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SPRING / SUMMER EDITION 2008
Dorian - a happy dog tale
I’m sure many of you saw Dorian in the Christmas 2006 edition of Paw Print,
few of you probably remember him but fortunately it only took one family to
notice him.
A handsome and lovely natured dog such as Dorian should not have taken
so long to rehome. His shiny coat, caring temperament and playful love for
puppies should have risen above the fact that he is a big, black, male dog,
timid of two legged males. Sadly, the scales do not always tip with justice
for our dogs but fortunately this time they did.
Dorian is now with a loving family and as you can see even through the
photos, he has finally acquired the confidence he was so badly lacking
– even with men! A warm thank you to the family who were willing to offer
him this chance.
Purdy - the three legged cat
I received a call from a very distressed Dutch volunteer. She had found a
kitten with its back leg just ‘hanging’. When we collected the kitten and took
it to our vet in Heraklion the leg was indeed broken and Purdy had no feeling
in his toes but we hoped that this could return and the leg would not have to
be amputated. Unfortunately this did not happen and Purdy had his useless
back leg amputated. He is now recovering at the Haven and getting used to
moving again without his ungainly, useless leg.
Purdy was indeed lucky to be spotted by Niki and he will be even luckier
when eventually he is ready to go to his special, forever home already
waiting for him in Holland. He is a very loving, happy boy who deserves a
wonderful future.
Sadly ... it's not always good news
In our Autumn/Winter 2007 issue we dedicated two large articles to our latest members of the Golden Oldies club, Major and
Crusoe. Major was almost completely blind, not very fond of cats but very calm and stoic. We know that everything we gave
to send him to his new home – even for the short time he had left – was well spent. Major finally had the love and care he
deserved for his last days and he did attend the 2007 Holland Reunion of Cretan dogs to see his friends one last time before
he left this world.
Crusoe on the other hand was not as lucky and although he seemed to have given up on life a long time ago, rejected by
everyone, he actually did give up on life in the haven’s garden, not long after his story was published. He is relieved now, we
only regret not having seen any spark of hope in him, ever, while he was in our care…
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"Live Your Myth In Greece"
I know many societies and individuals who have ironically used this advertising
slogan, from the ministry of tourism, to present animal cruelty, supposedly the
bad face of Greece and of the Greek people themselves.
I have lived in Greece all my life, until just a few months ago, but have
travelled widely and seen many things during my years of involvement in
worldwide animal protection. I will not mention countries by name but I
would like you all to think long and hard about the following: I have seen
countries where organised mass killings (need I say, with inhumane methods)
take place on a daily basis. I have seen countries where deliberate torture of
animals is considered and defended as sport, tradition and entertainment. And
I know of countries where cruelty, in the name of science, is hidden behind
heavily bolted doors. The latter seems to worry few people as it is
something one need not encounter on a day-to-day basis and we seem only to be
reminded of it when, every now and again, undercover video footage shocks
us and jogs our dormant conscience.
In Greece, most cruelty towards animals is due to neglect, ignorance, lack of
resources and a different cultural mindset. It is not so often one encounters
deliberate cruelty in Greece compared to other EU countries and always
keep in mind that there are professionals to deal with such cases abroad,
unlike Greece where animal protection groups are always struggling to
cope as best they can. Attitudes towards animals evolve through time just
as they changed in the light of racism and sexism – this is called social
change, and it does not occur over night. It is encouraged by education, and
people in Greece are learning. Today, in comparison to 10 yrs ago, you will see
people walking their dogs on leads, taking them to vets, parents letting
animals lick the child’s face and even hunters having their hunting dogs
neutered!
Furthermore, last year I was pleasantly surprised when, at the GAWF conference in Athens, I realised there were many more
Greek animal protectionists attending than foreigners, something which wasn’t obvious even 2 yrs ago.
So, if you too wish to live your myth in Greece, you should. Enjoy everything this wonderful country and its totally disorganised
people have to offer you but do expect to see dogs on chains, thin hunting dogs and many stray cats. When you return home, enjoy
your photographs and tell your friends what a great time you had but please do not forget the animals you left behind.
Contact the ministry of tourism to complain. This is the only way we can keep moving forward.
