A HAPPY ENDING FOR ONE LUCKY OLD BOY
In April last year, the volunteers from Ghost Dogs of Aspropyrgos first met 9 year old Bad. No longer of any use to his hunter owner, he was dumped on a mountain side outside of Athens…
ONE PERSON, MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE
In October, cat loving Athens resident, Anta, got in touch with us recently to ask for help getting control of the colony of stray cats she cares for in her neighbourhood, Kallithea…
CALLING FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION ON MINK FARMS
Despite supposedly strict measures being in place on EU mink farms, coronavirus has spread to more than 370 mink farms across 9 countries, including 10 in Greece…
ADVOCATING FOR SEA TURTLES IN TROUBLE
The Bern Convention has reopened a Case File on Zakynthos and its sea turtles following repeated reports presented by the Greek NGO, MEDASSET. Greece is home to two of the world’s seven surviving species…
BLACK OPS ON SYROS: BY MANOLIS VORRISIS
Galina lives on Syros and cares for stray cats at three different locations in the area known as St Nektarios, a neighbourhood of the main town, Ermoupolis…
THE VIRTUAL VET: SAVING LIVES OVER THE PHONE
Even when we can’t be there, long distance support from our professionals can save a life…
IT’S THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA ON HYDRA
Our Equine Team has been carrying out an annual outreach visit to the working mules of Hydra for over ten years…
LOCKDOWN 2: WHAT ABOUT THOSE LIVING OUTSIDE?
When the first lockdown was announced in Greece back in March, feeding stray animals was not included in the governments list of ‘reasons to leave your home’…
EQUINE OUTREACH TRIP TO PAROS
Last month, our vet Elisa Geskou, farrier Tasos Skyllas and dental technician Alkis Gkeskos, visited the island of Paros despite the two serious obstacles that made their travelling and work difficult – an ever-increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Greece and some really foul weather caused by Mediterranean cyclone “IANOS”! The team had to travel […]
FOLLOWING UP ON THE ISLAND OF NAXOS
HERE TODAY AND HERE TOMORROW. FOLLOWING UP ON THE ISLAND OF NAXOS. Back in April we sent a box of ‘goodies’ to the volunteers of NAWS (Naxos Animal Welfare Society). The cats and dogs they look after at their shelter needed protection from diseases spread by ticks, fleas and intestinal parasites. ( Shhhh… never say […]