With support and funds raised we intend to focus on:

Education: improving general attitudes towards stray, domesticated, farmed and wild animals and providing information about the benefits of controlling over-population by sterilisation as opposed to poisoning which has been seen as effective in too many instances even in the recent past. This will be carried out by educators from the Greek Animal Welfare Fund (GAWF), by the distribution of pamphlets and by workshops on humane animal welfare issues in cooperation with the Naxos Municipality and other local and foreign societies. The upholding and enforcing of standard European Animal Welfare laws is key to this aim.

Feeding: the setting-up of organised feeding stations with volunteers collecting and distributing food for stray cats and dogs, particularly a winter concern in some areas.

Medical attention and operation after-care– stray animals in distress and in need of a vet are to be collected by our volunteers for treatment to be carried out by the vet and paid for by NAWS, and suitable homes/foster homes are to be sought either here in Greece or abroad.  Neutering is also necessary to pre-empt a population explosion of roving, homeless street animals at risk of starvation, disease and maltreatment (not a welcome sight for tourists either)

Recruitment of supporting hands and heads i.e. new members and volunteers to implement the above and to work towards long-term goals: putting pressure on the Municipality to adhere to EU laws regarding animal welfare and eventually to set up an animal rescue centre or shelter to provide a half-way house before release or until homes can be found for sick and injured strays and once-owned animals.