Rich dog, poor dog: Different sides of the stray crisis in Greece (vids)

Three different dog tales set in Greece to commemorate World Animal Day (October 4)

A team of volunteer vets lent their support to Panagiota Tsagou who runs a veterinary clinic in Lechena, the western Peloponnese, so that they could help her deal with the influx of strays. The vets are there to help deal with the real risk of rabies.

While many Greeks find that keeping pets is too much of a burden at a time when its hard enough to feed their families, there are some refugees that are so devoted to their furry friends that they couldn’t imagine leaving them behind!

Greeks who could afford to keep pets, headed to the 2nd Run With Your Dog event held at the Pikioni Park in Filothei, Athens, on Sunday where pet owners ran 2K with their pets to commemorate World Animal Day…

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