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Πέμπτη 14 Νοεμβρίου 2019

"Report Animal Abuse in Greece through an email"


       I will let you know about all the steps that are necessary to report an animal abuse case in Greece through an email, which will be sent from the Headquarters of Greek Police to the District Police Service. These Services will inform and demand from the local Police Department to do everything that is needed according to the Law. This procedure concerns only cases about neglect that the every animal is not in a great danger, because then you have to call the '100' of Police Emergency (Amesi Drasi in Greek) giving your name and the exact address and wait for a police car to come. If you don't have a Greek number, try +30100 or 112 and tell them to connect you to Amesi Drasi. Then, you have to show the police officers the abuse conditions and after that, you have to go to the local Police Department and file a report or suit with someone who can translate, lawyer or other Greek citizen.
       Read carefully below and write the report through an email, as indicated:

-Title of the email: (Dog/Cat/etc Abuse in...(e.g. Athens, Kato Patisia)-Neglect

Describe the facts with little words and focus on:

-The Exact Region: where is the animal exactly, city, village, address, number, etc

-The Name of the Owner or the name at the doorbell of the apartment or the number on the car plates (if there is a car/moto/etc). If you don’t know the name of the owner, describe them as residents of the house, apartment, roof, etc, of that address

-Exact Place: balcony, front- & backyard, garden, pilotis, roof, etc

-Conditions: lack of accommodation/house or not suitable for the animal (very small, narrow, short, metallic, etc), chains, lack of or no suitable/filthy food/water, lack of veterinary care, exposed to weather conditions (rain, heatwave, snow, hail, etc), vaccination, everyday walks and exercise

-For how long is this happening? (permanently, occasionally, define days/weeks/months)

-Take Pictures: close and clear pictures, focus on the animal and its conditions, don’t take pictures of people and don’t post them or the exact addresess, attach the to the email

-Be kind and laconic

-Ask for a written answer via email that they have received your letter and write them that you want to be informed of their legal actions as the Greek Law 4039/2012 Articles 5 & 16 declares, if they have imposed fines or other penalties to the owner, according to the Articles 20 & 21, if the animal (dog/cat) has microchip or informed health book for rabies vaccination since the last year and for other illnesses and if the animal has been de-fleaed.

The emails are three, as followed:

1. genast@astynomia.gr - Headquarters of Greek Police (in every email for every region in Greece)

Then, e.g.: for Attiki, Athens:

2. gada@hellenicpolice.gr (for the District Police Service of Attiki)

3. dadattikis@hellenicpolice.gr (for Western regions of Athens/Attiki)
3a. daatel@hellenicpolice.gr (for Central regions of Athens/Attiki)
3b. dabaa@hellenicpolice.gr (for Northern and Eastern regions of Athens/Attiki)
3c. danaattikis@hellenicpolice.gr (for Southern regions of Athens/Attiki)
3d. adpeiraias@hellenicpolice.gr (for Piraeus)

***For other regions throughout Greece you have to change the 2nd and 3rd emails. For every help, please, feel free to contact me through my Facebook Page by sending message here: https://www.facebook.com/reportanimalabusegreece/


For Report Animal Abuse Greece,

Drivas Evangelos
Police Officer
Clinical Psychologist
Psychotherapist