Neutering

06/02/2023

Big changes for the better this year we hope!

Our neutering programme continued throughout last year via our fantastic vet Eleni Maroulaki https://goo.gl/maps/FringHGjHDvasZR29

In addition to your donations paying for emergency operations and neutering we received a huge award from Hard Luck Paws https://hardluckpaws.fi/
Well done to the dozens of you who made the effort and took your strays into Chania.
Since we ceased collaboration in the Apokoronas Dimos neutering programme we received many desperate calls from people wanting traps/cat carriers and loan of our neutering equipment.
With the court case ended we could not ignore the pleas for help anymore and decided to distribute our equipment at various points across Apokoronas with our dedicated volunteers. Anyone wanting to borrow equipment for private or Arche Noah neutering sessions can contact the following ladies:

Beverley, Neo Chorio: 0030 6949282477
Louise, Xirosterni: 0030 6977229915
Lorna, Kokkino Chorio: 0030 2825031308
Landline with answerphone please leave a message with what you need Lorna will get back to you.

Please note they are not for dumping animals on they are here to teach and hand out the equipment, but you will be performing the trapping.

Arche Noah Dimos Free neutering session on the 1st of March for stray cats and 2nd of March for stray dogs.
Please book an appointment by ringing: 0030 2825 340314

08/04/2022

Free Neutering available by appointment (with our vet in Chania) only please contact us for details, to book & borrow equipment.

01/03/2022

We are sad to announce that for the foreseeable future we are unable to continue providing volunteers or equipment for the Apokoronas Neutering Clinic. In the interim, out of respect for the Arche Noah Veterinarians and the stray animals we have left the surgical operating tables (purchased from your donations) in the clinic for their use.
On the 23rd of December 2021 at Chania Magistrates Court, we submitted evidence to the prosecutor against Mr Mousourakis (Kalyves Vet) and Mr Xenakis (employee at the dog shelter) for:
‘LYING UNDER OATH’ (PERJURY)
Meanwhile our legal and legitimate work with stray cats continues, we are still neutering, funding the veterinary fees from your donations. Anyone who can contribute to neutering a stray cat can arrange an appointment at reduced cost from our vet in Chania Eleni Maroulaki (details/map below)

Eleni Maroulaki details on our website including opening hours and location
http://www.catspyjamas.org/neutering/

Eleni Maroulaki details on google maps
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Animals+Corner/@35.5080272,24.0210546,17.67z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x149c7d9460c3dee7:0xb1ce95365f3a9e8f!8m2!3d35.5079546!4d24.0217943

★★★★★ · Dyrlæge

14/02/2022

UPDATE! Thank you for your amazing support, the battle can now begin. We have the money to pay the initial €1600 of the fine plus the €400 lawyers fee to submit our application to challenge the fine. (Greek law means you need to pay some of it before you can appeal it!) We are therefore le

21/08/2021

Στις 13 & 14 Αυγούστου 2021 ο Δήμος Αποκόρωνα με τη συμβολή εθελοντών κτηνιάτρων από τη Γερμανία, προχώρησε με το πρόγραμμα στειρώσεων αδέσποτων αλλά και αυτή τη φορά χωρίς τη συμμετοχή εθελοντών ή των νομίμων φιλοζωικών σωματείων του Αποκόρωνα. Εθελοντές που ταΐζουν τα αδέσποτα στο δήμο έχουν, εδώ και μήνες, μια λίστα αναμονής για στειρώσεις αδέσποτων γατιών. Οι δεκάδες εθελοντές όλων των εθνικοτήτων που ταΐζουν γάτες στον Αποκόρωνα με τροφή του παρέχει το φιλοζωικό σωματείο, έχουν αναγνωρίσει και θα μπορούσαν να παγιδεύσουν πάνω από 40 έγκυες γάτες .
Δυστυχώς κανένας από αυτούς δεν ειδοποιήθηκε για τις στειρώσεις και το πρόγραμμα εφαρμόστηκε χωρίς να ενημερωθούν οι δημότες..
Αν αυτή η αδιαφορία από μέρους του δήμου σας έχει επηρεάσει επικοινωνήσετε με τον δήμαρχο και να εκφράσετε της απόψεις σας για τη σπατάλη των δωρεάν κτηνιατρικών υπηρεσιών, την έλλειψη οργάνωσης και την πλήρη αδιαφορία για όσους από εσάς περιμένετε απεγνωσμένα ραντεβού.
Όλοι έχετε φωνή και ψήφο χρησιμοποιήστε το!
Δήμαρχος: 6948375990
Email: [email protected]
email: [email protected]
Γραφείο Δημάρχου: 28253-40330, 28253-40345
Γραμματέας Δημάρχου: 28253-40335
Γραφείο αντιδημάρχου: 28253-40344, 28250-5

