November Report

[Symi Animal Welfare]

It's that time of year.......when, in the ground floor of our house, there are stacks of cat food tins, mounds of pasta and sacks of biscuits. The supermarkets chose yesterday to deliver them, our own animals thought all their birthdays had come at once! For save-keeping and, to avert the 'family' chewing through the biscuit sacks, we stored them in the bathroom overnight (only room in our house with a door), the smell in there this morning in pretty 'high' to say the least!

These supplies are for feeding stations at upper and lower Lieni, Pedi, Windmills, Village Square, Kastro, Thanassis and Kampos, we hope to get everything distributed within a few days. Volunteers feeding cats at the Gymnasio, Lemonitissa, Technical school, Museum and Lavinia stations will be collecting their supplies later today directly from a local supermarket.

So too will the harbour-area volunteers, their supplies are waiting for collection from super-markets down there: cats in Pitini, Town Square, Harani, Opera House and Petalo will be receiving food several times a week again this year. I must mention that both Hatzipetros and Sotiris Supermarkets instantly made donations of food, such animal lovers, Sotiris and Dino give a donation each year. Thank you to them for their support and help with deliveries etc.


Our winter feeding programme is only possible, thanks to donations received. This year, your generosity has been outstanding, many, many thanks. You will all be pleased to hear then, that within a few days, the street cats of Symi will be enjoying a regular feed for the entire winter period.

The FAROS vets will be here on 18, 19 and 20 November and will hold a clinic up in the Village, please look out for posters giving more information.

Thank you,

Melanie, Christina, Claudia, Suzan, Hazel and Tove