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Targets

• To improve the situations for stray animals on Crete
• Educating local residents
• Collection and distribution of material- food- and financial donations for animal welfare on Crete
• Expansion of the castration campaigns in collaboration with the Greek authorities, tourist organizations and veterinarians
• Support of local animal welfare organizations and animal welfare activists
• Networking with cooperating animal welfare organizations and animal friends
• Installing animal shelters, foster homes and rescue stations
• Responsible mediation of animals, following international regulations regarding epidemics
• Transparent Public Relations/Society Activities
• Advertising for our targets and animal welfare concepts

Facts & Figures

Animal welfare activities on Crete cost approximately € 20.000,- to € 25.000,- per month; among other things, for food, rent, maintenance of the buildings, wages and more. A large part of it is spent on the animal shelter in Nerokouro/Chania.
The organization is able to collect a large part of this money from membership fees, foster parenthoods, donations and through support from other large German organizations.

A lot of volunteers generously help with the organization, with mediation or also on Crete, which helps keep the cost down.

The many food- and medical donations also play an important role in keeping costs as low as possible.
This way, many barrels of food donations can be transported to Crete by truck on a regular basis.

Veterinary costs can be kept low thanks to many the vets, who come and help out on the island on a voluntary basis - not only for the animal shelter, but also in castration projects.

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Foreign Animal Welfare Practice

Ever since German people have been practicing animal welfare, they have been receiving criticism about neglecting problems that exist in Germany, about importing illnesses and about forming competition for local animal shelters.

With regard to these aspects, we ’d like to say the following:

For us, animal welfare means:

• Actions, not words.
  We act when we see that help is needed. If we are not in a position to see it ourselves, we act when our attention is drawn to a situation. And we think before we act.
  
• Animal Welfare beyond boundaries.
  There is no definition of boundaries in our ideas about animal welfare. If an animal is in need of help, we don’t ask it if it happens to be German.
  
• Networking.
  As much useful help as is possible for as many animals as possible. This means working outside, as well as inside the country. We can achieve this goal by working with a large number of animal welfare organizations, animal shelters and broadminded people.
  
• Collaboration above Competition.
  Collaborating with our partners (shelters, animal welfare organizations, foster homes) means acting in agreement with each other. Almost all the animals we transport into Germany are animals that can be mediated, which don’t form any kind of competition for local animal welfare cases.
  
• Responsibility.
  Our veterinarians work on a voluntary basis and provide responsible and individual care for the foreign animals. The animals we fly into the country have been under professional medical care and have been vaccinated. We remain available for advice after their mediation.
  
• Solidarity.
  The animals in many of our most popular holiday countries don’t have anyone to lobby for them. They often lead lives full of suffering and neglect and they have a right to be noticed by us.
  
• Quality of Life.
  In just as many cultures, animals have no value. Rather than having to end up as a living target on a trash heap, we’d like to think we’re able to offer them a better future.
  
• Education.
  Our feeling of responsibility towards animals in Germany as well as those that are brought into the country, supports the local networks we have managed to build abroad, and also serves to stimulate a change of view towards human contact with animals.
  
• Feedback
  Our many examples of successfully mediated foreign animals prove that there are a lot of people in Germany, who wish to do something more than just keep animals, in order to help the many lost and disrespected animals from abroad.
  
• Vision.
  Our dream is to achieve international animal welfare with no boundaries, without useless discussions and justifications.