuka-60 batholakala befile lapho befika.
“Izindiza iTurkish Airlines and Cargo indizela emazweni angu-120, ngaphezu kwanoma yiziphi ezinye izinkampani zezindiza, yingakho sinxusa ukuba ziyeke ukuthuthwa kwazo zonke izinhlobo zezinyoni kuze kube sithembana ukuthi ama-African grey parrots nezinye izinhlobo zezinyoni ezisengcupheni yokushabalala azindiza. ezindizeni zabo” kunezela uKoenen.
Abantu abaningi bathenga izilwane ezifuywayo ezingavamile ngoba zithanda izilwane - kodwa noma yisiphi isilwane sasendle esihweba ngezilwane ezifuywayo sangaphandle sibhekana nokuhlupheka okukhulu. Joyina umnyakazo ukuze usize ukuqeda uhwebo olunonya lwezilwane ezifuywayo futhi ucele i-Turkish Airlines kanye neCargo ukuthi bayeke ngokushesha ukundiza zonke izinyoni ezindizeni zabo.