..... My walks with Daphne - (donkey tales part 1)
When I am in Crete with my family, I go to The Haven (CAWG) almost every day to walk with “my’’ sponsored donkey, Daphne.
As soon as I arrive she recognises me and starts to call out for me.
Some days I don’t have enough time to go for a walk with her but then I still go just to brush and cuddle her. Full of expectation,
she then stands at the gate hoping to go out for a walk. Yes, she enjoys being taken for walks very much!
As soon as we are outside, she rolls on the ground, in the middle of the road which is perfect for scratching her back.
During the walk she finds it of course tempting to nibble at the fresh grass, but she’s not allowed too much because it’s not good
for her.
It is a trip for her, and on trips there is always a little bit of a party time feeling!
The last time she really enjoyed trotting and for me it was so exhilarating, running with
a donkey, feeling like a bird in the sky.
Some people back home in Holland ask me: walking with a donkey? what is so nice
about that?
My reply? How can I answer that question,
when you don’t even want to understand
the concept? Walking with a donkey is very
special and can be a lot of fun, especially with a
donkey like Daphne!
I always try to explain that when I’m
walking Daphne, I feel as if I’m a child again, so
happy, enjoying time with her, but it is
also very relaxing, walking alone with her
through olive trees and flowers… still, I
don’t think they can understand it at all
unless they experience it.
The funniest reactions are from the locals that we meet
during our walks. They think we are crazy and try to explain to us that we must sit on the
donkey, they tell me in Greek, that’s what she is for.
Yes, maybe it is so, but we enjoy our walks this way too.....
.....Daphne and I are special friends.
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Mala - that's what Friends are for ...
When we answer a call for help we are never too sure what we will find. Sometimes if no one
has stayed with the animal or tied it up it has disappeared and unable to find it we then have
the worry of knowing an animal in need is somewhere out there, helpless, suffering, in pain
and starving.
Fortunately one local couple thought to fasten the small hunting dog they called us to help.
When we saw Mala we could not imagine what had caused such a horrific facial injury. A large
part of her right lip, nose and cheek was missing, giving her an awful ‘toothy grimace’. She
had a loose rope around her neck but this had cut into the back of her neck.
Our vet, however thinks that she was tied in the back of a pick-up or truck to be transported
and she broke her rope and either fell or jumped to the road sustaining this awful damage to
her face.
Mala does not realise how terrible she looks and is a bouncy, friendly, enthusiastic girl. She has
undergone one operation which has repaired her left nostril and lip but she needs specialist
surgery to the right nostril and cheek.
Above - Mala before surgery
Fortunately for Mala her plight touched the hearts of friends of ours in the UK and
she has now received sponsorship from friends of
GAR.UK for her treatment and preparation for
travelling to the UK in July.
I am sure you will hear more about Mala in the future, her
progress and adventures, for she is an extraordinary girl who
just doesn’t know and certainly doesn’t accept that she has any
special problem. Good luck Mala and thank you for Friends.
Above - Mala after surgery
A snip in time saves nine (or more) ...
Hi there!
It was a pleasure for me a few months ago to become a member of the Cretan Animal Welfare Group. For many years I had heard
about its actions and experiences from people whose animals had
been helped. I also knew about the difficulties such societies face
since the problems are numerous and their only ally is their power of
will and the love they have to offer the animals.
But none of the negative things stopped me of taking over the
Subsidized Neutering of Owned Dogs Project. A project which,
thanks to two very generous ladies and their companies, is covering
the full microchip costs and 50% of the neutering costs for owned
dogs from Sissi to Heraklion! Furthermore, WSPA is providing us
with the needed guidance and after the population survey training
we received from them, we are ready to show people that we are
making a difference!
With great satisfaction I can see that the project is gaining more
and more success. From October '07 until January '08 28 dogs
have been neutered, 18 of which were females. Taking into
consideration only the females and assuming they would have lived approx. 5 years each, bringing into the world an average of 10
puppies each per year, we have prevented 900 unwanted puppies from a suffering and uncertain future and helped the owners get
out of an unpleasant situation. We are hoping to neuter an average of 15 dogs per month and at this rate it should take us 2 years
to have neutered all the female dogs in the areas of Malia and Stalis. Another positive outcome is that we are having increased
positive reactions from the local people who, in the beginning, were very conservative and skeptical about neutering their dogs!
