ALPHA
TV reporter, Spyros Lambrou, was at the airport when the above incident
took place, so he knew exactly what happened, yet he chose to sensationalise
his reportage by quoting extensively one of the main ‘accusers’, Mrs I. Garagouni,
who claimed that puppies were intended for experiments
or were to be put to sleep
in order to use their furs to make shoes and clothing. She also claimed
that dogs were sent abroad without correct documents.
To
find out what REALLY happened, please go to Arche Noah Kreta website:
http://www.archenoah-kreta.com/sle (English version), who launched a
campaign, aptly called: STRAYS ALIVE, which is a joint effort between
all the animal welfare organisations which are involved in helping animals
in Greece and have been slandered by the accusations, either directly
or indirectly.
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As a result of the above report by Alpha TV and other related newspaper articles,
suddenly everybody in Greece is talking about 'Greek strays being sent abroad
for cosmetic experiments and fur trade'. If the situation were not so serious,
it would be comical.
How ironic that suddenly everybody should be so concerned
about the ‘poor’ strays,
yet they barely glance at those they see on the street. A German animal welfare
volunteer recently summed it up nicely in one simple sentence: ‘it's
the bad people are trying to make themselves look good by making the good people
look bad’. How true!!
Nasty
rumours spread like wildfire in Greece and people are quick to believe them,
after
all, it’s easier to point a finger at foreigners and question
their integrity, than take an honest look at themselves and how they treat
their animals.
And
there’s more ………………
On 15 March, a tabloid Greek newspaper - ESPRESSO – published an article
by H. Anastasaki, which is too incredible for words! A ‘taster’ of
the lies it printed is included below, but you can read the whole article
on Arche Noah website.
Horror at the Airport
Animal lovers uncover an organized
network transporting animals to European
countries. “… At midday on Friday at the
Eleftherios Venizelos Airport the Greek
police authorities came face to face with an organized network transporting animals
to be used as experimental animals in Belgium and Germany ……………..
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THIS SLANDER MUST STOP!
IT'S INSULTING TO ALL 'FOREIGNERS', EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY AND
PARTICULARLY TO THOSE ANIMAL WELFARE WORKERS WHO HAVE MADE TREMENDOUS
EFFORTS TO SAVE GREEK STRAYS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH LOVING HOMES AND A
SECURE FUTURE.
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To find out more about what happened and how we are responding to the accusations
(and how you too could let your views be known), please see: http://www.archenoah-kreta.com/sle
WITH THE OLYMPICS LESS THAN FIVE MONTHS AWAY, GREECE HOPES TO ATTRACT A RECORD
NUMBER OF VISITORS ... MANY MAY RECONSIDER GOING TO GREECE, EITHER FOR THE
OLYMPICS OR ON HOLIDAY, WHEN THEY HEAR ABOUT THE MALICIOUS AND TOTALLY UNFOUNDED
ALLEGATIONS.
ANIMALS IN GREECE NEED YOUR VOICE! |