On the 13th & 14th August 2021 Apokoronas Municipality with the contribution of the volunteer German vets went ahead with the neutering of strays , once again without the inclusion and participation of either the legally constituted animal welfare organisation volunteers or their volunteers. These volunteers who feed strays throughout Apokoronas have stray animals on a waiting list for stray cat neutering for several months now.
Tens of volunteers several nationalities who feed the stray cats with food supplied by the welfare organisation, have identify and could have trapped more than 40 feral cats mostly female and pregnant.
Unfortunately none of these volunteers was notified about the neutering session which went ahead without any publicity aimed at the residents.
If this indifference on the part of the council towards the neutering of cats has affected you in any way, you may contact the mayor and to express your views on the waste of free veterinary services, the lack of organisation and the total disregard for those of you desperately waiting for a neutering appointment.
You all have a voice & a vote use it!
Mayor: 6948375990
Email: [email protected]
email: [email protected]
Mayor’s office: 28253-40330, 28253-40345
Mayor’s secretary: 28253-40335
Deputy mayor’s office: 28253-40344, 28250-5

04/07/2021

Where to start … how to explain the utter madness and toxicity of animal welfare in Greece 2021
Without the input from many caring driven individuals including Arch Noah Kreta & Apokoronas Dimos there would not have been such a ground-breaking and successful Apokoronas stray neutering campaign with such high standards of care.
Advised by the Dimos we paid substantial fees and gained official charity status in Greece, in return we gained an official contract with the Dimos. We maintain legal accounts for our vets, accountants and lawyers, we assist the Dimos providing supplies, equipment and volunteers for the Mayors stray neutering clinic, we seek the best care for the sick and injured stray cats we take in on their behalf at no cost to them, we have repeated promises of support but our donors continue to bear the burden of 400kg of cat food to the strays of Apokoronas every month.
Shame on you those who conspired on the 18th June to mobilize the Veterinary Association of Chania and Vrysses police to serve a search warrant invading our home with 3 Veterinary Association Officials, two police motorcycle officers, two police cars, two women police officers and an official with a search warrant from Chania Magistrates Court.
My arrest incited on so far unstated criminal charges with the threat of being incarcerated over the Bank Holiday weekend, the confiscation of thousands of euros of equipment and medications rendering our legitimate, legal, professional and vital role in nursing stray cats impossible.
Be advised the more you attempt to destroy the Dimos neutering programme, our charity and its care of our cats, the more we will refuse to go quietly or be intimidated or suppressed by you.
Our aims are simple: refute legally these fictitious charges, stop the persecution of responsible, animal carers, reinstate the stray neutering programme for the benefit of Apokoronas residents, protect the voluntary vets, legal charities and decent individuals caring for the strays.
We must thank the most amazing dedicated people who came forward to offer practical support, witness testimony and moral support: Yannis Xamonakis, Natasa Bobalaki, Rena Terazaki, Maria Papadaki, Stavros Stavroulakis, Eleni Maroulaki, Myrto Diamantaki, Arche Noah Kreta, Beverley, Carol, Heather, Shirley, Kathie, Sarah, George, the Tsivaras cultural committee, our Fres Greek neighbours, various tavernas owners, and the many sadly toο fearful to be named.
To those who already donated towards the lawyers fees our thanks any further donations not used for court fees will go towards our Greek vets and the cat food.

23/05/2021

Proposed compulsory sterilisation seeks to improve animal welfare but raises concerns about pure breeds

16/04/2021

SADLY DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL NEUTERING IS CANCELLED THIS WEEKEND!

18/02/2021

URGENT
NEWSPAPERS NEEDED NOW TO KEEP THE STRAY CATS DRY IN THEIR BOXES WITH TAVERNAS CLOSED OUR SUPPLY HAS RUN OUT!

18/02/2021

URGENT, NEWSPAPERS NEEDED NOW FOR TSIVARAS CLINIC!

NEEDED TO KEEP THE STRAY CATS DRY IN THEIR BOXES

WITH TAVERNAS CLOSED OUR SUPPLY OF NEWSPAPERS HAS RUN OUT!

11/11/2020

The neutering has been cancelled the Arche Noah team had to leave the island due to COVID lockdown. What can we say humans and animals are having an awful time.

Apokoronas Dimos has a reduced fee neutering programme please contact Kalyves Veterinary practice direct: 0030 2825 032186
or sadly the bill falls to those of us who can afford to pay.

Our Mayor Mr Koukianakis has funded the renovation of the neutering clinic it is ready to go when our vets return, we have the hard work of George Xenakis to thank for that. We and our volunteers are ready all we need now is some luck....

Please return loaned equipment back to Fres with your name inside so we know who has done so, thank you all.

06/11/2020

Apokoronas Dimos are waiting on the Ministry to issue guidelines today regarding if our neutering programme at the end of the month can go ahead.
Please keep your loaned equipment for now we will let everyone know here and via email as soon as we are told.

