It is never easy saying goodbye to kittens that you find either dumped, in the rubbish bins, half dead or as a result of an SOS plea. These 7 have their own stories to tell, but finally on Sunday 29 September '13, they set off by road from Athens to their new destination, Germany. It isn't always an ideal situation, but there wasn't much choice. However, they are a very professional company who sincerely care about their load of furry friends, they transport. The GreekStrays had been such a delight and now the house seems empty. No more running of furry feet all over everything, no more playing ping pong with them, just a deadly silence now. Oh the tears and the pain, but they again are the lucky 7 that were wanted. Away from the cruelty of Greece and a wonderful new life to look forward too. Be safe and may the angels protect you always.
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| ALEX and GABRIEL |
ALEX and GABRIEL, one would think these 2 above were twins, but they weren't. One particular day, before feeding, I needed some clean cardboard for the strays and cages. Instead of going to the usual place, I didn't. I went to another area, where there were huge amounts of rubbish piled up. In among all of this rummaging, I heard a me-ow and gentle small innocent soul came crawling my direction. No basket in the car or anything. So I found a box, put him in and off we went. He has been such a loving little character, that it really was hard to say goodbye to ALEX.
GABRIEL on the other hand was found in the cemetery, or the dead house as people refer to here. Limping, runny eyes and he looked a mess. I couldn't leave him where he was because he wouldn't have stood a chance. I took him home and cleaned him up and realized that he had a huge problem with one his front legs. As a result he was taken to the vet and the prognosis was amputation, only when he is old enough and got better. Even though he had a disability, it didn't deter him from running/charging around with the other strays and when he washed himself stood on 2 back legs, it was a delight to watch. Luckily for these 2, they are going to the same home and the new owners will take control of his vet treatments.
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| BUBBLEGUM |
Driving along the Mandrakia side of Ermioni, we stopped as suddenly on the left hand side of the main busy road, there was this tiny white thing, just sat in front of a large wheel of a 4 x 4 vehicle. It didn't stand a chance. It was no more than probably 3 weeks old and not in the best of health either. Naturally I jumped out of the car and rescued it. Didn't realize at the time, that it was a little girl. But BUBBLEGUM was so affectionate, loving and will be missed like all the others.
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| CANDY |
CANDY was a set of three that we fostered as a rescue plea. Like most kittens, they were found by the large rubbish bins. When I was asked whether I would consider fostering them, I was told at the time that they were already eating kitten biscuits. Sadly this was far from the truth. They still had to be bottled fed for the next 3 weeks. She was such a loving little girl, that is was hard to say bye bye to her. Hugs and kisses were given to her like the rest, and then into the large cage they went.
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| GEORGIE |
Kittens, kittens and more kittens. GEORGIE really wasn't a tiny kitten when rescued. She was ducking and diving from parking cars in one of the local supermarkets. Not safe to say the least and the locals don't think anything of running them over. I scooped her under my arms and took her to safety. My husband was driving towards me, not realizing that I had rescued another friend. She liked to keep herself to herself, but now she will have a wonderful chance of a better life in Germany.
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| JELLYBEAN |
JELLYBEAN was the sister of CANDY and SMARTIE. She had a lovely cute round face which was pretty fat, hence her name. All three of this litter was so loving and loved to cuddle up and purr into the night. Naturally they will be split up when they get to their new homes. In an ideal world, it would be great if they could be kept together, but that will not be possible. But at least they will get plenty of love and affection from their new prospective owners.
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| SMARTIE |
SMARTIE was the third sister of CANDY and JELLYBEAN. Now all three have been given a wonderful opportunity to start a new life. A far cry from the bins here in Ermioni and the cruelty of some of the Greek people.
Our transportation cages to get them to Corinth, where they were picked up by Pet couriers. Little heads bobbing up and down and looking at us with pleading eyes as if to say: "Please cuddle us again". Like with the other strays that have left us, it was very sad to see these 7 go, and they in turn, became pretty distressed, once transferred into the other big cage.. They had never seen doggies before, or heard barking. Thankfully they were all kept together and comforted each other. Also, I know they will have been well looked after on their journey. As I write this post, they have less than a 12 hours journey left ahead.
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