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Neutering Information Leaflet (In Greek)
We have just reprinted our Greek Neutering leaflet which we aim to distribute as widely as possible - our target being the private pet owners, many of whom do not understand the importance of neutering their dogs or cats....whose unwanted litters are all to often dumped in the streets, the parks, by the rubbish bins - anywhere for an easy solution of the problem. Please send to any Greek friend(s) who might be interested. Click here to download the leaflet.
Summer Newsletter
Our newsletter contains all the latest news from Greece. The newsletter is sent out to all our supporters and can also be viewed online. Click here to see the newsletter
New Information leaflet 'Dogs In Cars'
Our new leaflet, in Greek, is a must for anyone holidaying - or visiting - Greece during the summer. It sets out the danger of leaving dogs in cars in hot weather, with tips on first aid, how to recognise signs of heat stroke....... please phone (0208 660 6011) or write to the Purley office for a copy.
Alternatively click here to view or download the leaflet.
The story of STEFANOS could have ended very differently but for the intervention of Vasso Hatzimanoli who works tirelessly for The Animal Refuge in Salonica, a society which never refuses a call for help and whom we are proud to help to support. The e-mail below says it all!! “I am sending you a photo of STEFANOS , a blind 12 year old male donkey. I was told on 24th December that a poor donkey was abandoned up on the mountains. It was snowing continuously, there was no food and the temperature was -5 degrees C. It was impossible to use a car for the transportation, the weather was very bad and the situation difficult. In a few hours and after at least 30 calls we led STEFANOS for 5 kilometers through the paths to a central road. There STEFANOS ate 2 kilos of apples! Later I brought the ambulance for dogs belonging to the Municipality of Thessaloniki (Salonica) and STEFANOS went for hospitalisation to a stable of one of my friends.” A happy ending - but why would anyone abandon an elderly, blind animal in a sub zero temperature in a remote place, knowing that he would freeze to death? The answer is simple: he had become too old and frail to work and was not was not worth feeding over the winter. Maybe a star did shine on that donkey that Christmas Eve?
Leading STEFANOS down the mountainside and safe at last, being gently led into the ambulance
As STEFANOS learned, donkeys in Greece - many of them neglected during their working lives - when too old or sick to work, are just abandoned.
Donkey Care Leaflet
Our 4 page illustrated leaflet on Care of the Donkey describes simple ways in which the animal's life can be made less harsh. We especially condemn the common practice of hobbling, often with wire, which eats into the flesh; we have seen cases where the foot has literally dropped off and the donkey has had to be put down. The pain must be indescribable.
View or download a copy here or contact us for a hard copy
Below are three puppies we sent to caring homes in Germany last year. How well and happy they now are! They were dumped in a cardboard box in a park when only a few days old with their eyes still closed. Our contact Greece, John Laden, was alerted to their plight. He took them in and cared for them until they were ready to travel to new vetted, homes in Germany. They were lucky to have been found in time. Thousands are not, or they survive - as strays - only to be poisoned or die on the streets in traffic accidents.
LILY, Barbara’s 3 year old rescued Doberman, dumped after her trimmed ears became badly infected, seen here with kittens DIDI and KIKI . She loves them, washes them and very gently carries them round in her mouth!. They were found, in a box in a field, by a German tourist ...clearly from an unwanted litter. A caring home has been found for them and they will be returned for neutering.