Preserving Equine Heritage on Skyros Island
On October 27-29, the Animal Action Greece Equine Care team made a three-day visit to the island of Skyros, in order to provide veterinary, dental and farriery care to the island’s equids. Veterinarian Kostas Okkas, equine dental technician Alkis Gkeskos and farrier Tasos Skyllas offered their services to 72 Skyrian horses and 1 donkey. The […]
Thank you!
Thank you for responding so generously to our appeal for support. Your generosity means that we will be able to rescue, feed, and treat more animals that have been affected by the fires. If you haven’t already done so, I would love to invite you to join our Animal Action Greece Facebook page or to follow […]
Equine Care on Amorgos: A Decade of Dedication
On June 17th and 18th, after the request of local welfare group Animal Zone International, the Equine Care team of Animal Action Greece visited the island of Amorgos, just like every time for about ten years now, to provide veterinary, dental and farriery care to the island’s equines. Amorgos is the easternmost island of the Cyclades […]
Partner charities supporting one another
The success of each cooperation depends on a good relationship that is based in trust, mutual values and mutual targets. In early 2023, our partner Hellenic Society for Equine Welfare (E.S.P.I.) contacted us to let us know that a sponsor they had for the last years was not anymore able to help them with a […]
Outreach Report Samaria National Forest Park, Crete
The Animal Action Greece Equine Care Team has a long lasting relationship, more than a decade, with the mules that work in the Samaria National Forest Park! See here a short video from a local TV station in Crete, 8 years ago: On March 28th, we treated them in their new winter location, in the […]
Andros Equine Outreach
From March 23rd-26th, 2023, Animal Action Greece’s Equine Care team embarked on a transformative four-day mission to the island of Andros in the Cyclades, extending their comprehensive services to the working and companion equines of the region. The Equine Care Programme, led by veterinarian Kostas Okkas, equine dental technician Alkis Gkeskos, and farrier Tasos Skyllas, […]
A WARM WELCOME ON SPETSES, EVEN AFTER 10 YEARS AWAY
Our Equine team last visited Spetses in 2009. Despite more than 10 years away, we were bowled over by the island’s warm welcome when we returned earlier this year to provide veterinary, dental and farriery treatment to 34 equines.
Animal Action Greece RETURN TO HYDRA
Our Equine Outreach team have been visiting the island of Hydra and treating its animals for over 10 years. But in 2020, we were forced to cancel the trip due to both a lack of funding and, of course, the outbreak of Covid-19.
