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An unbelievable practice, unfortunately common in Crete, causes a “rain” of complaints by the visitors of the island every year. Barrel-dogs, the poor animals whose home is a rotten barrel, remain tied to it with a short chain, under the hot sun in the summer and in winter when it rains, as if they were tools or materials. The complaints of tourists about barrel-dogs daily reach the organization “zophoros” of Heraklion as well as the Panhellenic Animal Welfare and Environment Federation. Only the day before yesterday the organization “zophoros” received three complaints (two per email and one per telephone) for the areas Agriana Hersonisos, Amudara and Viannos. […]

SHOCKING SCENES IN AGIOI APOSTOLOI AREA CHANIA NEW VULGAR ANIMAL MALTREATMENT The children of the elementary school in Chania were shocked, when during an excursion in Agioi Apostoloi, they saw a dog covered in blood [...]

              According to the Law 4039/2012 the following actions are offences. We are listing these actions as a WELFARE PROTOCOL, which consists of all the rules humans have to [...]

31 July 2012 To whom it may concern: Anybody who visits Greece, whether an animal lover or not, cannot help but notice there are large numbers of stray dogs and cats everywhere.... in towns, villages [...]

The variform activity of the Animals Welfare Association of Chania “The Protection of Animals” continued tireless last year. The importance of our Association’s work is that we opened perspectives for the solution of the animals’ issue in our city and we did not restrict our actions only to the nestling, neutering, care and adoption of stray animals. We have achieved to sensitize and inform the public opinion, which to a great extent and mainly in the city, is wondering and thinking about the relation of man-animals. We have also achieved to contribute to the change of the public opinion for the citizens that are involved and take care of the animals and to the change of behavior of the police, judicial and municipal authorities. In summary, in the county of Chania, which is smaller than the other counties within Crete, we have to report the following: […]

The following text, which shoots down the disgraceful and untrue accusations concerning animals trade by the President of our Federation, Anastasia Bobolaki and under her name tens of animal welfare associations and hundreds of volunteers is signed by: 1. The Deputy Mayor of Chania, Mr. Dimitris Lipsakis (The municipality was elected under PASOK with Mr Skoulakis as Mayor of Chania, a historic member of PASOK) […]

2011 report  Animal Welfare Association of Chania “Animal Protection” NGO Zophoros Heraklion Panhellenic Federation of Animal Welfare and Environmental Organisations Panhellenic Coordination Committee of Animal Welfare Unions Necessity of education and awareness in schools Companion animal welfare is a growing issue in Greece with serious implications in many aspects of cultural, social and economic life. Through our daily volunteer work, we witness countless acts of cruelty, poison and murder especially of stray animals. In villages, towns, cities and even inside schools we come across incidents of extreme abuse which are unfortunately met by many as an unavoidable reality about which nothing can be done. Simultaneously, many animals are considered as tools which have no value as soon as they stop being useful to man, while a number of myths concerning their intelligence, sentiments, feelings or even needs determine the way we live with them. […]