Celebrating World Animal Day with exciting news!
This World Animal Day (October 4th), we’re proud to share some very exciting news: our own Operations Assistant, Sofia Levanti, has been appointed as the new World Animal Day Ambassador for Greece! World Animal Day is a global movement that unites people across the world in celebrating animals and raising awareness of their welfare. Ambassadors […]
Responding to the wildfires: How your support is saving lives
This summer, Greece has faced one of the most devastating wildfire seasons in recent history. Since June, more than 1 million hectares have burned across the EU, the highest total since records began, with Greece among the hardest hit. Thousands of people have been evacuated, vast areas of land destroyed, and countless animals have been […]
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 […]
EQUINE OUTREACH TO EVOIA 2025
Between the 1st and 3rd of August 2025, our outreach team visited the island of Evoia to provide essential veterinary, dentistry and farriery services. Traveling long distances, veterinarian Kostas Okkas, equine dental technician Alkis Gkeskos and farrier Vaios Bakratsas reached 8 villages across four different areas of Evoia, treating 38 equines (25 horses, 5 donkeys […]
Empowering the future of equine welfare in Greece
It was 1992 when UK-based veterinarian Janet Eley travelled alone to Greece. What she saw stayed with her: donkeys, horses, and mules that formed the backbone of island life, yet many suffered in silence from painful dental problems, overgrown hooves, and untreated wounds. The issue wasn’t neglect, but a lack of training, equipment, and access […]
Greece’s wildfires have begun – Animals need us urgently
Wildfires have begun erupting across Greece following days of extreme heat and strong winds. These fires are already tearing through towns, forests and countryside, forcing families to evacuate and leaving widespread devastation in their path. While the damage to homes and land is visible, the suffering of animals caught in these fires is often hidden […]
Equine outreach to Happy Ears Donkey Shelter
AAG’s efforts to assist the working donkeys at the Akropolis of Lindos on the island of Rhodes date back to more than a decade ago. Luckily conditions have ameliorated for these animals since then, although still more need to be done. What’s more, experience with this situation has taught us that there is a more […]
How One Woman’s Determination Sparked a National Movement for Greece’s Working Equines
More than 30 years ago, on the sun-baked Greek islands of Chalki and Symi, a single visit by a UK vet planted the seeds for a movement that would change the lives of thousands of Greece’s working equines. It was 1992 when Janet Eley, a UK-based veterinarian, travelled alone to Greece. She was struck by […]
Huge wins for Animal Welfare in Europe
Written by Serafina Avramidou, Animal Action Greece, Animal Welfare Manager. Last week brought two major breakthroughs for animals across the EU – and we’re thrilled to celebrate alongside our partners and supporters! 1. A turning point in the fight against animal testing On 16th June, EU lawmakers finalised the One Substance, One Assessment (OSOA) framework […]
Don’t be an ass: our bold new campaign
WHY “DON’T BE AN ASS”? We’ve called this campaign Don’t Be an Ass, because while the title might raise an eyebrow, the message is serious: Greece’s working equines deserve better. All around Greece, especially in rural areas, thousands of horses, donkeys and mules spend their lives working, many times relentlessly – long hours, over rugged […]