Helping the strays of Poros and Galatas

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Welcome to PAWS website.
Here you will find out what we're all about, what we've been up to, and what you can do to help.

"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated"
Gandhi (1869-1948)

"There is something in animals beside the power of motion. They are not machines - they feel"
Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755)

Poros Animal Welfare Society was legally registered in 2002, charity number 671/2001. We help the stray animals of Poros Island and the small town of Galatas, on the Pelopponese mainland. Since 2003 we have had a designated room for our use, provided by the local Municipalityof Poros. In the early years we had Yiannis, a vet with a practice on the neighbouring island of Aegina, visiting just once a month. Yiannis still helps us, but now we also have another Yiannis, this time from Athens, who has set up a clinic in Poros called Medical Zoo that is open on Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings. Both vets kindly give reduced prices to PAWS.