Education & Awareness – Harnessing the power of play

“One’s own powers of making sense of the world are powers that develop naturally through action in the world.”  Matthew B Crawford One of the enduring ambitions at Animal Action Greece has been (and still is) to build a generation of young people whose attitudes towards animals will be more compassionate than those of their […]

AAG and AGA join forces to fund new ANIMA vehicle

Recently, the Animal Action Greece team travelled to Athens to visit ANIMA, Greece’s leading wildlife rescue organisation and one of our longstanding partners.  ANIMA is dedicated to wildlife rescue and rehabilitation. Currently, they are managing a record number of patients, largely due to the aftermath of the horrific wildfires that swept across Greece earlier this […]

Our recent visit to Dogs’ Voice

This year has posed exceptional challenges for Greece, marked by severe flooding and widespread wildfires that ravaged most major cities, resulting in the destruction of homes and the tragic loss of numerous animals.  The aftermath of these events continues to afflict those affected, including our local partner, Dogs’ Voice.  In the face of the fires, […]

AAG Creates Cool Comfort for Paros’ Cats

In the spirit of our commitment to reducing the risk of climate related events and disasters, AAG is thrilled to share a heart-warming collaboration with Paros Animal Welfare Society (PAWS).   Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of our supporters, including the support of Zooplus and its customers who donated to our emergency appeal, a significant enhancement […]

Six months since the start of our community cat care on Paros and Antiparos

In our ongoing commitment to the welfare of the cats on Paros and Antiparos, we are thrilled to provide you with the latest update on our project.   The core objective of our project is to create a substantial, positive impact through a comprehensive community based approach. We aim to address the issues faced by the […]

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 […]

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 […]

Make us your Amazon Smile charity!

Did you know you can support us by making us your Amazon Smile charity?! It’s quick and easy, just go to www.smile.amazon.co.uk or switch on Amazon Smile in your Amazon app settings, and select Animal Action Greece as your chosen charity. We then receive 0.5% of every eligible purchase, without costing you an extra penny! Remember […]

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.

WHERE WE WENT IN 2020

Despite 2020 being one of the most challenging years we’ve faced as a charity, we were still able to reach well over 1000 animals across Greece for veterinary care, sterilisation or treatment, including 817 cats, 205 dogs and 129 equidae (horses, donkeys and mules)…