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    April 13, 2024 · compassionate leader,students,Education,volunteers
    Η φωτογραφία και τα ονομάτα των μαθητών έχουν αναρτηθεί με έγκριση γονέων. Όταν ο Οδυσσέας Χατζ...
    April 13, 2024 · Alison McEwan Fund,strays of karpathos,Diafani
    Fresh fish?  "Yes, please" said the cat ... and little did he know that he would end up in the...
    April 3, 2024 · strays of karpathos,Naomi,rescues
    (See images of receipts and radiographs at the end of this blog) Naomi is an...
    March 20, 2024 · In memory
    Aphrodite Matsakis May 31, 1947 - March 18, 2024   Aphrodite Theoni Matsakis was reunited...
    December 15, 2023 · Announcement,volunteers,Spay Neuter Programs
    For English please click here.    Με χαρά σας ανακοινώνουμε τα δύο προγράμματα στειρώσεων ...
    December 15, 2023 · Announcement,Spay Neuter Programs,volunteers
    Για ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ.   It is with excitement that we would like to announce our two...
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    Την Κτηνιατρική Ομάδα της Φιλοζωικής Δράσης Καρπάθου υποδέχτηκε ο Δήμαρχος Καρπάθου κ. Ιωάννης Θεμ. Νισύριος το πρωί της Δευτέρας 02/09 στο γραφείο του, προκειμένου να ενημερωθεί για την πορεία του πιλοτικού εκπαιδευτικού προγράμματος στειρώσεων και να ακούσει τις εμπειρίες των φοιτητών που συμμετείχαν σε αυτό.

     

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    By Margarita Pournara, Kathimerini

    “Και μέσα στο κλουβάκι τι είναι;” ήταν η ερώτηση της Προέδρου της Δημοκρατίας, Κατερίνας Σακελλαροπούλου. Τότε έβγαλε το μουτράκι της η Καλυψώ, που είχε βρεθεί μόνο λίγες ημέρες πριν, σε μια απομακρυσμένη περιοχή, υποσιτισμένη και ταλαιπωρημένη. Αυτό ήταν! Φεύγοντας από τη συνάντηση ήδη είχε κανονιστεί η υιοθεσία της.  

     

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    Μάριον Μιχελιδάκη, ΕΡΤ1

    Η Σοφία Χήρας- Μικρού, πρόεδρος της Φιλοζωικής Δράσης Καρπάθου - Animal Welfare Karpathos, εκπροσώπησε την οργάνωση- στην εκπομπή της κυρίας Μάριον Μιχελιδάκη στην ΕΡΤ1

     

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    By Darden Livesay, Pappas Post

    Renowned primatologist and United Nations Messenger of Peace Dr. Jane Goodall has voiced her support for animal welfare initiatives being spearheaded by Greek Americans on the remote island of Karpathos.

     

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    By: AlphaFreePress.GR

    Sakellaropoulou kitten: Calypso is the first stray kitten at the Presidential Palace.

     

    The President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, officially adopted one of the kittens rescued through the Karpathos Animal Welfare Action, Calypso.

     

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    Press Release | 05. Nov 2020

    The President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, adopts rescued kitten Calypso from Karpathos.

    By Animal Welfare Karpathos

    The President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, officially a rescued kitten by Animal Welfare Karpathos, named Calypso. The president of Animal Welfare Karpathos, Sophia Hiras- Micros had the honor of meeting with the President at the Presidential Hall in Athens, Greece and safely delivered her Calypso.

     

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    By Greggory Pappas, Pappas Post

    President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou visited Karpathos on Sunday at the invitation of local mayor Yiannis Nisyrios to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the island’s Revolutionary Liberation Movement.

     

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    By Stamatina Stamatakou, ΣΚΑΪ News

    It is probably time to establish that animal rights is a matter of politics and culture by the first citizen with the most institutional role in the country.

     

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    By Animal Welfare Karpathos

    The honorable President of the Hellenic Republic (President of Greece), Katerina Sakellaropoulou visited Karpathos for the 76th anniversary of the Revolutionary Liberation Movement of Karpathos (October 5th, 1944). As October 4th is World Animal Day, representatives, Ms. Sophia Hiras and Dr. Anna Katogiritis, of the nonprofit organization Animal Welfare Karpathos, visited the president and awarded her with an honorary certificate of membership to the organization.

     

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    Mr. Koufopoulos | ΣΚΑΪ 100.3

    Mr. Koufopoulos interviewed Dr. Anna Katogiritis as part of his Skai Radio 100.3FM show. The topic was the newly founded NGO: Animal Welfare Karpathos, on Karpathos island, Greece.

     

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    By Stamatina Stamatakou, Rodiaki.gr

    A newly established urban non-profit organization in Karpathos is trying to improve the living conditions of animals in Karpathos, but also to reduce the number of homeless animals through sterilization and responsible adoptions.

     

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    By Stamatina Stamatakou, ΣΚΑΪ News

    A newly established urban non-profit organization in Karpathos is trying to improve the living conditions of animals in Karpathos, but also to reduce the number of homeless animals through sterilization and responsible adoptions.

     

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