'ANIMALS SHARE WITH US THE PRIVILEGE OF HAVING A SOUL' ~ Pythagoras

'THE GREATNESS OF A NATION AND ITS MORAL PROGRESS CAN BE JUDGED BY THE WAY ITS ANIMALS ARE TREATED' ~ Mahatma Gandhi

I left the UK and came to live in this beautiful part of Greece with two cats in 2005. Never did I think that animal welfare/rescuing would take over all other planned activities. The plight of these helpless innocent souls is heartbreaking.

25 April 2012

Little Shmako


Beautiful sunny morning here in Ermioni, clear blue skies, bright yellow sun, what more could one ask for?   The 'children' will be patiently waiting for their feed.  Time to go them.  First stop is the small gang at Podari.  There is a group of 3 cats which are gorgeous, plus a new addition of a ginger tom, all close to the metal bins.  Oh well, he will be the next one to be neutered.  That's if we ever get close to him.  Feeding these few here is great, because with the long grass, no evil eye can see them lazily grazing.  Next stop is our little piece of paradise, the sanctuary as we call it. How long this will be ours, is a question that we keep asking. Anyway, here she comes, Lucy galloping down to great us.  She is such an affectionate loving dog, that it really does amaze us as to whether she has a home, or is she really homeless.?Next comes Bruno.  He isn't a stray, but was so miserable when he first started coming, but now there is a new lease of life in him. Then the gang come along, skip, skip, skip.  One by one they run and play and all want your time.  But one day, one of them will get run over!  While the biscuits are put out, I hear another noise.  The sound of a young dog barking.  Oh no!  We knew what this meant, but was there just one, or many or them?  We opened the door to the old house and out came a little puppy.  Some sad person had trespassed on the ground and put the puppy through a broken window during the night.  However, it was better this way, than throwing it in a large metal bin, or poisoning it.  The cats were all disheveled.  It explained why there were some missing.  They are not used to any puppies or dogs.  The only ones they will tolerate are Lucy and Bruno.  My mind then returned to the puppy.  Where can it go?  Who can I call?   I called a friend, who always offered her help and support.  Not in monetary terms, but in time  they always stressed they would help where possible.  She agreed to take him straightaway.  So once all the feeding and cleaning had been completed, Shmako was taken to his new foster home.  How long for, I don't know.  I am trying to find him a home, so fingers crossed, someone will love him the way I do.  He is such a lovely puppy.  Very affectionate and all he deserves is a home with love and care. I call him Shmako, because Lucy was eating some of those treats and Shmako wanted some.  



If anyone would like to support our cause, it would be greatly appreciated: 

11 April 2012

Goodbye Theo - May the angels protect you


This is Theo, one of our rescued GreekSTRAYS, who was a very lucky boy.  Together with his twin Leo, they were found close to the church 4 years to this date.  Sadly a few days ago, he became sick.  No vet was available, so a trip to the pharmacy resulted in some antibiotic medication.  In the absence of a vet, one is very limited as to what one can do, but one really does try. Sadly thinking progress was made, he deteriorated last night.  This morning, an appointment to the vet was made, but even though it was an emergency, the vet had surgery, so we had to wait, but on the way, Theo died peacefully and is now at Rainbow Bridge together with all his other friends.  He was a wonderful loving stray and his twin Leo will miss him.  RIP little fella.  We all miss you dearly , but know you will be skipping with many of your friends at Rainbow Bridge.  xxxxxxx

07 April 2012

HAPPY EASTER


GreekSTRAYS would like to wish all a very Happy Easter and a wonderful holiday weekend. 
Please do support our cause and consider making a donation.  Living in Greece, you don't realise what a hard life GreekSTRAYS have.  No matter how big or small, everything will be greatly appreciated.

01 April 2012

The 'Cereal' gang


Meet our three gorgeous fluffy girlies:  Cornflake, Wheetabix and Sugarpuff.   All three were feral and we could never get close to them. They were very wary of us, but we still fed them by a couple of large metal bins.  As a result of us feeding, they became very friendly and we were able stroke them.  Then we managed to catch them and have them neutered.  From neutering, we took them to the large piece of field, where we have managed to keep many other cats, which is only a temporary holding area, which we refer to as our sanctuary.  We wish to raise funds for Greek strays, so if you wish to make a donation to help us, then please click on either of the links below, where you will be able to read more about our cause:

https://www.facebook.com/Greekstrays/app_362564237108797 
http://www.ermioni.info/things-to-know/greek-strays-helpdonations
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ermioni-info/sets/ 
http://www.ermioni.info/content/animal-welfare
https://www.facebook.com/Greekstrays