We are now waiting for you, the rest of the dog owners, to contact us as soon as possible, to assure a better future for your dogs!
Call Korina Legaki +30 6993023797
Twiggy
We received a phone call from a Greek man in Heraklion who had a small dog lying outside his shop. He
was concerned as it was injured and had been given a pain killing injection and then left with no further
treatment.
We arranged for him to take her to our vet where an x-ray showed a badly broken leg and pelvis and a very
large hernia. However, Twiggy as we call her, was too young and in too poor a state of health to undergo
the major operations required.
She is now at The Haven receiving love and care until she is fit for necessary surgery.
Twiggy is putting on weight, her hernia has improved and she loves to lie in the sunshine with Latte,
another puppy from Heraklion with an old badly broken leg needing surgery.
Twiggy will need to be spayed as soon as she is old enough because pregnancy would be dangerous for
her with such a badly damaged pelvis.
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A very prickly problem
Guessing and hoping for a happy end ...
Some time ago I was given a hedgehog which was badly infected with
mange mites. These tiny creatures bore into the skin and make it
itch very badly. This makes the skin erupt and give off a discharge
something like a mosquito bite. The poor creature can do nothing
about it so the discharge forms a crust over the skin around the face
and eyes until it cannot see and the spines fall off. Eventually the poor
thing dies because it cannot see to feed. This little creature was very
badly infected, but with medication and baths to kill the mites slowly
recovered. However this was in high summer, and a difficult time for
it to find food, so I kept him until it rained.
During his stay he had grown into a fine young male and was keen to
leave, so one evening I put him out with lots of food under a box where
the cats or dogs could not find it, and hoped he would be OK. I did
not see him again.
However, I have a young hunting dog who loves to sniff around the piles of
twigs left around the garden after pruning, and one evening he was barking excitedly. I went to investigate, because although he
does not hurt them he is a nuisance and frightens them. With my torch I looked among the leaves and found not 1 but 4 young
hedgehogs, all safe and sound.
So perhaps my hedgehog did stay and find a ladyfriend, and these were his children. Hope so. Since then I have seen several
hedgehogs around the garden, and now my dog leaves them alone.
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Daphne, Marigold
& Yucca our Three Little Flowers
New websites connected with CAWG:
(Dutch sites, but pictures say more than words)
www.the-haven.hyves.nl
www.ezelopvangkreta.eu
www.dierenasielkreta.web-log.nl
Donkey tales part 2 ...
NEWS
Our regular readers will remember the adventures Daphne had on her way to becoming a Haven resident, where, until last October
she had the company of Clover and Brownie.
Sadly since their deaths she has had only the goats and lamb for company.
Then ten days ago we were asked for help for an old girl who had been abandoned near the town of Neapolis.
Transport was arranged by the very helpful municipality of Neapoli and Marigold arrived at the Haven.
Daphne and Marigold were still getting acquainted when we had another call for help from yet another village near to Neapolis.
An eighty six year old man could no longer look after his donkey but he did not want to just abandon her so we agreed to take in
Yucca, so now we are three…again!
As the old villagers become unable to care for/use their donkeys there will
be a growing number of these older equines who deserve a pleasant
retirement after all their years of hard work.
Who will care for them in their old age? As much as we are able CAWG will
continue to help them but unfortunately we do not have the facilities for
looking after more than three or four donkeys.
We hope one day to be able to buy a piece of land to establish a proper donkey sanctuary for these unwanted beasts of burden but until then
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HOW TO SPEND €500.?
Imagine ...
... you are an animal welfare organization on Crete and you get a generous
donation of €500.
Are you picturing it??? Have you already spent it in your mind??
I am really wondering on which of the below situations/cases you have spent it:
on the 5 unwanted pups that have just been dumped at your doorstep? You could
get their vaccinations & microchips done, buy them all a passport and they are ready to travel
abroad to lovely homes awaiting. Feeding - anti-parasite treatment- and travel costs not
included! Result: 5 puppies saved.
on the dog that just came in to your shelter with a hernia and broken leg that needs
surgery, aftercare and the necessary vaccinations not to get sick. Result: 1 dog saved.
on 2 dogs; 1 female & 1 male dog which you get neutered so you avoid breeding of
unwanted puppies. One pair alone can make in one year an average of 18 puppies.
