Educating young minds for a kinder future for animals
Education is a cornerstone of our charity’s work and stands alongside hands-on animal care as an equally important pillar of our mission. While providing direct care to animals in need is essential, we strongly believe that long-term and sustainable change begins with education—particularly when that education involves children. Elisa Geskou, veterinarian and Equine Care Programme Coordinator, firmly believes that meaningful behaviour change can […]
Important step towards protecting carriage horses in Greece
There has been a positive and long-awaited development for the welfare of horses used to pull carriages in Greece. In December 2025, the Ministry of the Interior issued a new Ministerial Decision (65274/2025 – FEK number 6947/Β/22-12-2025) updating the legal framework for animal-drawn vehicles, replacing older and outdated regulations that had been in place for many years. The updated rules introduce clearer licensing, […]
Remote veterinary support from the Equine Care Programme saves two equines
Donkey with hoof abscess A donkey on the island of Hydra was suddenly struck with severe lameness. With no veterinarian available to travel to the island, the donkey’s owner called Elisa Geskou, our Equine Care Programme Coordinator, to ask for help. Elisa had to rely on experience and remote expertise. Based on the owner’s description […]
Equine outreach visit to Donkeyland – December 2025
Following our September visit to Donkeyland where CEO, Trustees and staff had the chance to discuss with Tatiana and Dimitris on donkey welfare, our Equine Care team consisting of dental technician Alkis Gkeskos and farrier Vaios Bakratsas, visited Donkeyland on the 15th of December, to offer their services to the donkey residents. Donkeyland (Gaidourohora) is […]
Equine outreach to Paros 2025
Paros lies deep in the heart of the Equine Care Programme. It all started more than a decade ago with volunteers Mary and Marielli. People living on this island where, reportedly, agricultural life is being negatively affected by housing development, have supported our cause with great warmth since its very beginning. For some years, outreach […]
Caring for an Endangered Legacy: Equine Outreach on Skyros
From October 25-28, the Animal Action Greece Equine Care team – comprising veterinarian Kostas Okkas, equine dental technician Alkis Gkeskos and farrier Tasos Skyllas – conducted a four-day outreach visit to the island of Skyros to provide care to the island’s equines. The team travelled across 13 villages and delivered services to a total of […]
Equine Outreach to Leros, Patmos & Lipsi
From 2-4 October 2025, the Animal Action Greece equine team carried out a 3-day outreach mission which included ‘island hopping’ between the islands of Leros, Lipsi and Patmos. These Dodecanese islands experience all the daily challenges of life in remote locations—limited travel options, scarce health services, and heavy dependence on weather conditions. As a result, […]
Equine outreach visit to Happy Ears Donkey Shelter
Our Equine Care Programme Coordinator Elisa Geskou continues to maintain contact with Jani from Happy Ears, the donkey sanctuary providing a comfortable retirement for donkeys in Rhodes. Following the dentistry services offered by our dental technician Alkis in July, Jani requested our support with farriery. Consequently, farrier Vaios Bakratsas visited Happy Ears on the 7th […]
Improving Lives on Kea: Our 2025 Equine Welfare Mission
In September 12-14, the Animal Action Greece team carried out a successful three-day outreach visit to the island of Kea, delivering essential veterinary, dental and farriery care to the island’s working equines. Kea is a small island near Athens. Life there is relatively calm unlike that in the capital. There is still agriculture and livestock […]
Providing equine care on Paralion Astros
In August 18, 2025, following a request from the welfare group Arcadia Animal Welfare, the veterinarian and Equine Care Programme Coordinator Elisa Geskou, along with equine dental technician Alkis Gkeskos, visited Paralion Astros to provide veterinary and dental care to the shelter’s equines. Farrier Vaios Bakratsas had provided farriery services a few weeks earlier, on […]