{"id":1442,"date":"2019-06-27T13:51:58","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T12:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/?p=1442"},"modified":"2020-09-07T15:27:52","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T14:27:52","slug":"its-been-a-long-road-from-the-island-to-a-better-life","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/project\/its-been-a-long-road-from-the-island-to-a-better-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Rescue of the &#8216;zoo&#8217; animals of Kasos"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>The story of our successful campaign to rescue the \u2018zoo\u2019 animals of Kasos<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The GAWF\/Animal Action Equine Team has been visiting the small island of Kasos, down in the Southern Aegean, since 2011.\u00a0 Like many remote communities, Kasos has never had a resident vet. Nevertheless, a diminishing population of donkeys is still employed by the older generation to help work the land and raise sheep and goats, while the younger stockmen have moved to using off-road vehicles for their seasonal tasks.\u00a0 We found the island\u2019s working equidae to be always in need of attention on every visit.\u00a0 Extractions of rotten teeth and the cutting of extraordinarily overgrown hooves were problems we came to expect, but on a couple of occasions we even had to euthanise an animal to release it from a lingering death.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1442 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-gallery-thumb'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Marguerite-1.20171023_143102_001-e1561637592556-1-scaled.jpg'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Marguerite-1.20171023_143102_001-e1561637592556-1-420x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-thumb size-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3010\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3010'>\n\t\t\t\tMarguerite\u2019s legs were covered in open sores. Our vet administered treatment on our visits but without regular applications things did not improve.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Marguerite-2.-60733421_1061177294077212_786091461706776576_n-1.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Marguerite-2.-60733421_1061177294077212_786091461706776576_n-1-420x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-thumb size-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3011\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3011'>\n\t\t\t\tLast time we saw her at the \u2018zoo\u2019, she was confined in permanent darkness \u201cto protect her from flies\u201d.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Marguerite-3.-64736574_485578202213081_4891044877636206592_n-1.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Marguerite-3.-64736574_485578202213081_4891044877636206592_n-1-420x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-thumb size-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3012\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3012'>\n\t\t\t\tAfter less than a month at ESPI her wounds were already healing nicely.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3><strong>An unlicensed municipal \u2018zoo\u2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>One of our regular \u2018stops\u2019 was at the island\u2019s small, unlicensed, municipal \u2018zoo\u2019.\u00a0 Over the years various well-wishers had donated a pair of deer, a couple of ostriches (which both turned out to be male!), a couple of Shetland ponies, a peacock, an Amazonian macaw and a variety of fancy pheasants, quail and other fowl.\u00a0 Some donkeys and ponies had been taken in as well, either because elderly owners no longer had any use for them or because they weren\u2019t able to go on caring for them.\u00a0\u00a0Our team was never impressed by the conditions these animals were kept in, and on our annual visits we made repeated representations to the town hall, calling for improvements.\u00a0 In this we were supported by the local welfare group.\u00a0However, very few improvements ever materialised.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1442 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-gallery-thumb'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Birds-1.-Ozzy-in-Kasos.60653591_1623278881150302_779885959813529600_n-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Birds-1.-Ozzy-in-Kasos.60653591_1623278881150302_779885959813529600_n-1-420x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-thumb size-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-3014\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-3014'>\n\t\t\t\t\u2018Ozzy\u2019 the lonely ostrich used to have a companion \u2013 another male. They were united in mutual dislike. He has been adopted in Euboea where he will finally be able to enjoy some female company.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Birds-2.-IMG_0294-e1561638046442-1-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Birds-2.-IMG_0294-e1561638046442-1-420x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-thumb size-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-3015\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-3015'>\n\t\t\t\t\u2018Aleko\u2019 the macaw is no longer in a rusty cage.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Birds-3.-60522651_1047089622148264_7748941705809756160_n-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Birds-3.-60522651_1047089622148264_7748941705809756160_n-1-420x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-thumb size-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-3016\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-3016'>\n\t\t\t\tHis new adoptive family immediately encouraged him to explore the world beyond the bars.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Since the status of the \u2018zoo\u2019 had never been formalised, the municipality had constant difficulty in budgeting for staff, medical attention, feed, housing and hygiene for the animals in its care.\u00a0 Gradually, some of the animals were dying.\u00a0 Both deer had met their ends in reportedly dramatic circumstances, and the peacock, an elderly pony, and one of the ostriches were also gone. \u00a0\u00a0There were hardly any fancy fowl to see, either.\u00a0The Shetland ponies, on the other hand, increased in number, as the original pair had bred, and at its height their herd numbered 9.\u00a0 Our vet had grave concerns about the health of any future offspring, given that all the little ponies were descended from a single pair. It was only a matter of time before genetic malformations and\/or mental issues would appear.\u00a0 We sought the town hall\u2019s permission to geld the two stallions, and this was done.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-1442 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-gallery-thumb'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Aris-1.-IMG_0296-e1561638214927-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Aris-1.-IMG_0296-e1561638214927-1-420x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-thumb size-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-3017\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-3017'>\n\t\t\t\tYoung Aris lived permanently tethered until we campaigned for him to be put in the paddock with Flora \u2013 his sister.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Aris-2.-.20171023_135825_001-e1561638224549-1-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Aris-2.-.20171023_135825_001-e1561638224549-1-420x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-thumb size-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-3018\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-3018'>\n\t\t\t\tInadequate feed meant we were concerned about his weight loss.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Aris-3.-64307794_441990819959881_1915250587302100992_n-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Aris-3.-64307794_441990819959881_1915250587302100992_n-1-420x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-thumb size-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-3019\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-3019'>\n\t\t\t\tAt ESPI he is enjoying a much better diet, a stable to himself from which to escape the midday heat, and freedom to move outside.