BLACK OPS ON SYROS: BY MANOLIS VORRISIS
Galina lives on Syros and cares for stray cats at three different locations in the area known as St Nektarios, a neighbourhood of the main town, Ermoupolis…
How much marmalade is too much?
On the edge of Ermoupolis, the main town of Syros, there is a cat colony that is mostly made up of ‘marmalades’ and we don’t want to see the numbers increasing any further. Not that we don’t love marmalade cats, but overpopulation leads to all kinds of problems (disease; starvation; acts of cruelty) and […]
Life under Lockdown… Syros Cat neutering continues
Animal Action Greeces collaboration with our partners on Syros, Syros Cats and We Live Together continues in 2020 – despite the Covid-19 lockdown! The pandemic is making us all alter the way we work and seek to continue our animal welfare mission. In this upbeat and encouraging “A day in the life” piece, Jacky Storey, […]
‘Syrious’ neutering continues on Syros!
In the fifth mass cat sterilisation event on the island of Syros, the very talented, hardworking and efficient team managed to neuter and spay another 99 cats! This number is very impressive given the fact that on the third day it was stormy with heavy rain on the island, making it extremely difficult to trap […]
Our 2019 Syros Sterilisation Programme has officially begun
What an inspiring way to start the year! Our 2019 Syros Sterilisation Programme officially began this month with a 3-day “neutering marathon” three weeks ago! Dr. Manolis Vorrisis, the driving force behind this programme, and the brilliant team of volunteers from Syros Cats tirelessly worked together to capture and neuter as many cats as possible, […]
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 to alleviate suffering and promote the welfare of animals in Greece. Through our Athens-based Animal Action Hellas operations, our Sterilisation Outreach Programme has well-established approaches to achieving these aims. Syros, 144 km south-east of Athens […]
