FAQ Freqently asked questions
TO NISI originally was founded to establish a pilot project for a sustainable sterilization program in cooperation with the European Union and local people at Chania.
Donations – Volunteer – Foster – Networking
TO NISI is a Greek Animal Welfare Association and is engaged on a broad fundament believing in the importance of international networking and at the same time being involved in many ways into the local Greek situation. We aim to be an active part of the society here on site to change things to the better together with the local people and institutions.
The recurring steps are:
Evaluate if the animal is in a dangerous situation to check if you have time or immediate action is necessary. Basically critical situations are health condition or hazardous surroundings like a nearby street with major car traffic.
Document the finding location with photos and GPS data.
Ask the local neighbours if they know the animal or can provide further information.
Every animal should be seen soon by a veterenarian for medical examination. They usually need de-worming de-parasiting and vaccination. The vets also can check if the animal has a microchip and read it to find out if it is registered to somebody.
There is no established official system here for emergency cases.
The Greek Law regarding animal abuse is very harsh implenting heavy punishments including imprisonment for convictants.
The Greek state respectively its authorities, the Municipalities are the one and only legal responsibles for all of the stray animals in Greece.
First you contact us to discuss the necessary steps.
Usually the animals are fully vaccinated and microchipped and if appropiate sterilized.
First you contact us to discuss the necessary steps.
Fosters are people who take care for stray animals at their home for a temporary time span. Good Foster people are desperatly needed and looked for. Many times they are the only chance for the animals after medical treatment or waiting for a forever home. Facing a flood of animals in need we constantly are looking for good people who share their home for a while.
