2025 Equine Outreach to Andros
From March 22nd to 25th, 2025, the Animal Action Greece Equine Care Team traveled to Andros to provide veterinary, dental, and farriery services to the island’s equine population. The team, comprised of veterinarian Kostas Okkas, dental technician Alkis Gkeskos, and farrier Tasos Skyllas, visited 23 villages across the island, treating a total of 85 equines—43 […]
Our Equine Team’s Visit to Donkeyland Sanctuary
In November 24, our Equine Care team consisting of vet and Equine Care Programme Coordinator Elisa Geskou, dental technician Alkis Gkeskos and farrier Vaios Bakratsas, visited Donkeyland in order to offer their services to the donkey residents. Donkeyland (Gaidourohora) is a sanctuary for donkeys in the Attica region. It is situated in a rural area […]
Preserving a rare breed: Our annual visit to Skyros
On October 25-28, the Animal Action Greece Equine Care team made a four-day visit to the island of Skyros, in order to provide veterinary, dental and farriery care to the island’s equines. Veterinarian Kostas Okkas, equine dental technician Alkis Gkeskos and farrier Tasos Skyllas travelled around 15 villages and offered their services to 93 equines; […]
Caring for Kea’s equines: Our annual outreach
In September 27-29, the Animal Action Greece team made a three-day visit to the island of Kea, in order to provide veterinary, dental and farriery care to the island’s equines. The veterinarian Kostas Okkas, the equine dental technician Alkis Gkeskos and the farrier Tasos Skyllas offered their services to 57 equines of the island (32 […]
Equine Care Outreach at Arcadia Animal Care Shelter in Paralion Astros
In August 10, 2024, after the request of Arcadia Animal Care, our vet and Equine Care Programme Coordinator Elisa Geskou and equine dental technician Alkis Gkeskos, visited Paralion Astros to provide veterinary and dental care to the shelter’s equines. Our farrier Vaios Bakratsas had provided farriery service a few weeks ago on the 25th of […]
Welfare Assessments for the donkeys of Lindos
On July 10-12, our Equine Care Programme Coordinator Elisa Geskou and Alkis Gkeskos visited Lindos, in order to do welfare assessments of the donkeys working at the Acropolis. The visit is part of the 2-day seminar that will take place later in the year, in order to educate the owners on donkey health and welfare. […]
Annual Equine Care Outreach in Amorgos 2024
On June 14-16, after the request of local welfare group Animal Zone International, the Animal Action Hellas Equine Care team made their 11th annual outreach visit to the island of Amorgos , to provide veterinary, dental and farriery care to the island’s equines. Amorgos is the easternmost island of the Cyclades island group. Inhabited since […]
Equine Support in Eastern Crete
On May 29 & 30, our equine dental technician Alkis Gkeskos and our farrier Vaios Bakratsas made a two-day visit in eastern Crete, in order to offer their much needed practical services to 34 equines in the two donkey shelters that care for the abandoned and unwanted, usually elderly donkeys. As every year, our team […]
Enhancing Equine Welfare Across the Dodecanese
From 23-25 May 2024, the Animal Action Hellas equine team made a 3-day outreach to several remote islands of Dodecanese. This outreach trip involved ‘island hopping’ between the islands of Leros, Lipsi and, once again after a two-year pause due to very bad weather, the island of Patmos where Saint John wrote the book of […]
Hydra Equine Outreach 2024
On May 17 & 18, 2024, Animal Action Hellas Equine Care team, made a 2-day outreach visit to the island of Hydra, in Argosaronicos, in order to treat the working equines and train the local owners. On the way to Hydra, Equine Team members, old and new, cannot but bring in mind memories of […]
