Welcome to the Athenian cat portraits. 😻
This page is devoted to stray animals.
Why?
Because the eyes of an animal and that of a child show the same innocence and wonder.
This site is mostly dedicated to the stray cats in the city of Athens, Neos Kosmos, Greece and the work that we do together with a few other animal lovers and neighbours voluntarily on feeding/spot-on treatment, TNR (trap neuter release) projects and hospitalizing for many of these souls. Unfortunately, our resources are limited since we do all this work using our personal budget (no governmental help so far) and thus we are not capable of helping every cat that needs our help.
To be able to end stray life in Athens we need to be able to spay/neuter all or most animals and hence we need your help for this goal! Help us make it real.
We do not have a shelter and all hospitalizing/temporary homes of animals occurs in our houses, in crates. We hope to be able to make a shelter one day and provide a home to many of these souls.
If you are wondering about the situation on stray dogs: stray dogs confer a major problem in Greece, but they are mostly found in the villages outside Athens. However, our resources do not allow us to expand on dogs.
What is the problem in Greece?🙀
- Stray animals in Greece are not taken care by the government and there are no systematic TRAP-NEUTER-RELEASE projects organized by the municipal of Athens. Therefore, the care of the animals lie in the hands of volunteers that spend their personal savings to care for them.
- The mentality in Greece is often distorted towards the proper care of an animal and the government neither enforces the law against animal abuse nor they enforce the spaying/neutering of pets. The number of animal abuse cases is really high and we need to apply pressure to the government to enforce the law.
- The basic rights of the animals are often violated: ie, access to food and water, access to a save place to hide, access to soil and trees is very limited.
- Owners often abandon their pets, and thus many house pets also end up on the streets.
So, stay tuned and follow this link on photos/portraits of these beauties being transformed after the care we give them!
Follow this link to learn more about our ongoing TNR projects.
