Welcome Michaela

We’d like to introduce a new arrival—Michaela the donkey.

Michaela, at 32 years old, is an older donkey who is getting too old for work. Her owner no longer wanted to keep her, so Michaela needed a place to retire.

The only solution for her was to come to our shelter since, due to her advanced age, she can no longer work.

Welcome to our shelter, sweet Michaela!

Winter sterilization program POSTPONED

Due to the ongoing, intense seismic activity in our area, the planned spay/neuter program is postponed until further notice.

The safety of all of us, two-legged and four-legged, is our priority. We wish strength and courage to the residents of our islands.

A Generous Donation

Dr. Parker, an amazing woman. came in contact with us in April to ask us what are the needs of our Center because she wanted to help. Within the variety of needs was also a very practical and useful item for the sterilization programs which is called Queens Cage drop over.

It was a goal and dream of ours to have at least one of those cages one day. Mrs Parker not only immediately offered to buy them for us, not one or two but 10 of them, but she also undertook all the logistics to buy them and send them from the UK to Greece, which was very expensive and complicated, but with her persistence, she succeeded.

We want to THANK SO MUCH Mrs. Parker for her generous donation. We have already used the cages in our autumn sterilization program and they helped us enormously. Thank you!

Fouskos

On October 6, 2024, Fouskos, a one month-old kitten, arrived at our center. His mother ahd abandoned him and he was crying non-stop for 2 days. A kindhearted woman felt sorry for him and took him in but she had to leave Amorgos so she asked for our help. And that's how Fouskos ended up in our hands.

We began him on intensive care with regular feedings, a heating pad, antibiotics and eye drops for the respiratory and eye infection he was suffering from and soon little Fouskos recovered, gained weight and started to play.

Since then Fouskos is being fostered at our Center but life in a warm home is always better than the life at the shelters or on the streets, and as a friendly kitty, we hope a loving family will come forward and give him the happy life he deserves. How about yours?

Here is a small video of him the first day he came in our care, looking quite scruffy: https://youtube.com/shorts/-wVz1HDipOU?feature=share

Claire

Claire, our great and passionate volunteer, has completed her mission here in Amorgos. She arrived from Bulgaria where she also volunteered at dog shelters there, but originally hails from the United Kingdom. We were lucky to have her with us for three weeks in October. A dedicated volunteer, Claire stayed beyond her shift hours and working days, offering great help to our animals and us.

We are grateful for our very special time with Claire and wish her all the best! We are waiting for her return when AZI’s new Center is built.

Here is a small video of her during the release of 6 kittens from our Center: https://youtube.com/shorts/RxKjAEliFyg?feature=share

Fall sterilization program

Fall sterilization program

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 — FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4th, 2024

The Municipality of Amorgos and Animal Zone International will carry out a sterilization program for stray cats. We ask those who take care of stray cats in their area and those who are interested in participating to contact us.

According to Law 4830/2021, article 9 (par. 1) & 10, sterilization of dogs and cats is MANDATORY except for the animals whose genetic sample of material (DNA) has been sent to the genetic storage and analysis laboratory pet.

The surgeries will take place at the Veterinary clinic of Animal Zone International in Pera Rachidi (Katapola)

Contact telephone numbers: 22850-71717 & 697 4990 045

 Sponsor: Blue Star Ferries

Alanis

Our last volunteer for this summer was a sweet Spanish young girl named Alanis, who came to us through the WorkAway website. 

Alanis worked with us for three weeks in August and her help was very important for us.  A dedicated volunteer, Alanis not only helped us with our daily chores at the Center but she also helped our veterinarian and stayed beyond her shift hours.

We are grateful for our very special time with Alanis and wish her many more beautiful journeys and experiences.

Thank you Alanis! 

Hope to see you again in Amorgos. You have made some friends here.

Sarah and Tabitha

Two more wonderful volunteers joined our team this summer. 

Sarah Kate, a young veterinary student who came from Tampa, Florida (USA) and stayed for two weeks and Tabitha, who is also a veterinary student who came from London (United Kingdom) and stayed the whole July.  

Τhe girls’ help was valuable to us as well as to our veterinarian. Our sterilization program continued throughout the summer so our vet was happy to have their help on the surgeries. Additionally the girls learned valuable things that they will need in their careers. Both girls were always willing to help and we are grateful for our very special time with them and wish them a long and fruitful career.

Thank you Sarah and Tabitha! 

We are waiting for you to return upon your graduation for a sterilization program at the new clinic!

Magdalena

Our wonderful volunteer, Magdalena, who came to us through the WorkAway website, has completed her mission here in Amorgos.

Magda, who comes from Poland, is a veterinary student who worked with us for three weeks in June. She quickly developed a rapport with our animals. A dedicated volunteer, Magda stayed beyond her shift hours, and we know that all the animals she will help in the future will be touched by her calm and gentle manner.

We are grateful for our very special time with Magda and wish her a long and fruitful career.

Thank you, Magda! 

We are waiting for your return, after your graduation, to join us for a sterilization program at the new clinic.

Strong Little Achileas

Achileas and his sister were found in the area of the Castle of Chora on Amorgos both in bad shape. For Achileas, his umbilical cord was wrapped tightly around his leg, restricting blood flow and causing major damage to his limb. His sister had a terrible wound on her front leg, down to the bone, and sadly she did not survive. 

However we are very hopeful that little Achileas will make it—he is clearly a fighter. He is now 13 days old and thriving. Unfortunately at this time there is not much we can do about his damaged leg—he’s far too young for surgery now—but this does not seem to bother him at all. He is very resilient and active and eats with a great appetite and we hope he will continue to get stronger each day!

We are optimistic that we can nurse him back to health but we can’t do it alone. Please help and make a donation now.

Here are 3 short videos: 

1. When he came to our Center: https://youtube.com/shorts/XnbxBd2_4b0?feature=share

2. At 13 days old: https://youtube.com/shorts/pCoWozPCeV0?feature=share

3. Achileas eating from his bottle: https://youtube.com/shorts/0YGETlQPAGQ?feature=share

Lacta's brothers

The day after Lacta was found next to her mother who had been killed by car, and who came to us thanks to the teachers of Aegiali’s primary school, two more kittens were found crying near to the area Lacta was found.

Obviously they are Lacta's brothers who started to cry and thankfully people noticed them. The two little ones are both boys and are thriving! Let us introduce you Batman and Robin!

Lacta, a sweet newborn

Lacta, a very young kitten, arrived recently. She’s a sweetie different from the others.💕 Sadly she is an orphan as her mother was found dead. Thanks to the teachers of the primary school of Aegiali she has come to us safe and sound.

Here is a small video from her arrival into a box for sweets: https://youtube.com/shorts/UhafrL3XRP4?feature=share

and one more of her first day in our care: https://youtube.com/shorts/ybnCq7RvtOY?feature=share

Here at AZI’s Center she will be treated to the best care we can offer! If you’d like to help please consider a virtual adoption or a donation. More info can be found here.