Ι believe this little guy deserves a second chance and a special blog post. He was abandoned near the town of Chania, in Crete, amid strong rainfall and winds, left outside to die. But he was rescued by an animal lover who heard him whining and barking. “Amid the strong …
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Katerini: shop-owner has a heart for strays & makes our heart melt
The dog is peacefully sleeping on the pavement in the downtown of a city in Central Macedonia. He is covered with a blue and white bed duvet. Next to him is a tin pie pan with half-eaten dry food. The dog lays in front of a shop window with Christmas …
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Man’s best friend: Dog refuses to leave overturned car after traffic accident
A dog is not only man’s best friend but also man’s most loyal pet. A dog in Lamia refused to leave the car involved in a traffic accident until his owner, the driver, returned from the hospital. According to Lamiareport.gr , the accident occurred at a dangerous road spot near …
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Greek ‘first’: Serres court sends animal abuser to one-year imprisonment without parole
There is always a ‘first’ that deserves applaud: like throwing an animal abuser into a narrow jail cell, for one year and without suspension. Plus a 5,000 euro fine! The offender has been charged for dragging his dog behind his motorcycle. The incident took place a couple of months ago …
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UPD Petition: Justice for appalling death of dog crushed in garbage truck in Patras
UPDATE: 76,000 signatures were collected until December 6th 2013. Animal lovers around the world… YOU ROCK! On November 14, municipality workers in Patras, Greece, mashed a stray dog in a garbage truck, in front of children and their parents of a nearby school. Despite the loud protests and screams of …
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Patras: Municipality workers crush living dog in garbage truck
Unbelievable! Municipality workers have reportedly crushed a dog with the automatic garbage mechanism in an unprecedented act of cruelty in Patras. Citing eye witnesses and a local animal welfare society, Greek websites report that this barbaric act took place on Thursday in Katritsi area of Patras in northern-west Peloponnese. Municipality …
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Athens: dog protester outside ERT
Oh oh oh! A very dangerous four-legged protester. Holding a banner. Urging protesters to stop killing … mosquitoes. “Don’t kill mosquitoes – It’s other sucking our blood – suppression/state – capital/markets” PS I think, this dog is an anarchist….
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Athens Municipality “arrests” dog for anti-austerity barking at the Troika
Everyone remembers the show staged of Ruby, Sakis and Stratos beginning of the month. Together with photographers and cameramen, the three Athens strays had lurked the Troika representatives outside the Greek finance ministry and started an anti-austerity barking when they arrived. Next day, reports in the Greek press claimed that …
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Heartbreaking video: Dog weeps and tries to revive killed buddy (video)
It is really heartbreaking: a dog weeps, pushes and softly barks at his female buddy killed by a car. He does his best to revive her. When volunteers from an animal welfar rush to the spot, the dog refuses to get into their car unless they pick up also his …
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Tyrnavos: local firemen engage in dog rescue from flooded river
Several local firemen were engaged for hours in the rescue of a dog trapped at the shore of flooded Titarisios river in Tyrnavos area of Central Greece. The dog was found struggling with the rushing waters and unstable soil on Wednesday morning by passersby. They immediately called the Fire Brigades. …
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Stray Dog: Schocking Brutality by Municipality Worker in Athen Downtown (Upd)
Unspoken brutality! Shocking pictures from a mobile phone…. a municipality worker pins with a loop a stray dog. The tool, also called ‘dog strangler’ strangles and suffocates the poor animal as it moves. The dog writhes, moves to free himself from the pain. The dog starts bleeding from the mouth due to the Touristsand by-passers …
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Why do Greek strays ‘attack’ Greek Civil servants?
Have Greek strays started attacking Greek civil servants? Have the strays in the yard of Ministry of Education been abused? Greek animal welfare portal Adespoto.gr reports of a complaint by a employee at the Ministry. According to the information published at the portal some animal loving employees care with devotion …
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Patras: Puppy thrown into garbage bin
A tiny puppy was thrown into a garbage bin by a heinous human. A young woman, who was passing by, heard his whimper and freed him from a certain and unbelievable cruel death. She took him to the vet and now the “little miracle” is in the care of a …
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