News Archive


Lobbying the Greek Government to stop ‘hobbling’
Animal Action Greece Hellas, Panhellenic Animal Welfare Federation and Ippothesis have lobbied the Minister of Agricultural Development and Foods to take political and legal action.

Wildfire Animals Report 2018: Give these dogs a voice!
Animal Action Greece / Animal Action Greece have been pleased to work with Dog’s Voice and be their major partner

Submission of 10.000 signatures for the rescue of the animals at EKPAZ
Athens 20th September 2018 Re: Submission of 10,000 signatures to save the animals at the wildlife rescue centre (EKPAZ) on

The EU could do a lot more to protect your companions, join us!
With the new campaign “EU, Care For Our Companions” European citizens call for better protection for their pets and equines.

The Donkey Sanctuary and Animal Action Greece/AAH hold positive talks with Santorini Mayor
International animal welfare charity, The Donkey Sanctuary, and its partner Animal Action Greece , held positive talks last Friday (24

HELP US STOP THE SUFFERING OF THE ANIMALS OF EKPAZ!
The animals at the Wildlife Rescue Centre (EKPAZ) of Aegina continue to live under appalling conditions and they desperately need

IT’S TIME TO TAKE ACTION! Save the animals at the Wildlife Rescue Centre on Aegina
For nearly a decade, the animals at the have been suffering appalling conditions and it looks as though they are

This is how we were able to help the animal fire victims
Thank you to our supporters for standing by the animals of the East Attica following the fires which started on

New circular clarifies the ‘code of practice’ for the welfare of horses, donkeys and mules
Animal Action Greece Hellas and Ippothesis are very pleased to announce that the Greek Ministry of Rural Development and Food

Turning global support into action for animal victims of fires in Attica. (July 2018 update)
Over the last few days, the world has watched in horror as one of the deadliest tragedies of recent times unfolded

The Ghost dogs of Aspropyrgos – “We only want to give the dogs a chance of a good life”
“We only want to give the dogs a chance of a good life”, said Alex, one of the Leaders of

THE ISLAND OF SYROS – ‘WE ALL LIVE TOGETHER’
The Island of Syros – ‘We all live together’ The aim of the Animal Action Greece as a charity is

EQUINE PROJECT – EVIA OUTREACH
Just before the end of 2017, Michael (vet) and Giannis (farrier) traveled to the large island of Evia, which lies

EQUINE PROJECT – ADDING TO THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS!
Attending one of our Equine Project’s unique Seminars, which aim to give people professionally involved with working horses, donkeys and

MORE THAN 12000 CITIZENS RAISED THEIR VOICE FOR STRONGER PROTECTION OF EQUINES IN GREECE!
More than 12000 citizens raised their voice for the stronger protection of equines in Greece! We just delivered, in collaboration

EQUINE PROJECT – SKYROS OUTREACH
Did you know that the Skyrian Horse is one of the rarest and oldest breeds in the world? It is

EQUINE PROJECT – MOUNT OLYMPUS OUTREACH
Right before the end of 2017 we would like to share with you some recent photos from our Equine Team’s very first

KIMOLOS ARRESTS IN CONNECTION WITH HOBBLED ANIMALS
We’re pleased to report that there have recently been arrests on the island of Kimolos in connection with hobbled animals.

NEUTERING PROGRAMME – NEA FILADELFIA: 50 MORE CATS AND 8 DOGS STERILISED!
50 more cats and 8 dogs were sterilised through our Neutering Programme in collaboration with the shelter of Nea Filadelfia. It’s amazing

EMERGENCY RESPONSE – MANDRA FLOODS
Flood update: We sent Serafina to visit Mandra this weekend (25-26/2/2017). She took medicines to the volunteers who are working

EQUINE PROJECT – KEA AND AEGINA OUTREACH
The Equine Team’s tour of Greece continues! In mid-October, it was on the islands of Kea and Aegina where it

EQUINE PROJECT – KASOS OUTREACH
Trustee, Anna Stamatiou, accompanied the team on their visit to Kasos where she was officially given the titles of chief driver, donkey

EQUINE PROJECT – HYDRA OUTREACH
Did you know that there is a car and motor vehicle-free Greek island? Hydra is one of the most iconic ones, with

EQUINE PROJECT- SANTORINI
Between the 8th and 9th of June 2017, Kleopatra and Aris, members of our Equine Project team, were on the

EQUINE PROJECT-ESPI
In the heat of mid-August 2017, Kleo, our equine vet, had to make a trip to the Athens area, so

MANDRA EMERGENCY
September 2017. Life is terribly tough for the strays of Mandra but, thanks to our supporters, there is hope. Back

MAVROPIGI – MEET HOPE
September 2017 Meet “Hope”, the dog who got a second chance in life thanks to our marvellousdonors (that’s YOU)! Hope is

ASPROPIRGOS CTVT
July 2017. Do you believe in ghosts? Is the industrial suburb of Aspropyrgos really full of invisible creatures? Animal Action

EQUINE PROJECT- CORFU
Where do the abandoned donkeys on the island of Corfu go? Our Equine Team discovered the answer to this question

EQUINE PROJECT- KASOS
Summer 2017. Just this one case made the difficult journey to Kasos worthwhile for me, for equine vet Kleopatra, and

EQUINE PROJECT – NAXOS
On April 27th-28th 2017 we sent Michael Gaganis and Giannis Brastianos, one of our great Equine Project duos, to visit

EQUINE PROJECT – PAROS OUTREACH
On April 29th-30th 2017, our vet, Michael Gaganis, and farrier, Giannis Brastianos, visited the island of Paros where they examined

EQUINE PROJECT – SANTORINI OUTREACH
Between the 8th and 9th of June 2017, Kleopatra and Aris, members of our Equine Project team, were on the

STOP THE TRUCKS
Eurogroup for Animals’ #StopTheTrucks campaign has received overwhelming support, exceeding its target of 1 million signatures to call for an end to

Charity of the Year
By selecting Animal Action Greece as your company’s dedicated charity partner, we will give your team a focus, motivate them

GIVE AS YOU EARN
Payroll giving is an easy and great way for you as an employee to make a regular donation to Animal
Lobbying and Campaigning
Joining forces to create a favourable political environment for animal welfare… One area we focus on is lobbying EU institutions