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3><strong>Taking legal action to rescue the animals <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>By 2016 there were only the Shetlands, two standard-sized ponies, two donkeys, the macaw and the ostrich remaining.\u00a0 Frustrated and concerned about the steady deterioration of the condition of the equidae in particular (they were professionally assessed as underweight), we negotiated with the Greek Society for the Protection of the Horse (ESPI \u2013 a non-profit organisation) and obtained its agreement to offer the equidae a new home at its stables outside Athens if we could get them off the island. \u00a0GAWF would cover the cost of the removal and transportation. Working in partnership with ESPI, we submitted a full report to the Public Prosecutor in Rhodes, detailing the condition of the animals and calling for their confiscation and the closure of the \u2018zoo\u2019.\u00a0 The case was finally addressed in 2018 when the Prosecutor did as we asked, issuing the order for the animals to be handed over into ESPI\u2019s care.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-1442 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-gallery-thumb'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Shetlands-1.-Shetlands-in-Kasos.2014-e1561638433245-1-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Shetlands-1.-Shetlands-in-Kasos.2014-e1561638433245-1-420x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-thumb size-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-3022\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-3022'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Shetlands had been allowed to run wild and the young stallion was frequently bullied by his father.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Shetlands-2.-60473909_293904401531145_3697375098441826304_n-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Shetlands-2.-60473909_293904401531145_3697375098441826304_n-1-420x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-thumb size-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-3021\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-3021'>\n\t\t\t\tNone had been habituated to human contact, making them difficult to manage.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Shetlands-3.-60844471_2533276600025084_7533589799320420352_n-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Shetlands-3.-60844471_2533276600025084_7533589799320420352_n-1-420x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-thumb size-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-3020\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-3020'>\n\t\t\t\tStill, who can resist the scent of fresh hay after a long journey?\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3><strong>The rescue mission\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It took a longer than we thought to coordinate the removal of the zoo animals from Kasos.\u00a0 Winter storms forced us to cancel the trip on more than one occasion, but in mid May 2019 our team of 4 arrived on the island and took charge of all of them. \u00a0\u00a0One \u2013 a young donkey \u2013 was immediately adopted by a private individual on Kasos, and the rest were taken by sea to Crete and then on to Piraeus.\u00a0 There was an unexpected addition to the group\u2026 in the shape of a new-born mule!\u00a0 One of the standard-sized ponies had given birth a few days before we got to the island but although we were asked to, we didn\u2019t agree to leave mother and baby behind.\u00a0 All the animals were seen by a vet on arrival and new homes were immediately organised for the two birds.\u00a0 The equidae were taken to ESPI\u2019s stables in Markopoulo, outside Athens.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-1442 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-gallery-thumb'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Flora-1.-IMG_0293-e1561638604510-1-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Flora-1.-IMG_0293-e1561638604510-1-420x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-thumb size-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-3025\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-3025'>\n\t\t\t\tFlora had been allowed to mate with the zoo\u2019s young donkey.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Flora-2.-60439948_429653324433471_6543160372243726336_n-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Flora-2.-60439948_429653324433471_6543160372243726336_n-1-420x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-thumb size-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-3024\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-3024'>\n\t\t\t\tShe\u2019s a devoted mother to her foal, watching over him on the journey and initially rather anxious in her new surroundings.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Flora-3.-Flora-and-Foal-at-ESPI-June-2019.-Cheliotis.61645107_2418825321516360_4004619659885150208_o-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Flora-3.-Flora-and-Foal-at-ESPI-June-2019.-Cheliotis.61645107_2418825321516360_4004619659885150208_o-1-420x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-thumb size-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-3023\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-3023'>\n\t\t\t\tBut the pair are settling in well.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3><strong>A safe haven<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It has been a long road for the Kasos \u2018zoo\u2019 animals but we\u2019re glad to have played a part in securing better lives for them.\u00a0\u00a0 Our generous supporters responded to an online appeal in May 2019 and through this we have been able to help ESPI provide for the ongoing care of the ponies, donkey and baby mule as they are cared for in Markopoulo, waiting for the chance of being adopted and going to a responsible and loving \u2018forever home\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>We will continue to follow them\u2026 and tell their stories.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>UPDATES<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>June 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We all had some anxious moments because of this young lady.\u00a0 She wasn\u2019t at all sure about being loaded into a lorry again for the short trip to the racetrack vets, but she\u2019s back at ESPI now and seems to be on the mend.<\/p>\n<p>A few days after her arrival in Markopoulo, one of the young Shetland mares was found to be suffering from a severe case of colic. \u00a0As she was not responding to routine treatment and her condition was worsening, ESPI arranged for her to be seen by vets at the nearby national racetrack.\u00a0With her life clearly in danger, they generously offered their services and admitted her to their facilities where they carried out life-saving surgery to clear a blockage in her bowel.\u00a0 At the time of writing, the little mare is showing every sign of making a full recovery.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-1442 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-gallery-thumb'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Colicky-mare-1.-62499824_337042076967725_5977497214967087104_n-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Colicky-mare-1.-62499824_337042076967725_5977497214967087104_n-1-420x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-thumb size-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Colicky-mare-2.-64214927_865080380536550_4744702572923715584_n-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Colicky-mare-2.-64214927_865080380536550_4744702572923715584_n-1-420x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-thumb size-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Colicky-mare-3.-64705236_2058543217783991_6526916629836595200_n-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animalactiongreece.org\/GR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Colicky-mare-3.-64705236_2058543217783991_6526916629836595200_n-1-420x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-thumb size-gallery-thumb\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The story of our successful campaign to rescue the \u2018zoo\u2019 animals of Kasos The GAWF\/Animal Action Equine Team 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