Symi Animal Welfare writes:
We are pleased to inform you all that we have a new team member,
her name is Antonella Zingali, she is a Symi resident , fluent in English
& Greek, and is very committed to caring for the animals of the island,
with her enthusiasm & new ideas , she is a most welcome addition
to our small team of volunteers.
The SAW team will now consist of the following members..
Tove Kolle ( Denmark ) vet visit co -ordinator and host for the vet
surgery at her house in upper Chorio.
Christina Stierle, ( Germany ) medical supplies co-ordinator,
& first aid help in animal emergencies.
Antonella Zingali, ( Italy) SAW co-ordinator for emails & correspondence
& reports all year round.
Suzan Rashid ( UK ) SAW co-ordinator for WFP, emails & correspondence,
SAW reports, drugs & medical supplies, and SAW accounts.
Hazel Fennelly ( UK ) SAW Deputy Treasurer & medical advisor.
Claudia Kolhofer ( Austria ) animal first aid in emergencies.
We feel that our team has a truly international flavour and between us
we speak at least 7 languages !
The autumn season so far, on Symi, has been mild and very dry,,, so the
islands’cats have been seen out & about enjoying the winter sunshine,
gathering at the feeding stations, (usually located near the rubbish bins)
and, as there has been hardly any rain yet, all cats really welcome a bowl
of fresh water to drink, .. anything that holds water will do, an empty
margarine or ice cream container, which can be nailed to a lampost or
tree trunk ( prevents it being taken by the wind !) …
Yes, we do rely on all volunteers for these tasks, awareness of animal
needs is an important part of our job!
We plan to do more’ monitoring’ this winter of all the feeding stations, and
other areas, Antonella & myself will be going around in my sturdy little
red jeep, and on foot, to keep an eye on the Symi cats and look out for
their health & welfare throughout the colder months of the year.
We continue to work with the vets of Rodos, and have an arrangement
with one vet for the neutering of cats, which volunteers take over on the ferry,
SAW provides the cat boxes and covers all costs of the surgery.
We would like to thank vet Marika Ioannou for all her expertise & for working with us to ensure a more heathly cat population on Symi.
We have recently purchased a stock of drugs & medications to renew our
supplies in preparation for the months ahead.
We have requested with the ‘’9 Lives’’ Charity for the possibility of a Vet
Visit in April 2016, so we hope to have positive news early next year.
Finally , we rely entirely on donations and the generous support of our
friends & benefactors in many countries to enable us to continue with our
work to help all the street cats of Symi island.
We would like to thank everyone who has given so generously to SAW in
2015 and we wish you all a very good winter , ‘’Kalo Ximonas’ as we say
in Greek, and we hope to see you all again on Symi next year !
Best wishes from Suzan & all the Symi Animal Welfare Team.
