February 2020

English below…

Είμαστε στην παρά πολύ ευχάριστη θέση να σας ανακοινώσουμε, ότι σήμερα ολοκληρώθηκε η αγορά οικοπέδου για την κατασκευή νέου καταφυγίου .

Μέσα στον επόμενο μήνα θα ολοκληρωθεί και η κατάθεση του φακέλου για την χρηματοδότηση μέσο του προγράμματος Leader για το οποίο έχουμε ήδη κάνει σημαντικά βήματα και απομένουν κάποιες λεπτομέρειες .

Ένα όνειρο ζωής της προέδρου μας Δέσποινας Κουνελακης και όλων των μελών του συλλόγου μας , για την παροχή στα ζώα που βοηθάμε ενός χώρου όπου θα μπορούν να έχουν την ασφάλεια και την φροντίδα που τους αξίζει όσο παραμένουν στην φροντίδα μας .

Δεν θα μπορούσαμε να πραγματοποιήσουμε αυτό το όνειρο μας χωρίς την στήριξη όλων αυτών που μας βοήθησαν με την γεναιοδωρία τους και που πίστεψαν μαζί με εμάς ότι οι ζωές των ζώων μετράνε , ότι τους αξίζει κάτι καλύτερο και ότι όλοι μαζί μπορούμε …

Από τα βάθη της καρδιάς μας σας ευχαριστούμε όλους …!!!

We are very pleased to announce that today we completed the purchase of land for the construction of a new shelter .

Within the next month, the submission of the dossier for funding will also be completed through the Leader programme, for which we have already taken important steps and just some last details remain.

It has been a lifelong dream of our president Despina Kounelaki and all the members of our association, to provide the animals we help a place where they can have the safety and care they deserve while they remain in our care .

We could not have made this dream come true without the support of all those who helped us with their generosity and who believed with us that animal lives matter , that they deserve better and that together we can …

From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you all …!!!

We have taken down the fundraiser page, as we have exciting news that we will be sharing with you all very soon!!

We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has donated, shared or come to one of our fundraiser events….. the show of support from all of you has been amazing and we thank you on behalf of ourselves and all the animals we care for.

I am the bridge,
Between what was and what can be.
I am the pathway to a new life

I am made of mush,
Because my heart melted when i saw you,
Matted and sore, limping, depressed
lonely, unwanted, afraid to love.

For one little time you are mine.
I will feed you with my own hand.
I will love you with my whole heart.
I will make you whole.

I am made of steel.
Because when the time comes,
When you are well, and sleek,
When your eyes shine,
And your tail wags with joy,
Then comes the hard part.

I will let you go – not without a tear.
But without a regret.
For you are safe forever –
A new dog needs me now……..

By Diana Morgan.

Photograph by Nikos Pandermalis

Neutering/Sterilisation of stray animals For 3 days at the end of January, (27,28 & 29), Sitia Animal Rescue, working with vets from Förderverein Arche Noah Kreta, ran a sterilisation programme which, focused on cats, was extremely successful. Volunteers (Greek, English and, on the third day, German) managed to catch 113 cats which were neutered by the vet from Arche Noah. 15 dogs were also neutered, and may now be rehomed. These sessions are hugely important, both in keeping the numbers of strays down, and ensuring that stray animals are healthy – they are given a health check while they are anaesthetised. During 2019 nearly 500 cats & dogs were neutered. This is a great achievement for all concerned!