Tag Archives: animal abuse

A sick man, a serial killer, has been roaming in the center of the city of Volos, central Greece, stabbing to death stray animals, mostly defenseless kittens but also at least one dog. The man is wearing a hood and is covering his face to avoid being recognized. Authorities have …

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An emaciated horse was left to die by its owner in Sidari village on the island of Corfu. The poor animal was tied, with no access to water or even a shade under the hot sun. Tourists for a nearby hotel tired to help with water and shade but in …

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A video shows a man luring a cat with a fish. When the tuxedo kitty comes near he kicks it and it falls into the sea. A friend of his is filming the abuse and the video is uploaded on social media short time later. The animal abuse triggers an …

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The Deputy Prosecutor of the Supreme Court has urged judicial and police authorities to not hesitate and proceed with arrests and trials of those abusing animals. The circular issued by the deputy prosecutor comes after the shocking cases of dogs abuse in Chania and Nikaia and commitment by the Agricultural …

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The Greek Animal Welfare and Environment Protection Federation, an umbrella for 67 animal welfare organizations across the country has started a petition urging Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for the need of a “national strategy” against animal abuse. “We can no longer tolerate the animals abuse that are not isolated incidents,” …

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A horrible case of animal abuse: The legs of a dog were tied with rope, while the barbaric humans had in addition tied heavy stones on his body. The animal was thrown into the sea. ATTENTION: Graphic picture below! The body of the poor animal was found by a passerby …

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A 74-year-old man was arrested in Rethymon on the island of Crete after the Greek social media were flooded with pictures showing the license plate of his vehicle. The man had tied a dog on the back of his car and was dragging him along the old national road Chania …

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A court in Volos sentenced a man to 12 months imprisonment on suspension and a fine of 5,000 euro for having abused his donkey. The man was spotted kicking the animal that had fallen from the back of his truck. “The donkey was suffering from the evil eye,” the defendant …

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At least six horses were found dead and a seventh one was heavily injured by a shotgun, in Karvounari village of Paramythia area of Epirus, western Greece. Beginning of February, a little pony was also shot and killed with a shot gun in the area. Locals and animal welfare societies …

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A retired policeman was found to have been dragging his dog tied with a rope to his vehicle on a highway in Chania, Crete, on Wednesday. The dog was been dragged over several kilometers and got severe injuries on his paws due to the violent contact with the asphalt. Although …

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Fishermen in a channel at the Delta of the Evros river in North-Eastern Greece, made a macabre discovery. The bodies of five wild horses were floating in the river at short distance to each other and near the pumping station area where the fishermen also have their cabins in the …

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World Animal Day sadly reminds of the challenge Greece face in terms of animal abuse. It was just on the even of this special day, when somebody fatally shot a pregnant dog. The dog did not particularly belonged to anyone, was rather a stray in the village of Pantelari, Chania …

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An animal abuse of unbelievable brutality in Gergeri, Crete: One or several thugs put a dog mom and her nine puppies in a furnace,  placed pine trees needles inside, sealed the entrance with stones and started a fire to have the dog family burned alive. It was pure luck a …

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Police on the island of Corfu confirmed it has imposed an administrative fine of 30,000 euros to a man who poured petroleum oil on a dog, tied him at a power column and left the animal under the sun for several hours. The 62-year-old man claimed he poured the fuel …

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A video showing the brutal abuse of a donkey on the otherwise beautiful and picturesque island of Santorini has triggered a new outrage in Greece and abroad. The footage shows the muleteer brutally beating the poor animal on the head and the face with a long cane. The animal ducks the …

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A prosecutor in Lamia has pressed charges against the mayor of Amfikleia-Elati on suspicion that he was behind two incidents of strays dogs’ poisoning. A priest is being also persecuted for abetting the perpetrator in Fthiotida Prefecture in Central Greece. According to the case file, the mayor was allegedly behind …

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A video showing a small truck dragging a dog on a road in Peloponnese outraged animal lovers in Greece. The truck owner keeps driving, while the body of the poor animal tied on the truck is being dragged on the rough asphalt of the land road.  The dog dies a …

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The horse drawing a carriage collapsed in the middle of the Venetian Harbor in the city of Chania on the island of Crete, amid a shocked crowd of people. The animal needed a bucket of water and several efforts to stand on its feet, while angry animal loving tourists were …

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Police arrested a priest for having shot two dogs. The arrest followed denouncement and official complaint by local animal welfare organizations. The 65-year old priest shot the two dogs in front of children. According to the complaint, the priest shot at the dogs who had entered his home yard. He …

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They slaughter sea turtles on the island of Naxos. Since the beginning of the year, a total of ten sea turtles have been washed up at the beaches of the Greek island in the Cyclades in the Aegean sea. All of them were beheaded. The Greek Sea Turtles Protection and …

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