After 6 years this same pair is responsible for 2048 puppies! As all their offspring will mate as
well! A wild guess: 90% of those puppies is for sure unwanted. Result: 18 dogs saved after 1
year, but over 2000 saved after 6 years! With just €500.
on the future of Crete: children! You produce educational material especially made for children. In this way they learn how normal it is to have a dog in
the family home, how you should take care of it, how you can
communicate with it and how important an animal is for physical as well as
mental health reasons! Result: difficult to say after one year, but for sure in the
future a lot of animals are saved by taking care of them properly and unwanted
litters will be past tense.
So now I will ask you again … on which situation will you spend the €500?
Is this a different answer than you gave at the beginning of the story? If so, you can
see the power of education! If not, you are probably already a supporter of our group because we have realized after
years of hard work, trying to rescue any animal crossing our path, what the way forward is: Education & Neutering!
But hold your horses … in the meanwhile, when we try to change the attitudes of the citizens of Crete (Greek and foreign!), we
will still remain open for the sick and injured strays of Crete.
TO SAY NOTHING, TO DO NOTHING...
Josh was a happy dog, roaming on the streets of Hersonissos, fed by friendly locals & playing with the
children.
That was until someone decided they no longer wanted him around – why, we will never know. What was
his crime? Probably just that he was too friendly & someone could easily catch him & do whatever they
wanted with him. And what did they do – they hung him by his neck. Fortunately he managed to break free
& escape but badly injured his throat and his ear as he broke the rope.
With his faith in mankind badly damaged it took sometime before his old friends could catch him & bring
him to CAWG for treatment. Now he is making a great recovery & looking for a wonderful future in a
loving home.
Unfortunately not so lucky were the 2 dogs found recently, hanging in trees in Sissi. In two
separate cases but quite close in both time & place two poor dogs met a painful, cruel end.
Why? Probably just because someone could.
There has been a lot of bad press about Spain & the Spaniards cruelty hanging their unwanted hunting dogs – a good dog is
hung high to die quickly, a poor hunter is left with back feet just reaching the ground – fighting to free himself as he slowly dies an
agonizing death he becomes one of those dogs known as “piano players”.
Do we really want to have a reputation like the Spanish for cruelty & barbarity to animals?
Over the last few years many things have improved here. Animals are regularly accepted into Greek homes, Greeks take their
dogs on leads for walks, they take their dogs & cats regularly to visit the vet & now they are even beginning to believe in
neutering.
Is this all to be spoilt by a few … who actually enjoy making animals suffer? Poisoning has long been an accepted method of
controlling strays in Greece but with hangings, dogs whose mouths are tied up tightly to starve slowly & others beaten to death.
What are we coming to? What should we do, turn & look the other way or take action?
Report the incident to the police! Make known our feelings & spread the word this is not acceptable in a civilized,
Christian country.
A proven fact: animal abuse is often the fore runner of human abuse.
...STOPS NOTHING
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The Benefits We Experience When Animals Are Beside Us
By George Psychogidis
MSc in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
The Physiological and Psychological benefits for people who have animals
Many scientific researches have found that there are many benefits for people who live with animals. Specifically, people who are
animal owners have better physical health due to exercise with their pets, have lower blood pressure, fewer minor health problems,
go to the doctor less and have lower triglyceride and cholesterol levels. Also, they have a higher on-year survival rates following
coronary heart disease. Having a pet may decrease heart attack mortality by 3%. This translates into 30,000 lives saved annually.
In relation to psychological well-being, there is a decrease feeling of loneliness and isolation. Dogs are preventive and therapeutic
measures against everyday stress. 70% of families surveyed reported an increase in family happiness and fun subsequent to pet
acquisition. They feel less afraid of being a victim of crime when walking with a dog or sharing a residence with a dog.
Children owning pets are more involved in activities such as chores, hobbies and clubs. Their cognitive development and their
positive Self-esteem can be enhanced.
