Barbara Neil

George Orfanidis has been rescuing animals in Crete, Greece for 25 years. He has around 120 dogs at his shelter. George often takes disabled animals or those requiring expensive surgery or with an ongoing need for medication for diseases such as leishmaniasis, who might otherwise struggle to find the safety of a shelter and are hard to find homes for. With George they find safety and love. We are on Facebook and Instagram Facebook link - https://www.facebook.com/GeorgeShelterCrete

Maria Fragkouli lives in Ierapetra on Crete and takes devoted care of stray dogs and cats. Maria currently has more than 75 dogs and about 25 cats in her garden and in her apartment in Dog Village, the new shelter. She also takes care of many other street animals and provides them with food and, if necessary, takes them to the veterinarian. Maria urgently needs our support in caring for the street animals. Please help. The animals need food, med. Care, neutering etc. and a loving home.

Vaso has a shelter in her home town of Gargalianoi Greece about 70 km from Kalamata where she cares and protects for 60 dogs and 28 cats in her shelter and the strays in her town. She has been rescuing Greek animals for nearly 20 years. She struggles to meet the daily costs for food and medicines let alone vet care . These animals have all been saved from the streets many pregnant or abused in unspeakable ways or as puppies Teaming will help Vaso meet some of their needs.

“Your help is invaluable, much, much sought after and appreciated. Afrodite has been struggling to help the poor landfill dogs for years. She’s been discouraged on many occasions but she’s never given up. But this is all too much for a single person. The sole volunteer on site is her”

ROLDA is a small charity supported internationally that helps abused, neglected, abandoned dogs in one of the poorest regions in Romania. ROLDA built and runs two private shelters which are a home for approx 700 dogs and a donkey. We are in process to finish a sanctuary for disabled and senior cats. ROLDA also runs social programs for underprivileged dog owners. Since the war started in Ukraine, we are active supporting a dozen of local rescuers busy to save animals from battle zones.