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The Greek Cat Welfare Society (UK) shared a Page.

10 hours ago

What a fantastic idea, thank you Moji, wishing you
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The goal of Moji's Cause is to spay and neuter stray dogs, and vets get to stay at the "vet hotel" in return.

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10 hours ago

Dear friends,

One of our volunteers, Koula, went to Athens in July and sent us the following report:

About 5 years ago, I was at the Acropolis with my sister and we saw a colony of sickly, hungry cats near to a derelict café. There was a ginger kitten with infected eyes that was trapped in of one of the rooms. Its mum had tried to help it escape but gave up. I threw wet food through the broken glass and tried to find the owner of the building, but he was aggressive and did not want cats in his neighbourhood. No one else was willing to help. I was going there every day to feed the kitten and the colony of cats. I tried ways to get the kitten out, with no success. I finally contacted Nine Lives as I was leaving the next day.

Caroline from Nine Lives went, and managed to get the blind kitten out! She took it to the vet for treatment, and after two months of treatment and fostering, Nine Lives found him a lovely home in Ireland. He is very happy there, and has regained most of his sight. But it was not just about saving this one kitten, Nine Lives started a trap-neuter-return and feeding programme for all the other cats there. Over the next months, they got all 26 of the cats right there spayed/neutered, and over the next years have continued neutering on the neighbouring streets, so now it is a whole completely neutered cat area!

This July, I met up with Cordelia from Nine Lives and she took me on one of her weekly checks on the area, to see “my cats”. It was so moving, they all had names, they love Cordelia so much and follow her everywhere. She knows each one by its name, its personality, its history and connects with everyone. It was also lovely to see that the residents and shopkeepers all knew Cordelia and greeted her warmly.

Also, there were NO kittens in that colony! It is because the Nine Lives volunteers monitor them and makes sure that when a new cat joins the colony, it is checked by the vet and then neutered. I went with Cordelia as she fed all these neutered colonies around the Acropolis. She had a bucket of good quality cat food, water and a brush to clean their feeding bowls with. Furthermore, she was carrying on her shoulder a 15kg bag of food to give to a lady to feed another colony. Rescuers are heroes, it took hours to feed and check the cats to see if they had any medical needs. I was so grateful to this young, beautiful lady and full of admiration.

After we finished feeding the cats we responded to some calls to Nine Lives. We met a lady by a kiosk and she showed us where a one-eyed cat and her kittens, who were also partially blinded with eye infections, were living: the mum was taken for neutering and the kittens for treatment. Next, we went to check on another cat with kittens that had been reported in Psyrri area. They were on some steps on a busy and dirty pavement, it was heartbreaking to see this mum and babies so exposed, so vulnerable. We then went to a very busy taverna where, between the dining tables outside, in a box, were a cat and her 7 kittens. Cordelia spoke to the owner and said she would come back to collect them later, as they were at great risk there and the owner was threatening to dump them. After we had then finished trapping one other cat for spaying, Cordelia went back for the mum and babies from the taverna, put them in her car and after dropping me off she took them to a friend for the night, ready for the vet the following morning. The next day, another hardworking Nine Lives volunteer, Zoey, went to Psyrri for the other mum and kittens, taking them to the vet. One of the little kittens was missing part of her paw, while the other two and mum had diarrhea. They were taken into foster care. Once both sets of kittens were weaned, the mums were spayed and returned to their respective areas, as their feeders/carers requested, and at the time of writing, 4 of the 10 kittens have so far found homes.

Nine Lives look after about 200 cats of all types and ages at and around the Acropolis. They neuter/spay them, feed them and make sure they are looked after as much as possible. Well done Nine Lives. ... See MoreSee Less

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The Greek Cat Welfare Society (UK)

1 day ago

Dear friends, please can we help Isabel bring her cat home....thank you

Hi i was wondering if you could post my gofundme link on your page. I am trying to adopt a stray cat from Santorini that I met on holiday. She is really in need of a home and I dont not have enough to get her here. I am a pet owner with 2 guinea pigs 1 cat and 1 dog and adopting this cat from Santorini would help me add another rescue into my family. www.gofundme.com/help-me-bring-fira-home&rcid=r01-153443224309-ab931c6aeb8e4b96&pc=ot_co_campmgmt_w

I will post updates and I have contacted Santorini cats and they are helping me bring her to the UK. ... See MoreSee Less

Click here to support Help me bring Fira home! organized by Isabel Taylor

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Fira is a stray cat in Santorini that I found and am trying to adopt. She is very sweet and young! There is an abundance of stray cats on the island and many do not survive more than 5 winters. Many c...

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2 days ago

Dear friends,

Part 2 of the great documentary about Skiathos Cat Welfare Association has just been released.
Please share widely to help the raise the funds to relocate. Thank you

youtu.be/pxfO_4P9fqEPart 2 of my 3 part series. See part 1 here: gopb.co/kittens Follow the Skiathos Cat Welfare Association team as they rescue stray kittens in need on ... ... See MoreSee Less

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4 days ago

Dear friends,

Second trapping operation in burnt Mati town by our Vivi from Adespotologio charity:

Two days ago we had our second cat neutering operation in the burnt village of Mati.
A ghost town, black and empty, almost lifeless. When the night fell, it was like a horror scene. Cats, going around in the blackness, screaming for food...
5 boys and 4 girls were trapped, checked and neutered. Adding to the previous 1 girl and 3 boys. Two of the girls had milk... Where are the babies in this horror scene? How do they survive?
There is a lonely man, Mr panagiotis feeding. We provided food and we will continue to provide, as needed. He has not seen any other group feeding in the area or trapping cats anymore. So we continue working there taking into account that we are the only ones doing this long term.

There was a heartbreaking spot in a burnt house with many cats where an old woman lived. She died in the fire and now the cats are there waiting beside the empty plates for food...
We managed to rehome a beautiful boy form this place. And kept a young black sweet girl to foster.
We discussed with Mr panagiotis the possibility of setting up feeding posts but he is still trying to find a suitable spot. Some people there wanting to rebuilt their burnt homes are negative to have feeding stations near...

The place will be eventually repopulated and find a balance, for the cats as well. Until then we cannot and must not abandon them. ... See MoreSee Less

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