Companionship of pets helps children in families adjust better to the serious illness and death of a parent. Contact with pets
develops nurturing behavior in children who may grow to be more nurturing adults. Children exposed to humane education
programs display enhanced empathy for humans compared with children not exposed to such programs.
The animals make us feel unconditionally accepted and safe. Animals provide a constant source of comfort and focus of attention.
Bring out our nurturing instinct.
The therapeutic use of pets as companions has gained increasing attention in recent years for a wide variety of patients, elderly
people, people who have cancer and people who are mentally ill.
How we can explain all these benefits?
First of all cats and dogs provide us with an unconditional and nonjudgmental affection and love. Pet ownership may affect
people physiologically through the soothing and relaxing effect of touch. Tests have shown that the decrease in heart rate and
blood pressure can be dramatic. Simply watching a pet and also the speechless communication with the pet may produce a
relaxation demand. It is well established that touch is very important for the nourishment of our spirit and our mind. People
who own pets may have different personality traits than those who do not have. Often feel responsible and needed which may
stimulate the survival incentive. People who have low self-esteem or have mental illness rather than thinking and talking about
themselves and their problems, they watch and talk to and about the animals. Also the presence of an animal serves to brighten the
atmosphere, increasing laughter, play and amusement.
It does not matter what the pet is to get the therapeutic benefit. It can be a cat, a gold fish or a dog.
"There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face" - Ben Williams
Reference : Delta Society. www.deltasociety.org
(Delta Society performs research into the importance of animals to the lives and well being of humans).
A big thank you to ...
*Our generous supporter for the Subsidised Neutering of
Owned Dogs Project
*Our sponsor who made it possible to extend the Subsidised
Neutering of Owned Dogs Project outside of the Malia / Stalis
area
And for their on-going support:
*Our donor who covered most of the flight costs for our animals
travelling to Holland
*Diana for her personal initiative to help us and our donkeys
*The Dutch Military for transporting our travel boxes back to
Crete
*Donna and Kitsch Collars for making us charity of the month
*Greek Animal Rescue & friends for covering the costs of
*Greek Animal Welfare Fund
*World Society for the Protection of Animals
*Mirtos Animal Project for their continuing help
*Foundation for the Help of Animals in Crete
*Compassion in World Farming
*Arche Noah
And not forgetting as they are always there for us:
*Andreas Badouvas, our vet, for his amazing work
*Sue Silk, our UK Treasurer and devoted fundraiser
*Maria from Malia Holidays Hotel for her continuing
Mala’s treatment
*Wereld Asielen for their emergency help for our donkeys
*Swiss Friends of Crete
generosity
*Mere for our wonderful websites
*AquaWorld Aquarium, Hersonissos for their support
All our supporters who have donated or sponsored
privately - too many to mention individually!
All the volunteers for their endless efforts who help,
especially with animal care, fundraising & flight escorts
both in Crete and abroad.
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A VERY SAD GOODBYE
Sad was with us for a few years ever since he was dumped at The Haven, tied to a tree at the bottom of the garden. We
were quite wary of approaching him at the time but soon came to
realise he really was a puppy at heart with not a bad bone in his body.
He was not aggressive to others and all he truly loved were his tennis balls that
he would play with for hours.
He was always very loving, sat and waited for his food rather than jumping up
and despite his name, he was a happy dog that deserved a good home. He
had a few chances of being rehomed but all of them fell through, one by one,
for various reasons proving that he really was an unlucky dog.
I would love nothing more than to be able to write that Sad found his perfect
home, that someone chose him over all the cute puppies, that somebody offered him a little loving warmth and attention, even if it were a fraction of what
he deserved. I would love to say that he is now in someone’s garden, running
after tennis balls and enjoying his new life with people who felt his breed was
represented perfectly by him.
Unfortunately, this is not the case. Sad died on the 20/01/08 of torsion (even
though he had not yet eaten that morning) before we could get him to our vet.
It has been a hard time for those of us who knew Sad and I suspect that those
of you who saw him every now and again in our newsletters will also be a little
upset but please do not forget that there are other dogs out there like Sad who
truly deserve a home and are repeatedly rejected strictly due to their looks,
breed and mutilated ears and tails. We failed to help Sad but that doesn’t mean we can’t help others like him…
www.pitbull-rescue.gr
www.badrap.org/rescue/
http://www.mprgroup.net/
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* Do YOU check whether your eggs are free-range?
