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Greece: Coronavirus threatens fate of abandoned dogs
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Greece: Coronavirus threatens fate of abandoned dogs
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Athens, Greece – As a nationwide lockdown enters its second month in Greece, animal rescue groups and shelters have become overwhelmed with the number of strays piling up in their facilities.
Although dog adoption in central Athens and other urban city centres continues, as some seek companionship in the form of pets during the lockdown, international dog adoption from Greece to countries across Europe and the US has come to a standstill.
A lack of resources means that shelters have been forced to stop taking in new strays, leading to more dogs on the street.
It also means more dogs continuing to breed in the wild, which again increases the number of strays.
Even before the coronavirus pandemic changed the nature of dog adoption in Greece, more dogs were being abandoned because people could no longer afford them and also due to a hunting culture.
Although dog adoption in central Athens and other urban city centres continues, as some seek companionship in the form of pets during the lockdown, international dog adoption from Greece to countries across Europe and the US has come to a standstill.
A lack of resources means that shelters have been forced to stop taking in new strays, leading to more dogs on the street.
It also means more dogs continuing to breed in the wild, which again increases the number of strays.
Even before the coronavirus pandemic changed the nature of dog adoption in Greece, more dogs were being abandoned because people could no longer afford them and also due to a hunting culture.
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text story
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English
Animals
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Home & Family Life
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Pandemic Pets>Covid’s Impact on Pets
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
08/14/2021
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
08/21/2021
09/23/2021
Date Created (Dublin Core)
04/30/2020
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This item was submitted on August 14, 2021 by Ashley Tibollo using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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