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Outrageous allegations against animal rescuers FOREIGNERS ARE BEING ACCUSED OF ILLEGALLY 'COLLECTING' AND SENDING STRAY DOGS FROM GREECE TO GERMANY, HOLLAND, BELGIUM AND OTHER EU COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THE UK, TO BE SOLD TO LABORATORIES TO BE EXPERIMENTED UPON, OR TO BE SKINNED FOR THEIR FUR. GREEK ANIMAL WELFARE VOLUNTEERS HAVE ALSO BEEN CAUGHT UP IN THIS WEB OF SLANDER AND LIES, As if to divert people’s attention from the real horrors of animal abuse happening daily in Greece, malicious allegations against ‘foreigners’ resurfaced once again at the beginning of March. We are of course talking about the totally ludicrous AND unsubstantiated claims that stray dogs from Greece are being sent to Germany, Switzerland, Holland and other EU countries (yes, including the UK!) for ‘experiments undertaken by cosmetic and pharmaceutical companies and for manufacture of furs’. What’s worse, these lies were repeated on Alpha TV channel on 11 March, after a ‘dramatic’ seizure from the ‘clutches’ of ... well known animal rescuers of six puppies (who were being taken to Belgium for rehoming). |
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The TV report, emotively titled ‘CRUELTY PREVENTED’, deliberately focused on the 'accusers' allegations, but failed to mention they had not been substantiated with any evidence. 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. 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.
Horror at the Airport 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. 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! |
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