Welcome to the Symi Animal Welfare website
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Symi Animal Welfare is a non-profit organisation of animal lovers based on the small beautiful Greek island of Symi in the southern Dodecanese, just north of Rhodes.
The organisation was founded in 1997 and whilst our membership has changed over the years as people relocate or return to their home countries our prime concern remains the same: monitoring and protecting the welfare of the island's street cats and dogs.
The overall situation has greatly improved over recent years and local residents are more aware and interested in the animals living on the streets. The cat population is more controlled, the animals are healthier and happier.
SAW relies almost entirely upon donations and we would like to extend our deep gratitude for the continuing support and generosity of our donors. Your kindness and genuine concern for animals enables our dedicated team of volunteers to continue our work for twelve months of the year.
You will find more information about SAW, who we are and what we do on the About pages. Regularly updated news of our activities is posted on the News pages with the most recent accessible from the headlines on the right hand side of this page.
We would love to hear from you if you have any questions or comments about our work. All our contact details can be found on the Contact page.
Latest News
April Report
For many weeks now, the Orthodox Greek people have been making preparations for the holiest time in their spiritual calendar.
March Report
This month's report comes from Peter, one of our winter feeding volunteers.
February Report
The kittens who recently went over to the vet on Rhodes have each recovered well
Winter Report
Five rescued kittens and an adult cat are on an adventure today
December Report
Foodstuffs were distributed a couple of weeks ago and the weather has been pretty good which means that the street cats have had a really good start to the forthcoming winter period.
From The Pedi Cats
Many thanks to SAW for all our meat and biscuits.
Symi Animal Welfare
Relies on donations to fund their work on Symi.
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