Tag Archives: horse

A horse with its feet tied together was found hanging on a hillside on the island of Kea (Tzia) in the Cyclades island group. It was tourists who found the poor animal hanging off the slope, tied to an olive tree.   The tourists initially thought that the horse had …

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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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An incredible story. A huge rescue operation was launched to rescue a horse trapped at a remote rocky beach without access to humans or animals. The horse was missing from the stable for 23 days. The owner had published ads for his missing horse. without success. It was a fisherman …

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An weird children activity was offered by a kindergarten in Thessaloniki, North Greece. The kindergarten organized the unprecedented activity, Body Painting on a Horse! The action triggered an outrage, animal lovers lashed out at the kindergarten and accused it of “abusing the horse” , while it was sending wrong messages …

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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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It took a well organized operation, three vehicles of the Greek Fire brigades, seven fire fighters and  several men of the EMAK, the rescuers of  the Greek fire brigades, to bring the unlucky horse back to earth surface. The dramatic horse rescue was captured on a video by a local …

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A horse is a horse is a horse … A horse in agricultural Greece may have a real tough life especially in the middle of winter. A horse tied up in the open snowed field exposed to wind and temperature at -7° Celsius… The poor horse was spotted in the …

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A horse without rider galloping through the streets of a city? Impossible! A concerned citizen who saw the horse wandering around in the streets of Patras, Western Peloponnese, alarmed the  police. A traffic policeman was sent to the spot to deal with the case. Unable to find any other solution …

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Greek Food Control Authority (EFET) found horse DNA in sausages. The specific product with the name “farmhouse sausage” had the commercial name “Nostima” (delicious). The sausages have been produced-packed by a company in Northeastern Greece. near Alexandroupolis. The sausages were bearing production date 23. Feb 2013 and expire date 25. Mar …

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