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Symi Animal Welfare
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 Posted - 27 April 2009 : 09:46:30
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Symi Animal Welfare has recently received unfair and damaging criticism from a new animal organisation on the Island. For further information please contact us personally - symielec@otenet.gr
Malicious comments were publicly directed at our vets and the clinical procedures used, a distortion of our programmes and objectives. Any future SAW sponsored vet visits have been threatened with closure and further bad publicity, by them.
As you can imagine, this has been a most distressing period in our long history, such remarks are unjustified and biased. However, under the circumstances, we now agree that it would be unfair to allow any unnecessary pressure be placed upon the Greek vet and qualified assistant who had planned a visit in May, with a grant from the Greek Animal Welfare Fund (GAWF). Without a neutering programme at least once a year, Symi will experience a huge upturn in the street cat population, but unfortunately, SAW is now not in a postion to provide a vet-visit.
Our winter feeding programme will grow further and we will encourage our neighbours to help in order that so many animals stand at least some chance of survival during the out-season. As always, we are here to offer assistance to any sick or injured animal and advice to owner/carers, this will be with the advice/instruction from vets on Rhodes, GAWF & UK vets. Our prime concern has always been for the welfare of the street cats and dogs and our dedicated volunteers will continue with their work
We thank you for your support and look forward to seeing you again this summer,
Melanie, Tove, Claudia & Hazel
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