Spring neutering on Syros
Our partners Syros Cats and We Live Together have started feeling the spring in Greece and with our support, decided to take advantage of the good weather and visit several colonies of Hermoupolis! Breeding season is here so March is a month of ‘cleaning up’ any unfinished colonies to get any remaining females neutered before they […]
World Stray Animals Day
Monday 4th April was #WorldStrayAnimalsDay and in honour of the millions of stray animals around the world, we kicked off our week long Education Project called ‘Speak of the Donkey’. Educationist, Kostas, and his assistant, Valentina, visited hundreds of pupils in Greek schools to share their knowledge and passion for animals. The pupils engaged in […]
Our First Equine Outreach Trip of 2022!
1st March was World Horse Day, and what better way to celebrate than with our first equine outreach trip of the year?! In many parts of Greece, horses are still used for transport (tourism or private), agriculture, carrying goods and working in the forestry service carrying or dragging logs. We have run our unique Equine Programme […]
Municipality of Sparta Shelter
In early March, we learned of the horrific conditions in a municipal shelter located in Sparta and the atrocities happening there. On 21st February, Save a Greek Stray filed a lawsuit against the local authority which led to the Deputy Mayor and two shelter managers being arrested for animal cruelty. They remained in custody until […]
Revision of EU Animal Welfare Legislation
The European Commission has held a public consultation on the revision of animal welfare legislation, as part of their wider agenda to address animal welfare as an EU citizen priority within their ‘Farm to Fork’ Strategy. This 14 week consultation closed on 21 January 2022 with the aim to collect the opinions of the general […]
Over 2,000 cats neutered on Syros!
We Live Together clinic in Syros finished 2021 by venturing to a completely new area and finding a colony of cats to neuter! The team were on their way back to the clinic after finishing neutering in the Saint Dimitris area, when they realised they had 3 empty cages. Never wanting to go back to the […]
A new mass sterilisation clinic in Taxiarchis
We are delighted to share the fantastic news that a very generous foundation have supported us in funding a new veterinary clinic in Taxiarchis, Evia, for mass sterilisation, vaccination and treatment of cats and dogs! Back in August, wildfires broke out in Greece following an unprecedented heatwave, with the island of Evia being one of 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 […]
The importance of neutering
We were delighted to receive pictures from Paroscat, a local animal welfare organisation we support, of a ginger female cat who has been impossible to catch for 3 years. After becoming increasingly friendly at the Logaras feeding station where she is fed daily, this week she was finally caught! She has continuously given birth to […]
Successful TNR of 50 more cats in Syros
As winter creeps up on us, it’s crucial for us to continue with our promise of neutering 40 cats every month on the island of Syros. Our long-term target is to sterilise at least 90% of the estimated 3,000+ cats on the island through our collaboration with We Live Together clinic. We’ve been all over the […]