1 million people call for the end of circus animals in Europe
A petition calling for a ban on the use of animals in circuses, led by Eurogroup for Animals, has recently hit 1,000,000 signatures and has been handed over to representatives of the European Parliament. Started in 2018 by InfoCircos, a coalition of animal and wildlife welfare groups, the petition played a key role in Eurogroup […]
A New Community Project on Paros
Despite the perils of operating within a global pandemic, November saw the launch of a new collaboration between Animal Action Greece, FOUR PAWS International and three local welfare organisations on Paros…
EXERCISE FOR ALL THANKS TO THE RED CROSS
Pets are perhaps not the first group that comes to mind when thinking about those who are having a hard time during the current lockdown restrictions, but all across Greece there are pet dogs suffering…
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…
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’…
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 a small group of Athens volunteers that run ‘The Ghost dogs of Aspropyrgos’ https://www.facebook.com/GhostDogsOfAspropyrgos/). This is his farewell message to me as I depart his company on Thursday, 17th May, having spent 4 hours with […]