13/10/2020

www.animalscityofathens.gr

Η επίσημη σελίδα της Αστικής Πανίδας του Δήμου Αθηναίων

06/10/2020

Hi everyone

We hope to neuter again in November (no dates as yet) the Dimos have kindly been completing essential renovations and repairs to the clinic.

Apologies to anyone who we missed with the cancellation messages, our team did their very best to reach you all. Next session anyone who was cancelled will get priority on the new list.

Please keep your loaned equipment but do not lend it out! If it gets lost you will have to replace it!

Meanwhile the generosity of cat lovers all over has allowed us to buy dry cat food again for the strays. If you are feeding a colony (this food is for stray cats only) and struggling to afford it please contact us with the following:
How many cats you feed and location
You name, address and telephone numbers
Best wishes

20/07/2020

All loaned neutering equipment back please within a week!
We do not have the time to keep chasing people!

29/06/2020

Covid-19 Precautions

We have an obligation to keep our vets/volunteers & visitors safe. We are asking anyone attending the neutering session to help us by adhering to the following:

The clinic door will be kept locked to prevent individuals coming in without permission

Visitors are expected to wear masks/gloves

Only one visitor to attend per neutering appointment

Only two visitors allowed into the clinic at any one time

Dog consent forms completed ready to hand over with the dog

Cat forms completed & taped to boxes

Thank you all for your understanding

14/05/2020

03/03/2020

Thanks to all for the hard work & effort during the last neutering session hopefully it has given us and the strays a small reprieve from the inevitable sick and dying young.

We are lucky to have another session planned for the end of March (dates to be confirmed) if anyone else can trap cats or help look after animals on the day please let us know.
Please return our equipment asap it should all have been back last week, someone has a cat carrier with `Carol' on it she would like it back!

Also a big thank you to Lorraine Benson of Cretan Animal Protection who helped us to save one of our neutered strays from the compound/streets. This was a joint effort: Martin arranged transport, a volunteer took her to Heather our cat foster mum who cared for this distressed dog for 3 days, George from ARIA transferred her to a longer term foster home and she is now safe waiting on adoption in the UK.

23/02/2020

This poor girl heavily pregnant (9 pups) was dumped on the streets this weekend, bewildered exhausted frozen, we neutered her and she is now recovering in the warmth. We are appealing for a home for her she seems to be docile, domesticated craving affection. She must have been owned, we cannot rehome dogs so have asked assistance from our dog rescue colleagues.
We have a duty of care to facilitate the neutering of all strays, cats & dogs.

16/02/2020

By Wed 19th Feb we will allocate appointments if anyone has not been contacted by Thursday please feel free to hassle us but not before!

13/01/2020

Με επιτυχία ολοκληρώθηκε το διήμερο 10 και 11 Ιανουαρίου, η στείρωση,ο εμβολιασμός και η ηλεκτρονική σήμανση είκοσι έξι αδέσποτων ζώων του Δήμου Χανίων από την κτηνί....

09/12/2019

Simply amazing all of you!
The neutering days were a success due to our amazing vets the Dimos & our dedicated volunteers:
Martin, Bev, Sarah H, Sarah R, Melanie who came for the dog day & is always welcome back!
Without all of you catching, bringing animals & caring for them afterwards we could not do this.
The donations of Xmas food were yummy!
The cleaning products a godsend with the amount we have to clear up!
Merry Xmas to you all

01/12/2019

01/12/2019

01/12/2019

Neutering Appt.s sent out today, anyone on the list & not notified please email

21/09/2019

Dimos neutering session
21/22 September
This event has been cancelled

21/09/2019

Offener Brief zum medizinischen Tierschutz in Griechenland von Thomas Busch

"Wir engagieren uns in Griechenland, weil Sie uns gerufen haben. Nicht Sie persönlich, sondern die Stimmen tausender Touristen, die ohnmächtig vor dem Leid der Straßentiere standen. Vergessen Sie bitte nicht: diese Touristen sind ein wesentlicher Teil der wirtschaftlichen Grundabsicherung für viele Menschen in Griechenland."

Thomas Busch

Mehr lesen:
https://tieraerztepool.de/story/de/offener-brief-thomas-busch-juli-2018

23/08/2019

Hi Everyone

Thanks to all of you who worked so hard during the neutering in such hot weather.

Special thanks to George at IL Forno in Kalyves for donating fantastic food for the vets and volunteers!

Equipment needs to be returned within a week & cleaned not covered in maggots, faeces & blood like some were last time! Please leave outside the gate & let us know you have returned it.

Hopefully see you all in September

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Il-Forno-Kalive/1677756128923622

31/07/2019

Nursing mothers with kittens can be neutered any time, it does not effect the milk supply. Kittens under 8 weeks of age or those not living in safe environments should accompany the mother

31/07/2019

Next neutering session
August 2019
Dogs 16th & 17th Cats