Unfortunately, our association receives no support from the state and relies solely on donations from friends, partners, organizations abroad, and supporters. Each month, any shortfall is covered out of our own personal income. From the very first day of our founding, we have been committed to changing the bad reality for equines in our country. We achieve this through hard work, negotiations, perseverance and unfortunately without any marketing expertise which is so much needed in our days....

The current legislation in force is inadequate to protect equines from abandonment and abuse. Today: Equines are not recognised as a distinct category with specific needs (work, transport, reproduction, abandonment), The entire protection mechanism (municipalities, programmes, registries, sanctions) applies to dogs and cats, Access to shelter, water, food, and the Five Freedoms are not established as enforceable welfare standards, resulting in insufficient protection to save equines, The...

In recent years, the use of equines in carriages continues to constitute a complex and often problematic issue, particularly in tourist areas. The lack of uniform rules, insufficient inspections, and the absence of substantive prerequisites have resulted in the exposure of animals to conditions that did not ensure their welfare. The Non-Profit Organization “A Promise to Animals” https://www.apromisetoanimals.org/ell/ and the Panhellenic Equine Welfare Association “Ippothesis” have for some...