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the "Zero Stray Pawject," is committed to reducing the number of stray dogs in Greece, especially on Aegina, in a cruelty-free way.

the "Zero Stray Pawject," is committed to reducing the number of stray dogs in Greece, especially on Aegina, in a cruelty-free way.

The documentary "Greek Animal Rescue" by Menelaos Karamaggiolis, is a cinematic allegory of what has been happening in Greece in the last seven years; using as examples the stories of stray animals. The protagonist is Menios, a sick and terribly abused...

A retired academic telephoned her family for help, after being attacked by stray dogs while on holiday in Greece. The body of the 62-year-old was found by an emergency rescue team on Saturday, two days after she made her distress call. The...

A cafe on the Mytilene port of Lesvos island is opening its doors at 3 am every night to offer stray dogs shelter from the cold. The cafe - named Hott Spot, after the refugee registration center operating on the...

The repercussions of the Greek crisis on the country's residents have been well documented since its outbreak in 2009. A new report by the BBC focuses on another effect of Greece's adverse economic conditions. Stray dogs are a very common occurrence in...

A Belgian woman in Thesprotia in northern Greece has been found collecting stray dogs and exporting them to owners abroad. The woman, in conjunction with veterinarians, first managed to secure legal permits for the dogs before selling them to...

Penny Marathon 2012, organized by Greek-Australian sisters Eleftheria and Despina Prodromou to raise money and awareness for stray animals in both Greece and Australia in support of the stray animals of the two countries, is set to kick off...

Takis Proestakis, a former Greek businessman in the town of Ierapetra, Crete, gave up his comfortable life to devote himself to caring for abandoned dogs and cats at his shelter. April 4th is World Stray Animals Day, a day dedicated...

Loutraki is the site of a devastating scene, a place that houses more than a hundred landfill dogs who are living in deplorable conditions.

A Greek stray dog chose its own parents when she began to follow a couple traveling from the UK everywhere they went.

The world-famous Super Paradise beach resort in Mykonos has become a graveyard for dozens of stray cats who were recently cruelly killed by poisoning. According to animal rights web site zoosos.gr, a local resident who visits the area daily to...

Rambo, a stray dog that was found and is being taken care of by residents of Neochori town on Rhodes, is now famous in Germany as its picture was on the cover of Dogs magazine. According to Rhodes news website...

The Greek government was forced to withdraw proposed legislation on pets and strays following widespread outcry from animal welfare organizations and opposition parties. Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Vangelis Apostolou announced that the bill will be updated and tabled on...

Animal lovers in the suburbs of Volos, in central Greece, were appalled last week when they found out that someone had poisoned a total of 23 dogs in three different suburbs of the city. The event occurred over the weekend,...