Greece

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...

Many remarkable marine animals can be found in the waters of Greece.

By Heini-Sofia Alavuo Volunteering feels good and even the smallest acts count; everyone has their own reasons for wanting to help. Mr. Manolis and Niki of Crete are just two examples of people who see volunteering as a way of life. In Crete,...

The 14th Christmas Bazaar of Stray.gr, the Association for the Care and Protection of Stray Animals, kicks off on Saturday and continues through Sunday at the Thission Lofts in Athens. The volunteers of the Association for the Protection of Stray...

Environmental groups are battling against time to save as many animals as they can in the Saronic Gulf, after the oil spillage caused by the sinking of a tanker last Sunday. Unfortunately for many birds, fish and turtles, it is...

  A modern and innovative device that offers food and drink to stray cats and dogs while at the same time recycles plastic bottles and cans was recently placed outside the city hall of Volos in central Greece. This first-of-its-kind device...

Horses, donkeys and mules will receive registration numbers and legal liability for accidents on the Greek island of Leros, following a decision by the island’s City Council. The new regulation will include all “passenger animals” and it provides that...

Dogs will parade through downtown Chania, Crete, on Saturday morning, carrying balloons bearing animal rights slogans.  The festival, organized by the Animal Welfare Association of Chania aims to inform people about animal rights and raise awareness about animal abuse. “All dogs will have colorful balloons tied to their collars. The balloons will...

Panhellenic Animal Welfare and Environment Federation is requesting measures for animal adoptions in order to reduce the number of stray animals in the streets of Greece. They also accuse the Greek Ministry of Rural Development and Food of showing...

As every visitor to Athens will attest to, the city is home to thousands of stray dogs and cats that roam the streets. While a stray sleeping peacefully in the quaint Athens neighborhood of Plaka might be a good...

Fossilized bones belonging to 23 different prehistoric species were discovered in Kriopigi, Chalkidiki, during the summer excavations conducted by a team of professors and students from the University of Graz, Austria. Headed by the Greek professor Evangelia Tsoukala from the...

The Greek Australian sisters who organized the Penny Marathon - in support of the stray animals of Greece and Australia - are overwhelmed with the support they have received leading up to the marathon on 16 July as they...

The musician and animal lover Alekos Korallis is organising a big concert in support of animal lovers' organizations on August 20, in Bourtzi, Skiathos. Greek and foreign artists, traditional dance groups of Skiathos and the modern dance school of the island will attend the event. The concert will begin at 8 pm and...

Between the 14th and 15th centuries, a wave of Greek scholars left their beleaguered homeland in the Byzantine Empire for the Italian Peninsula, where their work would play an important role in the flowering of the Renaissance. The Renaissance, which...

The impressions had been made by hominids on Crete 5.6 million years ago, making them by far the oldest footprints ever discovered in Europe.