UK Supporters of East Pelion Animal Welfare

31/10/2026

04/10/2026

✨ Sunday Success Story ✨ Gorgeous George

George was found wandering alone in Agios Ioannis at the beginning of 2025. He was in very good condition and very friendly, so we think that sadly he had been dumped 😢

Wonderful Tsilos George at Sun Bar had been taking care of him along with other kind local people but Pelion is no place for a dog without a home in the winter once the tourists leave, as the weather gets colder and everything closes for the season. We were desperate to find him his forever home!

We advertised him and unsurprisingly he got loads of interest immediately but when Ερι started doing his pre-travel health checks we discovered he had heart worm, so we had to postpone his travel so he could be treated carefully by the vet.

As soon as he was ready - it was like it was meant to be - the perfect couple came forward, Kirsty and Oli ❤️ Fast forward to today and they’re celebrating his 3rd Birthday with friends and his little old doggy pal Reggie the pug.

George has the BEST life now. He sleeps in his own bed - not a dog bed, he literally has his own bedroom! He loves to play with his best human Rafe and gets more love and long walks than any dog could wish for from his forever family. We are so grateful to these amazing humans, thank you Kirsty and Oli!

We love it when there’s a happy ending for these beautiful souls 💕 and we couldn’t do it without you!

Could you change a life and offer a dog in need the home of their dreams? For more information or an application form, please contact us directly 🙏🏼

20/09/2026

Meet super sweet siblings Lily and Tango 💕

Found alone in the village of Mouresi, Pelion as little pups, lovely Jill took them in at her guesthouse and has been fostering them ever since, looking after them, socialising them and taking them to the vets for check ups and vaccinations. They are now looking for their forever homes! ❤️

Lily was given her name after falling into the neighbour’s pond and creating a splash! Tango, her brother, just seems to suit his playful personality.

They are coming up to 6 months old and are quite small, weighing 9 and 10 kg so will likely mature to small/medium size dogs.

They are sweet, happy and gentle little pups with good recall, especially for a treat! Volunteers Emily and Woody - who are currently based in Pelion - are spending time with them to introduce them to more people and grow their confidence. They are great with children and happily live with cats. See videos in comments 👇

Tango is the more confident of the pair, Lily is a little more nervous, but when she comes out of her shell, loves a fuss and is super affectionate. They are quite attached to each other, so we would be happy to home them as a pair, but equally Tango would happily live alone or with another dog and Lily would thrive with a calm, kind owner and another resident dog who is confident who she could learn from 🫶

These beauties will travel with a Health Cert, microchip, pet passport including vaccination records and a negative BC test result.

If you would like to find out more about these pups and our adoption process or apply to adopt them, please contact us directly 🙏

15/09/2026

Meet Super Stanley 🌟

Stanley is in the UK and is looking for a second chance. Due to some very sad family circumstances, through no fault of his own this beautiful boy is looking for a new home.

Stanley has been living with his family for around 4 years since arriving from Greece and has been happily living with two boys who are now 12 and 15. He has experience with younger children too, when he goes to the local rugby club and is fussed by everyone he meets.

He walks well on a lead and is great with other dogs. He loves playing with dogs of all sizes and has enjoyed sleepovers with other dogs too with no problem. He is used to being left at home whilst his family are out at work or running errands with no problems at all.

Stanley is 8 years old, neutered and very healthy. He had a negative BC test result in the UK and we can share his vet records with his new owner.

He is described as a very special boy and will be a wonderful addition to a very lucky person’s home. He is currently in Hertfordshire and we can arrange for you to meet him. Please message us directly for more info and an application pack 🙏

05/09/2026

And the never-ending work of East Pelion Animal Welfare continues… but we can’t do this without our amazing supporters 🙏 https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/9soKgcvtGj

On 21st July a mother and her eight tiny puppies - with their eyes still tightly closed - were found thrown in the river in Tsagkarada.

Our Eri from Φιλόζωοι Ανατολικού Πηλίου - East Pilio Animal Welfare was in the city delivering two dogs to the pet taxi for the journey to their forever homes in the UK, so our wonderful Adonnis went to find them. When he got there the mother and two of the pups were missing. Long story short, it was reported that a local man had taken the mother and two pups and left the others alone to die! 😢

After a call to the local police, who actually attended this time, the man let the mum and babies go to be reunited with their family. Eri took them all to the shelter immediately. Very sadly two of the pups died that night, probably because they had been left without their mum for too long 💔

With the dedication of Eri and wonderful student volunteer from Romania, Elisa, the pups are now thriving and we have named them. They are now starting their vaccinations and testing ready for travel when they are 6 months old. Meet Woody, Eric, Elisa, Freya, Bobby and Maisie with their sweet mama, Gina 🩵

