Today we had to drive to Athens to collect a couple of pallets food and equipment for the strays which had been donated to us by a couple of charities in the UK. Sheer luxury. English food coming for the strays. I was so happy. This was the first time, I had ever received anything for the strays, so I was also extremely grateful to the English charities who made this possible. We hired a largish van and thought everything had been arranged and there would be no complications. However, nothing is straightforward here in Greece. When we arrived at the depot, they refused to let us take the consignment because of the weight of the 2 pallets. We tried to make the warehouse aware that most of the bulky boxes contained soft bedding for the animals. But no, it was like talking to a brick wall. There was no way, they were going to allow us to take anything. After finally waiting for seemed ages and after numerous phone calls, they finally allowed us to take the 2 pallets.
Sheer delight for the children. To enjoy biscuits and different flavours of wet food, was sheer luxury for them. However, because we have so many that we feed, it will probably last only a couple of weeks. But better for them to enjoy 2 weeks of delight. I was also able to share food and equipment with a couple of other friends.
https://www.facebook.com/Greekstrays?ref=hl
https://www.facebook.com/Greekstrays/app_362564237108797
http://www.ermioni.info/content/animal-welfare
http://www.ermioni.info/things-to-know/greekstrays-donations
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