From 2/6 to 6/6 2023, the athens-based animal Charity Let’s Be S.M.A.R.T in collaboration with Hydra Ark, brought its team and two veterinarians to Hydra and sterilized and provided medical attention to the island’s street cats.

63 cats were spayed/neutered, dewormed, took anti parasites and microchipped. 

There were also several teeth extractions and one eye surgery . 

5 stray cats were sent to Athens for further treatment by Hydra Ark. 2 cats didn’t make it whereas 3 cats returned healthy to their colonies.

A big THANK YOU to LBS, vets and to volunteers! We also thank Dimos Ydras for letting us use a space at the old market. 

We are working on TNR program for 2023-2024. As soon as we news we will let you know. 

In 3rd of February 2023, 24 stray cats were spayed/neutered, dewormed, took anti parasites and microchipped  by veterinarian G. Karatheopoulos and his team. 15 females and 10 males. 6 cats from Neos Kosmos, 4 cats from Rea Kamini area, 2 from pet shop area, 2 from Port and 9 from Ypapanti area  The cost was 1.438,84€ included VAT and it was covered by HydraArk.  

A big THANK YOU to vets and to volunteers! 

We also thank Dimos Ydras for letting us use a space at the old market. 

The biggest THANK goes to all of you! Without your support and your kind donations all these years we wouldn’t make it. 

On Tuesday, March 7, veterinarian George Karatheopoulos and his team came to Hydra to neuter 29 cats.

* 24 females and 5 males. 6 cats from Neos Kosmos, 6 cats from Rema Kamini area, 7 cats from Arts school area, 1 from Ypapanti area, 2 from port area and 6 cats from Bouagia area .

All cats were given antiparasite treatment and microchipped. 

* The cost was 1.643,01 € included VAT and it was covered by HydraArk.  

3 sick cats (1 from the port, one from Kamini and on from Mueusm) were sent to a vet’s clinic in Athens. More news soon. 

These sessions are massively important to our mission to control the cat population on Hydra, which exploded during Covid, when we were unable to perform any neutering sessions at all for two years. 

The other half of our mission is to care for the sick and hungry street cats on our island. The TNR sessions are costing us on average 50 euros per cat, and our funds are running low. We have cats in need of veterinary attention and we must also purchase food through the spring.

Funds are running low, and so we are asking for your help. Please consider a donation to help us continue our efforts to help Hydra’s street cats.

Donations can be made by PayPal at https://paypal.me/HydraArk

or by bank transfer to

Name: Ethniki Bank

Account Name: ΥΔΡΑΙΚΗ ΚΙΒΩΤΟΣ / Hydra Ark

IBAN: GR40 0110 4800 0000 4800 0197 987

BIC: ETHNGRAA