Partner charities supporting one another
The success of each cooperation depends on a good relationship that is based in trust, mutual values and mutual targets. In early 2023, our partner Hellenic Society for Equine Welfare (E.S.P.I.) contacted us to let us know that a sponsor they had for the last years was not anymore able to help them with a […]
EDUCATING THE AMATEUR FARRIERS IN SPETSES
Between 15-16th May, the Animal Action Greece Equine Care team made their two-day visit to the island of Spetses just before this summer, after being invited by a number of local horse owners. They treated in total 40 horses, offering their services to mostly carriage horses and a few who were used for leisure. Almost […]
Return to Hydra to treat the island’s equines
On 13-14th May, our Equine Care team made its annual 2 day outreach visit to the island of Hydra, in Argosaronicos, just before summer to provide its services to the island’s working equines. The vast majority of the 56 animals treated this year were horses, in contrast to previous years where mules were the main […]
Official Inauguration of Taxiarchis Veterinary Practice
On Saturday 18th March, our Animal Welfare Programmes Manager, Serafina, was delighted to attend the official inauguration of the ARTEMIS vet practice in Taxiarchis. In collaboration with the Municipality of Istiaia Aidipsos, this is the first licensed vet practice for stray animals in the area. Serafina was joined by the Eleni from local animal welfare […]
300 cats sterilised by Easter!
We did it… 300 cats neutered by Easter! Our mission with Manos from welivetogether.gr clinic to neuter 300 cats on the island of Tinos by Greek Easter has been achieved! Despite only visiting the island from Syros four days a week and serving other patients at the Tinos Veterinary Clinic, the team worked hard to trap, […]
Junior’s Diary – March
Well – here we are again and it’s nearly Easter. I feel well and truly abandoned. I knew something was up in January when my mum started to sort out her clothes. She always hides her bags from me because she knows I get upset if she’s going away and then all the house cats […]
A visit to Agia Marina Donkey Rescue, Crete!
Starting March 30th, our equine dental technician, Alkis, and farrier, Vaios, visited Agia Marina Donkey Rescue in Petrokefali, Crete, last month to offer their services to the 32 retired donkeys who live there! The sanctuary has been there for over 25 years now, offering peace and safety to old, abused and abandoned donkeys. Half of […]
Outreach Report Samaria National Forest Park, Crete
The Animal Action Greece Equine Care Team has a long lasting relationship, more than a decade, with the mules that work in the Samaria National Forest Park! See here a short video from a local TV station in Crete, 8 years ago: On March 28th, we treated them in their new winter location, in the […]
Andros Equine Outreach
From March 23rd-26th, 2023, Animal Action Greece’s Equine Care team embarked on a transformative four-day mission to the island of Andros in the Cyclades, extending their comprehensive services to the working and companion equines of the region. The Equine Care Programme, led by veterinarian Kostas Okkas, equine dental technician Alkis Gkeskos, and farrier Tasos Skyllas, […]
Equine outreach on the island of Lipsi
On 12-13th March, our Equine Outreach team have had a busy spring, heading out to the island of Lipsi in the Dodecanese, to treat 22 equines, mainly used for leisure, but also for tourism and working purposes. Lipsi is a small island in a remote location, remaining unnoticed by mass tourism and preserving its unspoiled, […]