REGION WESTERN GREECE

  Prefecture   ACHAIA

                                    ASSOCIATION OF ACHAIA FOR ANIMAL CONCERN

   Date of Initial Completion: 23/8/1996                     Updates: 1st ---                 2nd Update (CHAP.I):  15/12/1999

                                                             Date of Last Update: 8/3/2001

  e_mail: karabali@upatras.gr

I. Identity of Organisation

Address

PATRA Postal Code 265 00 Street:  RACHI VOUNDENIS

Tel. 2610-996218 Fax 2610-279629

Contact Persons: DIMITRIS KARABALIS, SOFIA PSIMADI Tel. 2610-996218, 2610-621934, 6945 414403

Legal Status

The Organisation is Association - Union since 1995

Aims

Protecting in every legal way the strays (wild and tamed animals and birds)

Members and Friends

With voting right: 80 of whom have paid their membership fee: 50

Material Substructure

Office: Guest

There are databases in Paper its morph and structure is Book of registering events / photographs of events

Activities Hall: 100-150 individuals

Administrative board

Kagiafa Maria                                                   President

Kagiou Anna                                                     Vice President

Kalogera Eleni                                                  Secretary

Peristeri Mary                                                   Treasurer

II. Activities

General Issue: Animals protection

Issue-Topic: Maltreatment of animals

From: 1995  To: 1996                                               Range:  Local

Activities - Results:

Entering an appeal against those who manhandle stray animals.

Interventions made to the municipality against its decision to gather all stray animals and exterminate them.

Issue-Topic: Pets

From: 1995  To: 1996                                               Range:  Local

Activities - Results:

Checking the living conditions of pets (only when this is necessary that is in problematic cases.

Advising families on pet care.

Issue-Topic: Stray animals

From: 1995  To: 1996                                               Range:  Local

Activities - Results:

Sheltering and caring of stray animals.

Provision of food and shelter to stray animals.


General Issue: Protection of animals

Issue-Topic: Protection of wild and domesticated birds

From: 1995  To: 1996                                               Range:  Local

Activities - Results:

Transportation of an injured hawk to EKPAZP.

Provision of food to the pigeons in the square.

Lodging a complaint to the media against a church for not providing refuge to the birds (laying broken glass around

the windows and walls).

Future Plans

General Issue: Protection of animals

Issue - Topic: Organization's activities

The action has been programmed for the year 1996          Range     Local

Future Activities:

Providing care to old horses, productive animals / apply for help to the municipality

III. Source of Information

From personal experiences, denunciations, leaflets from 12 collaborating bodies on the protection of animals.

Source of information: Zoological Ecological Union of Greece

Subject: Animal care- collaboration with state institutions.

Time period                                             Frequency                                            Initiative             Satisfaction level

1/1995-9/1996                                        Frequently                                               Theirs                   Moderate

Not adequate enough

IV. Relations with the Press

Title: PELOPONNISOS

Subject: Depending on the occasion

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Newspaper           Local        1/1995-9/1996                 occasionally                          Ours                      Perfect

Title: IMERA

Subject: Depending on the occasion

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Newspaper           Local        1/1995-9/1996                once a month                         Ours                      Perfect

Title: GNOMI

Subject: Depending on the occasion

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Newspaper           Local        1/1995-9/1996                once a month                         Ours                      Perfect


Title: ETHNIKOS KIRIKAS

Subject: Depending on the occasion

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Newspaper           Local        1/1995-9/1996                once a month                         Ours                      Perfect

Title: ALLAGI

Subject: Depending on the occasion

Type                 Circulation      Time Period                     Frequency                       Initiative            Satisfaction Level

Newspaper           Local        1/1995-9/1996                once a month                         Ours                      Perfect

V. Relations with Mass Media

Title: TELE TIME TV

Subject: Stray animals and the ill-treatment of animals

Type                   Rang             Time Period                   Frequency                        Initiative             Satisfaction level

T.V.                     Local        1/1995-9/1996                 occasionally                         Ours                      Perfect

Title: ANTENNA (local)

Subject: Depending on each occasion

Type                   Rang             Time Period                   Frequency                        Initiative             Satisfaction level

Radio                   Local        1/1995-9/1996                 occasionally                         Ours                        High

Title: TELE TIME FM

Subject: Depending on each occasion

Type                   Rang             Time Period                   Frequency                        Initiative             Satisfaction level

Radio                   Local        1/1995-9/1996                 occasionally                         Ours                        High

VI. Relations with others ENGO

We collaborate with 13 animal-loving bodies from Greece on issues concerning information and common actions.

Degree of satisfaction: high.

VII. Relations with Public and Private Bodies

Name: Municipality of Patra

Subject: Strays


Time Period                                                                                                       Initiative              Satisfaction level

1/1995-9/1996                                                                                                     Ours                         Low

Future plans

Applying to the municipality of Patra for giving space/accommodation for stray animals

VIII. Printed material of the ENGO