Regular neutering, reliable veterinary care, responsible adoption and cooperation between the municipality, animal welfare organisations and volunteers deserve sustained support throughout the year. Read the article on Parakritika
An Important Voice on Greece’s Stray Animal Problem
We strongly support this important article by Ioannis M. Gaitanakis, published in Athens Voice, examining Greece’s continuing stray-animal crisis and the implementation of Law 4830/2021.
For those of us working directly with stray animals, much of what he describes is painfully familiar.
Every day, volunteers across Greece rescue injured animals, collect abandoned kittens and puppies, arrange veterinary treatment, organise neutering, provide transport, foster animals in their own homes and frequently meet the costs themselves.
Volunteers willingly play an important role in animal welfare. What they cannot be expected to do is permanently replace the responsibilities of municipalities and the state.
One of the most important points made in this article is that Greece cannot solve the stray-animal problem simply by dealing with animals after they reach the street.
Neutering strays, providing veterinary care and finding homes are essential, but they will never be enough while abandonment, uncontrolled breeding, failure to microchip and register animals, and irresponsible ownership continue unchecked.
The supply of new stray animals has to be stopped at its source.
The article also addresses another reality familiar to animal-welfare groups: laws are of limited value if they are inconsistently enforced. Responsibility must be accompanied by adequate resources, trained personnel, effective inspection, follow-through and accountability.
At The Cats Pyjamas Rescue, we believe sustainable animal welfare requires cooperation between responsible owners, municipalities, veterinary professionals, enforcement authorities and volunteers — with each fulfilling their proper role.
We very much welcome this thoughtful and grounded contribution from someone with extensive practical experience in animal welfare, and encourage anyone concerned about animal welfare in Greece to read it.
Read the full article
The Stray Animal Problem in Greece – Four Wolves, One Sheep, and a Law That Exists Mostly on Paper
Funding
Hi everyone,
Thanks to a very generous bequest, we will soon be in a position to fund neutering for those of you who are willing to trap cats across Apokoronas.
Before we begin allocating neutering spaces, we want to invest in some much-needed equipment. Our priority is to replace damaged, faulty or poor-quality traps that have been bought locally and to provide strong, sturdy traps with solid bottoms for anyone who needs them. If drop traps are proving more useful in practice, we are equally happy to buy more of those instead. We will also be purchasing additional nursing and fostering equipment. Continue reading “Funding”
Kittens galore!
Mummy cat is recovering well after treatment for her shocking diarrhoea. My first tentative steps back into nursing after sick leave has proved traumatic! Please note we are still temporarily closed.
Mummy cat and kittens
A huge thank you to Jaws for Paws & Pet Lovers
Although we are temporarily closed for taking in cats for nursing, we are still funding emergency vet care, neutering, and food where we can. They have very kindly funded cat food for our volunteers and helped us pay off our vet bills.
Continue reading “A huge thank you to Jaws for Paws & Pet Lovers”
Community feedback
Christiana wrote I want to take a moment to publicly say a huge THANK YOU to The Cats Pyjamas Rescue in Apokoronas ❤️
A few days ago, I found a stray cat in a heartbreaking condition — weak, suffering, unable to eat, and completely alone. I did what I could, but it quickly became clear that she needed much more than I could offer.
And then Cats Pyjamas stepped in.If anyone is looking for a cause worth supporting — this is it.