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Dog Chained to Tree in Cretan Wilderness Gets Second Chance at Life (video)

A dog found chained to a tree in the middle of nowhere in southern Crete was rescued on Tuesday by a local animal lover who was aided by the local police. Takis Proestakis, who runs an animal shelter near the...

Family Dog Kills Three-Month Old Baby in Greece

A three-month-old baby girl was killed on Thursday at her home by the family dog, reportedly a Rottweiler, at Glyka Nera, east of Athens. According to neighbors, the distraught 35-year old mother rushed her baby to the Penteli children's hospital...

Greek Dog Who Mourned Death of Owner at Shrine Has Been Taken

The modern day Hachiko in Nafpaktos, who stole peoples hearts when he refused to leave the roadside shrine marking where his owner was killed in a car accident, has disappeared after being taken by unknown individuals. People everywhere were touched...

Greek Hachiko Waits in Vain Next to Owner's Roadside Shrine

A modern day Hachiko in Nafpaktos found a new home next to the shrine that was placed on the national road where his boss was killed. A shrine is built to act as a remembrance of a traffic accident victim,...

Greece's First Trained Guide Dog Lara Dies at 16

A black Labrador named Lara, who worked as Greece's first officially trained guide dog for people with visual impairment, died on Tuesday night at the age of sixteen. Lara became a symbol of the rights of disabled people in Greece,...

Corfu Man Arrested, Fined €30,000 for Pouring Gasoline on Dog

On the island of Corfu, a 62-year-old man has been arrested and fined 30,000 euros for chaining his dog to an electric pole and pouring gasoline on it, to get rid of fleas. According to local reports, the sickening act...

Video of Stray Puppy's Rescue From Greek Sewer Goes Viral

This is the touching moment when a group of volunteers rescued a puppy that got trapped inside a storm sewer in an Athenian suburb. The Star-Special Team Animal Rescue were called by residents of Psychiko who could hear the cries...

Miracle Dog Survives Greek Inferno Hiding in a Furnace (video)

Volunteers combing the fire-stricken area of Mati for injured and lost animals discovered a dog that survived the inferno, hiding in an outdoor cooking chamber. The dog, despite appearances, is said to be in good health. Artemis Kyriakopoulou, who posted the video...

Happy End for Brave Dog that Cheated Death in Greek Blaze

The photo of dog weary, terrified and blackened by the smoke resting on a rock at the beach of Mati became viral in Greece on Tuesday. For some, the dog who got separated from her owners during the mad rush...

Helpless Puppy Sprayed Red in Latest Animal Cruelty Case in Greece

Animal rights activists in Greece have strongly condemned the spaying of a stray dog with red hair coloring. Pictures of a stray puppy wandering the streets of Halkida, in Evia, covered in red paint have produced anger in Greek social...