REGION ATTIKI

Prefecture ATTIKI

ZOOLOGICAL ECOLOGICAL UNION OF GREECE

Date of Initial Completion: 10/7/1996 Updates: 1st --- 2nd Update (CHAP.I): 3/12/1999

Date of Last Update: 4/5/2001

I. Identity of Organisation

Address

KALITHEA Postal Code 176 73 Street: 149, GRIPARI STR.

Tel. 210-9517746, 210-9565823 Fax 210-9517746

Contact Persons: AGGELOS AGGELETOS Tel. 210-9517746, 210-9565823, 210-9577397

Legal Status

The Organisation is Association - Union since 1990

Aims

Animal protection companionship, work, breeding, and wild fauna protection mostly through legal procedures /

banding hunting in any legal way / banding animal experiments for any cause/ banning animal capture (zoo

gardens, circus) torture and trade of wild animals / protection of animal rights / legal support to other

environmental organizations / contribution to environmental education on subjects of wild and “tamed fauna”

Members and Friends

With voting right: 120 of whom have paid their membership fee: 60

Material Substructure

Office: Guest, Operating days: Daily, Operating hours: 9.00-22.00

The organisation has access to personal computer and it is mainly uses it for Office assistance

There are databases in Paper its morph and structure is Depending on the trial case (there is an electronic file)

Activities Hall: Depending on the case

For the organisation are offering voluntary work: 2 persons.

Administrative board

Aggeletos Aggelos President

Kiriakis Giorgios 2nd President

Skalieri Kalliopi 1st President

Mavrokefalou Ioanna Secretary

Cloouse Mary Consultant

Malevris Nikos Consultant

Giannakou Annita Treasurer

II. Activities

General Issue: Co-operations on environmental issues

Issue-Topic: Provision of legal support

From: 1990 To: 1996 Range: National

Activities - Results:

Constant disinterested legal information and support provided to other animal loving societies (especially the

provincial ones), groups and individuals.

General Issue: Information - sensitisation of the public

Issue-Topic: Environmental education

From: 1990 To: 1996 Range: National

Activities - Results:

Drawing up of an award winning programme with legal basis for the protection of the wild fauna and its

implementation to secondary education institutes of Macedonia, Trace, Fthiotida, Limnos, Crete and Corfu (1992 and

General Issue: Information and sensitisation of the public

Issue-Topic: Publication of issues

From: 1990 To: 1996 Range: National

Activities - Results:

Promotion of issues through the media regarding the protection of wild fauna. Around 1,500 1 and 2-page articles

have been published and 180 TV programmes

Constant attempts for the amendment of legislation regarding the protection of animals

General Issue: Protection of animals

Issue-Topic: Breed cattle

From: 1990 To: 1996 Range: National

Activities - Results:

Contribution to the prohibition of the free unorganised slaughter of lamps and goats during Easter around Athens

that led to prosecution orders

Contribution to the prohibition of animal slaughter during the farmers' protests that led to prosecution orders

Contribution to the prohibition of the purchase of chicks during Eastern

Historical and folklores documentation against the cruel animal slaughter.

Issue-Topic: Pets

From: 1990 To: 1996 Range: National

Activities - Results:

Abrogation of a decision for the collection and killing of stray animals.

The organisation committed numerous cases of torture and illegal killing of pets to trial / keeping in illegal killings of

pets committed by the competent agencies

Judicial protection of animal lovers in relation to the keeping of pets in flats and detached houses / issue of a series

of judicial decisions for the keeping of pets and the introduction of supporting legislation

Continuing efforts made in order to amend the relevant legislation and check illegal experiments conducted in various

laboratories. Tracking down of the people responsible and putting charges

General Issue: Protection of the natural environment

Issue-Topic: Biotopes

From: 1990 To: 1996 Range: Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Contribution to biotopes' protection and especially that of Codecanese, lodging of complaints against quarries

situated at forest lands (Rhodes) and against the assignment of rights on wetlands in Kos (Aliki and Psalidi)

Promotion of the need for the protection against fires of the forests in Rhodes. Contribution to the provision by the

Secretary General of Forests of fire tenders.

Linkage of fires with biotopes' distraction, prohibition of hunting in Eastern Attica and other areas after extensive

General Issue: Protection of the wild fauna

Issue-Topic: Litigation

From: 1990 To: 1996 Range: National

Activities - Results:

Legal battles were conducted for the declassification of certain wild animals as 'vermins' (e.g. wolf)

Cancellation of prefectural decisions on the elimination of 'vermins'

The organisation committed cases to trial with regards the zoo and circus animals

Promotion of the need for protection of wild animals and their biotopes

General Issue: Protection of wild fauna

Issue-Topic: Litigation

From: 1990 To: 1996 Range: National

Activities - Results:

Lodging of appeals (resulted in convictions) against the cruelty and captivity to wild animals

Campaign against the utilisation of poisoned bates used for killing 'vermins'

Consequent lodging of appeals to the State Council against decision regarding hunting.

III. Source of Information

Source of information: Brittish Union for the Abolitiion of Vivisection

Subject: Animal experiments and boycottage on products that have used such experiments

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1993-7/1996 On a monthly basis Ours Perfect

Source of information: Environmental Organizations and Various Individuals

Subject: Denunciations of events.

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

7/1990-7/1996 Continually Theirs Perfect

Source of information: Publications of Local Environmental Organizations

Subject: General Information

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

7/1990-7/1996 Continually Common Perfect

IV. Relations with the Press

V. Relations with Mass Media

VI. Relations with others ENGO

Name: Wildlife First Aid Station of Magnisia

Subject: Informing and legal support

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

No 1/1993-7/1996 Theirs Very High

Name: Zoological Ecological Union of Kos

Subject: Informing and legal support

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

No 1/1992-7/1996 Ours Very High

Name: British Union for the Abolition of Vivisention

Subject: Informing

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

No 1/1993-7/1996 Ours

Name: Zoological Ecological Union of Thessaloniki

Subject: Constant collaboration

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

No 1/1993-7/1996 Common Very High

Name: Hellenic Wildlife Hospital

Subject: Constant legal protection

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

No 1/1992-12/1995 Ours

VII. Relations with Public and Private Bodies

VIII. Printed material of the ENGO