SAPT Hellas (Stray Action - Pet Therapy Hellas, a Non Profit Organization) was founded in 2005 with the following goals:
- To inform children, the future citizens of Greece, both in theory and in practice - about the right behavior towards dogs (stray or owned) and sensitize them with regard to the crucial problem of stray dogs ("Informative Campaign" project).
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- To offer social/community welfare services to disabled (mentally or physically) people of all ages by bringing them in physical contact with cross-bred, former stray but now adopted and trained dogs of our volunteers ("Pet-Assisted Therapy" project).
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- To help resolve or at least alleviate the "problem" of the ever increasing stray dogs by promoting and supporting with enough benefits the adoption of dogs without a home ( "Adoption of Companion-Dogs" project). The project has been temporarily discontinued but the aim is for it to start being run again the soonest possible.
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Of course, we quote the word "problem" because we, humans, created the problem, by abandoning our dog easily, not spaying or neutering our dog and by giving away or selling its puppies with no further consideration as to their very possible abandonment or neglect, etc.
Note:
While you browse through our pages, you will very frequently come across the words "guardian" or "guardianship" of a dog instead of the words "owner" or "ownership" . Please consider this as our "stigma". We find the word "guardianship" to be a much more suitable word because the time has come for people to realize that being the guardian of a dog ( much like being the guardian of a child) implies much more in terms of responsibility than that of owning a car or a house.
And how do we do all that?
we all love both animals and humans and our team consists of :
 The team of volunteers, either guardians of dogs or general support team members without whom SAPT Hellas would have accomplished nothing so far. It is worthwhile noting that all dogs participating in the team are adopted by members of our team, are all cross-bred and trained along with their human guardians.Meet them all further down!
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Dr. Christos Ktenas, DVM and the exclusive veterinary Associate of SAPT Hellas. Dr. Ktenas is in charge and monitoring all of our Visiting Dog Team members as well as the dogs adopted through our Adoption of Companion Dog Project (tentatively after completion of all veterinary services applicable and offered through said project).
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Resources
Since its founding time in June 2005 and until May 2011, SAPT Hellas' projects have been fully funded by the “Stavros Niarchos” Foundation, which shared the vision of creating the organization and significantly contributed to its founding and operations. Via three consecutive grants the Foundation funded all of SAPT Hellas' projects and other operational expenses for the periods 2005-2006, 2007-2008 and 2009-2010 (for more information concerning grants to SAPT Hellas, please follow visit www.SNF.org. SAPT Hellas’ cooperation with the SNF has been an honor and it rendered the organization effective, as well as recognizable in the area of social services. We have changed and will keep changing the mentality of many-many people, as this change is an integral part of the “future” of stray dogs in Greece.
Announcement of SAPT Hellas' cooperation with "Corporate Communications Per Se"
As of January 2001, SAPT Hellas appointed Corporate Communications Per Se which undertook support duties to help the organization find resources for achieving its social benefit projects.
Many thanks for the support of :
The company "KLEOS S.A." for its contribution in the production and printing of our informational leaflets (8.000 items - September 2011). Also, "KLEOS S.A.", in February 2012, covered the insurance cost of for van which takes pour dogs and human volunteers to schools and foundations for the disabled.
The dog grooming salon "Dogs in the City" in Cholargos, owned by Mrs. Afrodite Bina who offered unlimited groomings to the dogs of our team! (Tel 210-6520979 - email dogsinthecity.abina@gmail.com)
The Jeanne Marchig Foundation (UK - The Marchig Animal Welfare Trust) for funding the purchase (September 2008) of a laptop computer and a digital projector so we could enrich our presentations to schools with slides accompanying its oral part. Also, in October 2011, the Marchig Animal Welfare Trust funded the production of posters (depicting pictures of children catering to the basic needs of dogs) that we leave as "reminders" to schools and foundations we visit).
Mr. Nikos Drepaniotis, a good friend of SAPT Hellas who offered ( December 2008) almost the full amount of money necessary to purchase a second laptop computer that helps us take care of our communication and/or administrative tasks or slide presentations workload more efficiently.
Dimitris Liarikos and lately Penelope Voutsinou, guardian of sweet dogs Markesia and Kika who, with their graphic arts expertise, have been volunteering in the production of SAPT Hellas' leaflets and electronic messages that we send to all of our friends and supporters..
The Geointelligence company for the donation of a state-of-the-art navigation system ( Globalnav Z350.11 and the accompanying map software giniusDRIVER) so that our Visiting Team can always and in time find it's way around it's many destinations.
The "Haniadakis S.A." company, for the truly sizeable discount in the price of our van, a Citroen Jumpy Combi (2.0L-9-Seater), funded by the "Stavros Niarchos" Foundation.
Mr. Andreas Voukenas (layout and production, tel. 211-4008531/cell 6948-366006/antreasv@gmail.com) who covered our van with stickers in SAPT Hellas' distinctive colors, with a great sense of taste and at a very, very competitive cost.
The "EVRODIASTASI" schools that promote our projects through their informational brochures and posters in their premises.
The company "Popcorn- your pixel partner" which designed and hosts this website with impeccable technical support and at very competitive prices.
The Pet Spot petshop in Agios Stefanos (Facebook Page), a very friendly and "inspired" petshop which does not sell animals and offers our team's dogs their treats for all their good behavior and their big hearts!
Meet our team:
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Dog Visitation Team
(the order of our human volunteers follows that or our dog volunteers, shown on the banner of our website)
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Christina Economou with Koukla. Christina is a dog training instructor.
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Athena Papazoglou with Liselle or Bigla (12th photo).
Athena is a free-lancer.
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Thanassis Boulbassas with Bijoux.Thanassis is a veterinary Assistant.
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Penny Karea with Wacky or Maggie (13th photo).
Penny is a free-lancer.
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Gina Demetriadi with Tzora.Gina is an employee with a a private company.
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Panayotis Sperantsas, at first with Morfi, now with another or our team's dogs. Panayotis is a free - lancer
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Katerina Lyggeridou with Luna. Katerina is a free-lancer
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Lea Boutou with Markos. Lea is a teacher and Markos is one of the doggies cared for by the Hellenic Ministry of Education.
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Maria Samson with Saita. Maria is a lab technician. Maria was also voted (unanimously) as the Volunteer of year 2008!
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Frosso Matsouka with Tai whom Frosso adopted through our adoption project (posting code #24 - formerly Melenia).
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Serafina Avramidou with Clairie. Serafina was voted as the Volunteer of year 2009!
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Penelope Voutsinou with Markissia (SAPT Hellas adoption code #199)
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General Support Team
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| Dimitris Liarikos. Dimitris works in publishing and advertising. He helps with the production of SAPT Hellas' leaflets and provides dog training support to guardians of dogs. |
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Clea Soutsou. Clea joined our general support team in February 2010. Clea joins us in visits, some times accompanying one of the team's dogs -who all love her dearly- or takes beautiful pictures. |
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This year our team also voted for the dog-volunteer of year 2009 and they voted for Koukla. Everybody swore they did not vote for her out of pity (her age is 11) but out of respect for her being around so much in our school and pet-assisted therapy visits. As of year 2010 we will be only voting for our team's dogs.
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