In the first weekend of December 2018 (1/12/18 & 2/12/18) we held a cat sterilization session on the island of Hydra.

We would like to thank Animal Action Greece, GAWF and its amazing team of Elisa Geskou, Aris Vlahakis,Alkis Geskos, Paul and Sophia for the three days they spent with us . More than 85 equines were carefully checked. Many had their teeth floated, others had their hooves attended to. This if the eleventh year Animal Action team has come to Hydra. Each visit, these days they spend with us are filled. Close to 1.000 equines and more have been taken care of during these eleven years. Thank you! Thank you! Your work has made a tremendous difference to the equines of Hydra. Everyone who brings their donkeys, horses and mules to be checked has expressed their thanks and their hopes that we will be able to continue this yearly program. A special thanks to all volunteers.Thank you, also, to the municipality of Hydra for offering free dinners and accommodation to the team. ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΥ 10/10/2018 Θα θέλαμε να ευχαριστήσουμε την Animal Action Greece, την GAWF και την ομάδα τους Ελίζα,Άρη,Αλκη, Paul και Σοφία για την παροχή φροντίδας στα ιπποειδή του νησιού μας. Τα τελευταία 11 χρόνια έχουν φροντίσει μεγάλο αριθμό ιπποειδών και έχουν βοηθήσει στην ευζωία τους παρέχωντας φροντίδα,συμβούλες και εκπαίδευση στους ιδιοκτήτες τους. Περίμενουμε την επίσημη αναφορά της Animal Action,την οποία και θα αναρτήσουμε στην σελίδα μας. Ευχαριστούμε και σας περιμένουμε και του χρόνου! Ευχαριστίες και στο Δήμο Ύδρας για την προσφορά των δείπνων και της διαμονής.

Especially during the summer months, we at HydraArk receive messages from kindhearted, concerned visitors asking for help regarding a particular animal in need. We absolutely sympathize with their concern and are often sorry to have to disappoint them that we cannot take the animal into our care. Unlike animal welfare organizations in other countries, like the United States, for instance, we have no shelter facilities. In fact, we have no operating veterinary clinic on the island. So we have no place to keep ailing animals. We are just a handful of volunteers, and to be frank, our hands are full! In cases of emergency, where an animal’s life is in danger or it is visibly wounded, we make every effort to send him or her to a vet in Athens or on the Peloponnese, but the practical constraint of funding prevents us from doing this for every sick cat. Our volunteers do their best to deliver treatment to visibly ill street cats, but this is difficult. Street cats do not always appear at the same time in the same place, which complicates delivering, say, a regular course of antibiotics. We really do our best, but if you see a cat that seems to be doing poorly, we need your help. If you are willing to do what you can to help, may we suggest the following. 

• Take a photo of the cat and its environs and make a note of where it is located. Send us the photo at ydraikikivotos@gmail.com. Chances are good that we know the cat and some form of intervention is in progress.

If we do not know the cat, you can help by doing the following: 

• If the situation does not look dire, we would ask you to purchase from the Althexis pet shop an antiparasite ampule and a worm tablet. Often parasites are causing the problem. The tablet can be delivered in a bit of wet food.
• If the situation seems more severe, please go to the Althexis Pet Shop. We have a cage there labled “HydraArk ” that you may use to catch the cat and bring it to the shop owner, who is generally there Wednesday through Friday.He has veterinary training and can give advice. 
• If the situation needs an advanced form of treatment, contact us. 
• If you are traveling to Athens, please let us know, because we may need your help escorting a sick cat to Piraeus. Every time we need to send a sick cat to Athens we have to cover the travel expenses of the escort + an escorting fee.
• Please consider making a donation for the sick cat that you have found and hope to help. This is very important because we are a nonprofit organization with no external funding beyond the donations of concerned animal lovers like you.

Please note that we are literally a handful of private volunteers who live and work full-time on Hydra and have little free time. We do our best for the animals because we can’t turn a blind eye to their needs. BUT please be aware that animal welfare in Greece is the legal obligatory responsibility both financially and administratively of each municipality in the country.  If you have concerns about the conditions of Hydra’s Animals, please seriously consider visiting or writing the mayor’s office:

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