CAMPAIGN TO INTRODUCE EQUINE PASSPORTS
A successful campaign by an alliance of Greek animal welfare organisations has led to the Greek Government to introduce EU laws requiring individual identification of all horses, donkeys and mules – “equidae”. Known as the ‘Equine Passport Regulation’, animals covered by the EU Regulation will now need to be registered and identified with a unique […]
New Animal Welfare Legislation
Since our creation as a charity in 1966 we have worked to protect animals by using the law and where necessary calling for legislative change to prevent cruelty and relieve the suffering of animals in Greece. Whether it is changing policies or securing new legislation, we will engage with local and national decision makers, institutions […]
EU Care for Companions
Led by the Eurogroup for Animals, the Companion Animal Campaign, will be a six month campaign to call for the European Commission to take action to improve the welfare of companion animals – cats, dogs and equines. Starting in June and run principally via Instagram, the campaign will seek to build momentum by encouraging citizens […]
End the Cage Age
UPDATES: 26/2/2020: Letter to the Minister of Agriculture: Request to support the phasing out of cages in livestock farming. Read more here 16/9/19: One million EU citizens have signed the #EndTheCageAge European Citizens Initiative (ECI) petition, the biggest ever political push for farm animal welfare. Read more here The End the Cage campaign aims […]
Our partnership with The Donkey Sanctuary
The Animal Action Greece has since 2000 worked in partnership with The Donkey Sanctuary in Greece. We are very proud of our long standing work together to seek to improve the welfare of donkeys and mules in Greece. Our staff and dedicated team of collaborating veterinary professionals have led and been responsible for delivering each […]
Sterilisation
Our Neutering Programme aims to stop the appalling suffering experienced by the majority of stray dogs and cats in Greece due to strays overpopulation. Animal Action Greece/Animal Action Greece (AA) believes that the only effective and humane method of achieving this objective is to spay and neuter these animals in order to prevent even more unwanted […]
Equine (horses, donkeys & mules)
The aim of our Equine Project is to improve the lives of working equids (horses, donkeys and mules) throughout Greece. This is achieved through our programme of outreach visits. We focus our effort on rural and/or isolated areas where owners have little or no access to trained professionals and where traditional practices that can be […]
Best Friends Project
Our lesson plans are freely and easily available for teachers to use in every state school in Greece.
A MODEL ISLAND APPROACH TO ANIMAL WELFARE
AIMING TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF ANIMALS IN LEFKADA Greece has one of the largest populations of stray cats and dogs in Europe, many of which are fed and taken care of by local people. Visitors who come into contact with them during their stay will find such encounters uneventful and frequently enjoyable. However, where […]
Banning animal circuses in Greece
2012 was a milestone year for animal welfare in Greece! After a six year campaign run by led by Animal Action Greece and Animal Defenders International (ADI), and backed by over 50 Greek local animal protection groups, the Greek Government finally passed a law banning the use of all animals in circuses. The ban came […]
