ARGOS Animal Welfare Society - Thessaloniki, Greece

Here are some dogs that don’t have much capability to be rehomed, so you could sponsor one of them, if you like. They have all been neutered, vaccinated and given medical care. They are currently kept in volunteers' houses.

Gino is a 7 years old male dog. He is small (3-4 kgr) and he has a very good character. He is getting along very well with cats. He is epileptic and he must take his pills twice a day to avoid epileptic crises.

Alkis is a 2 years old male Gronendael Shepherd. He was very sick when he was found, but now he is very well although he will need a special treatment for all of his life. He has a very nice temperament and he is doing perfect with other dogs.

Nantia is a 2 years old cat. She was found by an old lady as a kitten, in a hole full of rain water, hit badly by a car. She came to us after 2 months in a really bad condition, paralyzed and with many infections. Vets said we should put her down but she is such an incredible, full of energy creature we decided not to. She is now staying with a young couple of volunteers. She needs special food and occasionally medicine and she needs help to go to the toilet.

Zouzouna : 3 years old cat. When she was a kitten she got poisoned, then thrown in a dustbin. Somebody heard her crying and got her out, but she already had a broken spine. Her back legs are paralyzed. She is staying with a volunteer and she also needs help to go to the toilet, special food and occasionally medical traetment.

Riris: A tan male Husky mix, approx. 1 year old. He was found as a puppy suffering from an advanced stage of a disease of the nervous system called Carre. It was quite a fight to save his life. He has recovered as much as possible but his back legs are not fully functional due to damage caused by this disease. His chance of finding a loving home are very slim due to this illness so we will take care of him.

Dobby: A black & tan spayed female Doberman, about 3 yrs old. Dobby's back left leg was broken and had already healed before we found her so we could not repair it properly. She doesn't use it and seems to have managed quite well on the streets just the same. She then had a second accident to her right front leg and that's when she came to us. We treated this injury and this leg is fine now.

Funky: A tan with black & white female Shepherd/Boxer mix, approx. 7 months old. She was found at 3 months of age after being hit by a car. Her leg was injured so badly that you could see the bones. The vet said that she would probably need to have her leg amputated because it was so badly damaged but we managed to save it. She doesn't have full use of it but she is very active and likes to run all the time!

Michalis: A black & white Pointer, about 7 yrs old. We found Michalis with a broken pelvis, paralysed and left in the forest to die. Probably abandoned because he wasn't 'useful' anymore. Michalis is a pure breed Pointer, very clever and he understands commands. Unfortunately he can hardly use his back legs. There are those who say we should humanely euthanize him but we feel he deserves some kindness from the human race after having faced so much cruelty from the humans he served for years....it would not surprise us if his injuries were deliberately inflicted on him because he wasn't 'performing' his job to their liking. We will love and care for him for as long as he has the will to live.

Leon: A black & tan Shepherd (likely a purebred) about 2 yrs old. We found him at the age of 1 1/2 months with a broken back and paralysed. People nearby told us cars were running over him.... but he obviously had a very strong will to live! A volunteer kept him at her house and after 2 months of special treatment, he began to use his legs. His back legs are still unstable (especially the right one) and will never return to normal.

The expenses for each one of the dogs are:

a	30€	21GBP	30$	for food every 2 months
b	30€	21GBP	30$	for vaccination and deworming every year
c	20€	15GBP	20$	for Frontline (medicine against flies, ticks etc.) every summer

Yearly cost of sponsorship: 230 € or 162 GBP or 230 USD.
€=Euro, GBP=Great Britain Pounds, $=United States Dollars

Sponsoring one of the above dogs will help us continue our work. We will send you photos and news about your "new friend".

You can send your sponsorship:

- by cheque to our address:

Argos Animal Welfare Society, P.O.Box 11052, 54110 Thessaloniki, Greece

- by deposit to our bank account:

Alpha Bank S.A., Pavlou Mela Branch, Acc. Nr. 014-707-00-2101-094239

Please send us an e-mail or letter with your name and address, date of the deposit or cheque and the name of the dog you want to sponsor.

:: Sponsored dogs that have been adopted ::

Asproulis has now a new loving home!

He was found next to a highway with two broken legs (front left and back left), having been hit by a car. Both legs were operated on but his back leg was damaged so badly that could not recover and had to be amputated. After 2 years with us and 1 year with a foster family, Asproulis finally found his forever home in Eastern Ontario. Many thanks to Dianne and all the others that helped with Asproulis expenses and adoption! Read more: http://asproulis.blogspot.com/

Dambo with his new family!

Dambo was found as a puppy with a terribly broken back leg. He had an operation while he was still with us but never recovered comletely. He had another operation in UK to amputate his leg. He is now really happy and enjoys his new family of dogs and humans in UK. Many thanks to Vesna for covering the expenses and finding the perfect home for him!

Griffy's story had a happy end!

Griffy was found with his back legs paralysed from a broken pelvis. The vet was not very optimistic about Griffy being able to walk again but we had to give him a chance so had him operated on. After the operation he could walk but he could not run as his back legs were not very stable. With a long treatment by his new family, Griffy can now run up and down the stairs in his new home! Many thanks to Simonne for sponsoring all his expenses and finding him a loving home!