Tails was featured
on Animal Housecalls
on July 5, 2011.
To watch, please copy the link below into your browser and scroll
down to the July 5th, Part 4 program segment.
We thank the following businesses for their support!
Air Canada Cargo
BayDog Hospital
Le Papillon on Front
Manulife Financial
Novotel Toronto Centre
Small Wonders on The Danforth
WHY HELP STRAYS FROM GREECE?
People
ask why I find homes for stray, abandoned and injured animals in Greece when we have animals here needing homes.
Well, having visited Greece many times, I've witnessed what life as a stray
is like there and I felt compelled to help as Greece has no infrastructure regarding stray animals ....
no animal control, no humane societies, only a few privately run shelters which can manage to care for only a small number
of animals. These animals are, in every sense of the word, 'strays'! Many have never lived in a home,
been loved or shown compassion. Adoption of rescued dogs is something the people of Greece are only just beginning
to accept as in their minds, stray dogs are dirty. It's still more common for people to buy a dog from
a petshop but then, when they go on holiday, their dog is left on its own to fend for itself; if it's not anywhere
to be seen when they return, they get another one from the petshop! In the meantime, their other dog, which in
many instances hasn't been sterilized, is out there making litters. So, as is often the case
when one gets involved with a project close to their heart, the rest is history. I sincerely thank everyone who supports this effort, be it by adopting, fostering, making a donation, volunteering
to do home visits for potential adopters or participating in our fundraising activities. It is YOU who truly makes a difference in the lives of these animals so I hope you'll find this a worthy
cause to support!
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| Dianne giving abandoned pups some love at the KAZ Shelter |
MY DEBUT ON GREEK TV
During my annual visit to Greece in September 2010, I was interviewed by SKAI TV for their show, Para Trixa. Please consider
making a tax deductible donation (Canada only) to help us continue our work to help these needy strays! You can view the episode
by clicking on this link.
HOW TO MAKE A DONATION AND HELP US REHOME MORE NEEDY ANIMALS
Donations of $10 or more will be acknowledged with a charitable donation tax receipt.
(Please remember to provide your address to receive the receipt.)
Donations can be made by cash, cheque or money
order payable to Tails from Greece Rescue. Donations can also be made, by those living in Canada, through any branch of the TD Canada Trust for deposit
to Tails from Greece Rescue - Account #0690-5334989, Branch 1020, Toronto, Ontario.
You can also donate at the CanadaHelps.org link below and you'll receive your receipt directly from
them.
As well, you can make a donation thru the PayPal link below.
And lastly, please consider donating thru
your company's United Way campaign. Some companies match your donations thru this campaign.
Heartfelt thanks for your generosity and thoughtfullness!
Note: Do not use the CanadaHelps.org link to pay for adoption or event fees.
To make a donation using PayPal, please click on the link below.
"THE WORLD'S BEST DOG HARNESS"
***Support Tails'
rescue & rehoming program with your purchase***
CLICK HERE to find out more about the "World's Best Dog Harness". With every order, Tails from Greece Rescue will earn $$$!
DONATE
YOUR HBC REWARDS POINTS
Please consider donating your HBC Rewards Points to Tails
from Greece Rescue. Purchases made at The Bay, Zellers and Home Outfitters can be donated. Go to www.hbc.com/community to register today, donating your points to Community Program ID#1008893.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE TV TAPING OF "OPERATION THENA", HOW ONE MAN RETURNED TO GREECE TO FIND "HIS DOG" AND ENDED UP RESCUING
TWO OF THEM! It's in Greek but the emotions will shine through!
Tails from Greece Rescue Cookbook
To order your copy, please email diannealdan@sympatico.ca and put 'Cookbook' in the Subject line.
Canada - $12 each
USA - $15 each
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ANNUAL WALK & DOGGY REUNION FUNDRAISER
The 4th Annual Walk & Doggy Reunion Fundraiser
for Tails from Greece Rescue will be held on Sunday,
September 25th, 2011.
Location:
At the foot of Kippendavie, on the Boardwalk at The Beach, Toronto, Ontario.
To register please email diannealdan@sympatico.ca or if you're unable to participate, please consider making a pledge to support Dianne's
efforts to make this event our best annual fundraiser ever!
Prizes awarded to top 3 fundraisers, raffle draws & buffet brunch. Congratulations
for a job well done by all who participated in 2010--- you raised $3,542 for our cause!!
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****VISITORS TO GREECE****
If, during your visit to Greece, you wish to bring home a companion animal, be sure to check on your country's
quarantine requirements. (For example, Canada and the United States, as well as some countries in Europe,
have no quarantine requirement for companion animals but the UK does.)
Recommended steps include taking your companion animal to
a veterinarian in Greece for vaccinations and other required tests (which may have a 'within so many days of travel'
time restriction attached) as well as a Health Certificate showing proof of vaccinations. Depending on
where you are in Greece, a Health Certificate from the Ministry of Agriculture, may also be required. Your companion
animal also needs to be microchipped prior to leaving Greece. All vet info needs to be recorded in a Pet Passport issued
by the vet. Further down the page you'll find a link to information for bringing companion
animals into Canada and the U.S.A. so please review the one relevant to where you live.
Airline reservations need to be confirmed for your companion animal.
Some airlines will allow small pets - puppies or cats - to travel in the passenger cabin within Europe but,
for most overseas flights to North America, your companion animal will not be permitted to travel in the passenger
cabin. Overseas flights generally have a climate controlled compartment in cargo for live animals.
There may also be a 'no fly' travel period when
they'll not accept a companion animal on board due to extreme temperatures. Be sure to check with your
airline to ensure your companion animal can travel.
Regardless of where you're flying to, your new companion animal must be booked prior to leaving
Greece.
It's also recommended
that you call your home country Embassy in Athens to confirm you've covered all the necessary requirements.
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***IF YOU WISH TO BRING A CAT OR DOG INTO
CANADA FROM GREECE,
PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION***
HOW YOU CAN HELP A STRAY IN
GREECE GET A NEW HOME
Even though you
may not be in a position to adopt one of the Greek strays yourself, you can help by making a donation to offset the expense incurred to bring a dog or cat to Toronto for rehoming.
Donations can be made by cheque,
payable to Tails from Greece Rescue (and mailed to the address at the bottom of this
page), at the CanadaHelps.org link above or with Visa, MasterCard or thru the PayPal link on this page. Please indicate
your donation is for the 'Rehoming Fund'.
Ongoing support is urgently needed
and very much appreciated!
Thank you for
caring!!
Consider Being a Foster Family
If you would like to be a temporary foster home for one of our dogs or cats coming
over from Greece, and you live in the GTA or within a 2 hr drive of Toronto, please email diannealdan@sympatico.ca to register as a foster family.
Having a foster home available means the dog or cat could leave Greece sooner as well as
making the adoption process a little easier in that a pre-approved family could meet the dog before committing to
the adoption.
The dogs & cats are vetted prior to leaving Greece.
Thank you for giving this idea some thought and helping us during the process of rehoming
some needy dogs and cats.
To see the dogs who are still waiting for new homes here, please click on this link.
To see the cats who are still waiting for new homes here, please click on this link.
To see some of the lucky dogs and cats who have already been adopted, click here.
StraysAlive
A Campaign for Animal Welfare in Greece
To read about the slanderous and unsubstantiated rumours that Greek strays are exported for the
purpose of vivisection, fur products and other unethical purposes, please click on the StraysAlive banner.
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