Two rescued Greek stray puppies looking for loving homes

[anelia]

Hi,

During my holiday in Greece this year, as I was walking through a country road near Athens,these two beautiful pups jumped out from the fields howling in desperation and craving love, help and attention.

Abandoned in the middle of nowhere. I had walked the same road another 5 times the previous couple of days, so these pups had clearly been abandoned that day and left to die from starvation, dehydration or be killed by speeding cars.

I could never leave them there, and there is a country road with speeding cars that passes by the fields, and took them home with me, where they are kindly being fostered by a lady.

However, she cannot look after them for much longer, and we are desperately looking for serious people who can offer loving homes for these two beautiful doggies here in the UK, as nothing has been found in Greece.

It would be amazing if they could be adopted together, because they are inseparable, and never leave each other's side. But even if they have to go to separate homes we have to look at the big picture overall.

The brown and white pup is a girl and the black pup is a boy, and should become medium sized dogs.

They will need to be microchipped, vaccinated and have their passports made. I'm willing to contribute to the costs of those, but am also on a limited budget. I am making inquiries to find the most affordable option for these.

Their transport from Athens, Greece--> UK needs to be covered by the new owners, but am in contact with a lady, Elaine Karmasyn,who helps many Greek strays and the cost of travel is very reasonable.

It will be 80 Euros per dog from Athens-> Brussels and then Pet passport control in France is ?18 per dog.

I would also please ask for a discretionary donation towards the lady's extra costs, such as petrol during car transport from Brussels to UK and her costs to get to the UK. She runs the foundation Greek Strays and does a lot of fantastic work.

Thanks very much,

Anelia Samaropoulos

email: anelia.sam@hotmail.com

Mob: 07906592155

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[Sean Of Dulwich]

your awsome and they are beautiful goood luck

[anelia]

Thanks very much Sean! :)

Sean Of Dulwich Wrote:

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> your awsome and they are beautiful goood luck

[Countrlass22]

But afraid not allowed sell pets on here

[anelia]

Hi countrlass, im not selling these pups for financial gain,im trying to spread the word to try and find loving homes and the chance of a good life for them .. it would help if you could spread the word please

[Huggers]

Two of my friends have adopted dogs from abroad via a rehomingcharity. I am looking for the link for you.

[anelia]

Thank you very much Huggers

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> Two of my friends have adopted dogs from abroad

> via a rehomingcharity. I am looking for the link

> for you.

[Zeebees]

Ahh there beautiful , I wish you and them lots of luck , and as for past comments " you always get one!!!!"

All the best put them on face book 👍👍

[uncleglen]

Trying to put Battersea out of business?

[Zeebees]

Ha ha ha or two lol......

[anelia]

Hahaha, thank you everyone for your lovely words :)

And yes haha there is always one..or two ;)

Yep already trying to spread the word on fb.take care guys!

[Huggers]

K-9 Aid are the people

[Huggers]

i have linked them to your thread

[anelia]

Thank you so much huggers :)

Ill get onto that right away!

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> K-9 Aid are the people

[Huggers]

The other one is Many Tears Rescue. My friend got her Greek dog through them.

[anelia]

That's brilliant thank you!!

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> The other one is Many Tears Rescue. My friend got

> her Greek dog through them.

[shelly2106]

They are lovely!! If only I didn't have two cats who wouldn't be very happy, please can you send us the Facebook link so I can share for you!

[alice]

Sorry folks but does anyone else find this thread distasteful?

[anelia]

?? And in which way exactly do you find this distasteful?

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> Sorry folks but does anyone else find this thread

> distasteful?

[titch juicy]

There seems to be a big problem for strays in Greece.

I worked a summer season many years ago in Corfu and children tried to flog stray pups to tourists (and workers) all the time. Unfortunately, without all the right jabs etc. it's a non-starter.

It sounds like the lady you're talking about is doing a fine job though :)

[binkylilyput]

Nope, someone trying to find a home for two stray puppies is a long way away from what I find distasteful

Good luck anelia, you really are a kind soul for helping these little ones

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> > Sorry folks but does anyone else find this

> thread

> > distasteful?

[Mystic Mog]

No, not in any way distasteful. What exactly do you mean? A genuine, caring person trying to do a good deed, should be commended, not criticised!

[Take Note]

I don't think it's distasteful in anyway. I think what you've done is highly commendable and if I had the money / space / time etc etc I'd help out. My only concern is we have enough shelters full of unwanted dogs here of our own. What Greece (and other countries for whom these charities work tirelessly and with little money) is funding for education and vaccinations to bring the doggie population down. Another charity is K-9 Angels but I know they are stretched, too.

That said, I do hope they find a loving home very soon :) Keep us updated.

[Nigello]

I agree with Take Note. We have - very sadly - any number of neglected, unwanted, abused pets who are much more cheaply and with less impact on CO2 levels housed here. Tackling the problem in Greece and other places with education, neutering etc would be a better way of going about things, though I understand why people want to help in any way they can.

[Jules-and-Boo]

no, Alice.... I don't.

Showing compassion for another creature is never 'distateful' and should only be encouraged.

Perhaps chanelling it into something proactive would also be beneficial - education, working with charities to raise awareness/ funds etc to relieve the problem at the outset....