Kefalonia Animal Trust

In 2000 Pat and David Dolman retired to Kefalonia, they adopted a dog and within a week they also adopted a stray kitten. It soon became apparent to them, there was a huge problem with stray animals. They were then asked to take Lulu, an elderly dog, who gave birth twice a year. Lulu was adopted by them and neutered, it was not long before others were ‘found’. All the animals that were being cared for were taken for sterilisation as soon as they reached 4 to 6 months old. This was becoming a big financial burden. In May 2003, a small group of caring people got together and decided that it was necessary to become a legal charity to enable donations to be sought. Many tourists heard about the house with a lot of animals and visited, however, it was not possible to accept financial donations, so they were asked to buy cat and dog food instead. That was the deciding factor in forming the charity, as the biggest cost was the vet fees to sterilise the animals. It was then a decision was made, we would concentrate on neutering as many cats and dogs as possible to make inroads into reducing the number of strays on the street.