Had enuff of Greece...

Okay, finally the amount of cats and kittens is taking it's toll and I need to get out of here. The more you are here, the more the size of the problem hits you. There are cats with kittens, sometimes just one kitten, sometimes more on every street. Hearing about it is one thing,the reality is something else. This mum [foreground] and kitten were on the grounds of the Acropolis and the kitten, whilst healthy looking, was meowing for attention/food. As usual Mum had a calm resignation about her.

This second pair appeared a bit older, say 6 months-plus and could have been siblings or mated. They were play-fighting in the sun as people walked by. One German women then called them over with some meat she had in her bag [?] and the ginger guy tucked in.

I'm ready to rip up all the 'cute'cat postcards and calendars, proclaiming Greece loves cats. BULLSHIT. The absolutely hypocrisy of it. If this country loved cat it would not say 'Ooohm, it's not natural to neuter the poor thing' and would chop ginger toms balls right off! This is the only way to help these guys. Stem the population explosion, stem the suffering, stem all the endless dead and dying cats as a result. Vivi and the guys can only do so much and it is not enough. I am not sure it ever will be. They can help a few, but not the many. This thing needs to get a lot bigger before it can reach enough animals to make a difference. Read my next post about today's trapping fiasco, to get an idea of what they are up against....