The same week a tiny baby, alone and frightened, was found in Xourichti wandering the street at around only 10 days old! Mama Gina took him in as her own at the shelter and has nursed her as her puppy. We named him Hero ✨

Another little (big) miracle is our Kissos ❤️ Found in the car park in the village with a very badly injured leg and phobic of humans it took Eri many months and a very large trap to finally rescue him and bring him to safety. He is now awaiting surgery to amputate his leg which sadly cannot be saved and rehabilitation to get him back on his paws. These are just some of the ongoing work that is necessary to save these beautiful souls and give them the futures they deserve. But it never stops!

If you can spare even a few pennies by supporting our fundraiser below we would be so grateful. Thank you! ❤️🙏 🐾

https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/9soKgcvtGj

02/08/2026

✨ Sunday Success Story - Ellie ✨

One day last year we had an SOS call from another shelter in Greece. An 8 year old dog who’d been with their family in the UK for more than 6 years was suddenly at risk of being put to sleep. She was struggling to live with the toddler in the house and had become reactive. We knew we had to ask this wonderful dog-loving community for help and try to save beautiful Ellie’s life one more time.

Enter wonderful Josie and James ❤️

“Ellie came to us just over a year ago, on the very day she had been scheduled to be euthanised.

She arrived with nothing more than her harness, lead, basket and a small container of kibble. She was dropped off at our house, frightened and confused, having lost the only family she had known.

For almost three months she would stop at the place where the car had parked to leave her with us. She refused to walk in any direction, lying down on the pavement as if waiting for them to return. We would gently coax her back home. Whenever she saw someone who looked like her previous owners, she would stop and stare, longing to go to them. Like any human being, she grieved for the family she had loved.

On her first night she slept curled up quietly in her basket, and we smiled to ourselves, thinking, ‘What a well-trained dog. She loves her own bed.’

That only lasted one night.

From the second evening onwards, Ellie patiently waited for the yellow blanket to be spread across our bed. The moment it appeared, she would leap up and settle herself right between the two of us, where she has slept happily ever since.

She is the gentlest, sweetest, most loyal and clever dog you could ever hope to meet. Every day, another little piece of her personality has emerged as her confidence has grown, and she has become loved by all our friends.

For almost a year we couldn’t groom her because she was simply too frightened. Today she happily trots into the doggy parlour for her bath and groom, tail wagging as she goes.
Although we had agreed only to foster Ellie until a permanent home could be found, it took us just two weeks to realise we could never put her through the trauma of losing another family. We simply couldn’t ask her to start all over again.
So, of course, she stayed.

Ellie has the most beautiful way of looking into your eyes. Her gaze is filled with love, trust and quiet devotion. The adoring look is reserved for her new Daddy, while the happy, joyful smile belongs to her new Mummy.

We could never have wished for a sweeter companion. She learns quickly and, for our lifestyle and stage of life, we couldn’t have asked for more.

With love, patience and time, Ellie learned to trust again. In return, she has enriched our lives in a way that only a dog can. Sometimes the ones we think we are rescuing are the very ones who end up rescuing us.”

Thank you Josie and James, you’ve done a wonderful thing and literally saved a life. You are our heroes and Ellie’s too!

Could you change a life by becoming an EPAW foster or could you offer a dog the forever home they deserve? Please contact us directly for more info 🙏 🐾

26/07/2026

✨ Sunday Success Story ✨

When Charlie arrived in the UK a few years back he’d been through a lot. He’d been tied up in an orchard with no food or water and was terrified of men.

Now look at him! ❤️

He enjoys his ‘two kingdoms’, splitting his time between mum and dad’s houses. Sam says, “He comes to work everywhere we go, charming customers and watching us climb trees. He is a lovely calming presence in our lives and has climbed Hellvwlyn, Snowdon, Scafell Pike and many of the UK’s biggest peaks. He loves to go to cafes and pubs and every week he goes for Sunday tea at my mum’s. His favourite food is roasted pumpkin and though he loves his own space he will regularly give us big Charlie hugs.“

Thanks a million to amazing Sam and Aimee who have changed this gorgeous boy’s life forever. They’ve given him time and patience to settle into his new home and have offered him the perfect mix of adventure and security.

If you think you could make a difference and offer one of these beautiful creatures the forever home they deserve, please get in touch for more info about our adoption process 🐾🙏

25/07/2026

Days like this make it all worthwhile 💕 Thanks so much to all of our supporters and you amazing folk who give these beautiful souls the happy homes they deserve 🐾 🙏