If your supermarket doesn't offer them as a choice
please do complain about it.
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Battery farmed chickens
Free Range chickens
IT WOULD BE NICE ...
It would be nice to have a lie in
On a cold winter’s day when it’s grim
When everything is muddy and wet
And all the animals are waiting to be fed.
It would be nice to step outside
Without fearing there’s a box of pups to hide
Left from owners who won’t neuter their pets
Hoping we can find homes against all bets.
It would be nice to have my own home
Without so many animals free to roam
Where rooms are used in the proper way
And not for medicines, dog food and hay.
It would be nice to go out and dine
Not worrying about a few sips of wine
To go to the movies without visiting the vet
Oh, how I wish these wishes could be met!
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The Cat Lady Of Heraklion
At first glance, Heraklion, especially to the eyes of the visitor, seems a very dog-friendly city.
This is the first thing that captures one’s attention. Not mentioning the exceptions (which do exist everywhere, of course), dogs
and people do seem to exist in harmony with each other. I’ve never seen so many calm, well fed and friendly dogs anywhere else.
However, from time to time, you notice other homeless pets, wandering in the corners of the city – felines. Even though cats do
adjust and manage to survive easier than dogs, they can still, in their own way, get attached to the humans who show they
care.
In the centre of the city, there is a place, where the cats are never shunned and get everyday care. Mrs Catherine Karouzaki can
never ignore a feline around her shop. She started to feed the first cat some years ago and since then there are always about 4-6
cats, dwelling in the surrounding building undergrounds and under the parked cars, knowing they have a place where they will
be taken care of. Every morning they wait for Mrs Karouzaki to arrive at the shop because for them it means it is feeding time. As
soon as the door is unlocked, there are two cats, extremely attached to her, that always appear outside the shop window. They are
mother and daughter. When they finally get their food in the paper boxes on the pavement the mother always eats first, no matter
how many other local cats come for breakfast. Her daughter is the most loyal one, following Mrs Karouzaki even outside the shop,
but only round the corner, in her territory. Always waiting for her to return from the city centre to be able to run by her side back to
her shop. The cats do stay outside, but often come up to the window, some feeling hungry again, some for a bit of attention. Still,
they are free creatures, that prefer to stay around humans as much and whenever they feel like it. When the brave one comes into
the shop, “talking” to you through her voice and movements, she doesn’t feel safe if you try to close the door. She needs to know
she can always leave when she needs to, or wants to.
The cats, however, have been neutered. With traps, borrowed from CAWG, they were caught and taken to a vet for the
operation, in order to prevent more kittens from entering the street world, which is not always as friendly as the one in this small
street. Neutered cats are back to freedom and the care of Mrs Karouzaki, where they watch her from outside the shopping window
and walk the roofs. The eternal wanderers of the city.
CAWG BAZAARS ... A roaring success!
Winter bazaars raised €7000 total! We
want to thank all the volunteers involved
and our generous donors for making it a
success once again!
Crowds flock to the bazaar
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CAWG PROGRESS REPORT 2007
2007 was a very difficult year for CAWG.
It was decided in 2006 to reduce our intake of animals to only the sick & the injured. Unfortunately this was used against us.
Rumours spread that we no longer needed funds as we were no longer doing animal welfare work!
In fact the opposite was true. 2007 was our busiest and I believe in many ways our most successful year to date. It saw us take
new directions, aiming to bring about a lasting change to help the future of many animals, on Crete, in Greece and throughout
Europe , whilst still helping locally those animals in real need – 157 admitted (139 in 2006), 58 neutered (25 in 2006), not too bad
for people who are doing nothing!
You will be pleased to hear that at last after 5 years of lobbying our council, appeals to the ministry of agriculture and
our online petition, we have finally convinced the mayor that Malia does have a problem with stray dogs & that it is the
responsibility of the council, by law 3170/03 to make provision for this. There is still a long way to go but the first step was the
most difficult. Perseverance was the key; we have the law behind us & showed the mayor that we would not give up. Maria,
Matheos and Manolis, all local citizens of Malaia, visited the mayor with us, and then we went to the Hersonissos police where they
made a complaint against our municipality for not following the law, to help the stray animals.
This convinced our mayor that he could not delay anymore.
Now, we must continue to press for the law to be followed and we hope to present a proposal to the mayor shortly.
The campaigning work we started in 2006 continued fiercely in 2007 and in cooperation with other societies around Greece our battle against circuses seems to be
leading us towards being only the 2nd country of the EU to ban any kind of
performing animals. KEDKE (the association of all Greek municipalities) has
unanimously declared support of this ban.
We have helped the successful campaign to uphold the ban in 2012 on battery
cages for hens and are now campaigning for major Greek consumer groups to declare
themselves Cage Free (offering only free range eggs) in their company policy.
We have an active educational department providing humane education lessons
in Greek schools on Crete. Lessons have successfully taken place in Heraklion,
Rethymnon and Chania, with more booked for the future.
Finally, last but definitely not least, the implementation of our Subsidised Neutering
of Owned Dogs Project got under way and the good news is that we have received
funding to continue this work for another year (the bad news being that it comes from
the US and as the dollar is low we actually received less than last year). Already many
unwanted puppies have been prevented from being born into an uncertain future.
For a small society I think you would agree that is quite some accomplishment for one year.
Maybe we should do less, some groups only deal with dogs, others only cats. We try to help any sick or injured
animal including equines and wildlife and cover a wide area of this island. At this moment we have 25 dogs, 12 cats, our donkeys
Daphne, Marigold and Yucca and Larry the lamb resident at The Haven.
We feel that the rescuing and rehoming is a necessary part of our animal welfare work and for those animals who pass from the
Haven it is everything however, spare a moment to consider the hundreds we don’t see, never hear of and have no chance to
help…
We hope by our forward thinking policies we can make a long term improvement to benefit more animals tomorrow, not just a few
today.
We hope that you will join with us in working towards a better future for animals on Crete and beyond.
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* Our Charity Shop will
be open this summer
again in
St. Dimitrious Square,
in Malia Old Town for
bargains,
information about our
work, or just a chat ...
Goodies are always
welcome.
Wednesdays & Saturd
ay 18.00 - 21.00
duced!
are now being pro
*2009 Calendars
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and your address
+ €2 p&p
€6 per calendar
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With just a couple of Euros or Pounds you can have a cup of coffee, make a
telephone call OR help save the life of an animal!
If you would like to sponsor one of our animals, or become a supporter of the Cretan Animal Welfare Group,
please complete the form below and post, with your donation to:
Cretan Animal Welfare Group,
The Haven,
Malia 70007,
Crete, Greece
Tel: +30-694-4690368
I wish to sponsor a dog (€20 / £12 per month)
(Chrysalis) +30-699-3023797
Fax: +30-28310-23754
I wish to sponsor a rabbit / lamb (€5 / £3 per month)
I wish to sponsor a cat (€10 / £6 per month)
Supporters Group Coordinator:
Sue Silk,
3 Church Close,
Little Paxton,
St. Neots, Cambs PE19 6EU
(Tel: 01480 219509)
I wish to make a donation of €......
/
£......
I wish to become a supporter / member
(€15 / £11 per annum)
NAME :
STILL VERY MUCH IN
BUSINESS!!!
Due to baseless rumours many people
believe that we are no longer helping the needy
animals of Crete. Nothing could be further
from that truth. We would like to inform you
that we are continuing to accept injured and
sick animals only.
Many of these cases require expensive long
term veterinary treatment and our "golden oldies" club members require special food and
treatment for the rest of their lives.
Without your generous support, most of these
unfortunate cases would face a very uncertain
future.
ADDRESS :
Post code:
Would you like to stay informed about our work by email?
E-mail address :
BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS FOR U.K. :
Lloyds TSB Bank UK
Branch:
Biggleswade, Beds
Code:
30-90-79
Account No.:
01227605
Account Name:
Cretan Animal Welfare Group
BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS FOR EURO CURRENCY :
C.A.W.G. - business as usual!
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Commercial Bank Greece
Account No:
CAWG NOW HAS PayPal!
43 992 431
Account Name: Filozoiki Malia
IBAN: GR 53 0120 7390 0000 00043 992 431
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