Elena Dede

A new platform providing citizens and animal welfare organizations free legal guidance and court representation through a specialized network of lawyers regarding animal abuse cases has been set up by the Dogs' Voice nonprofit organization. 

The initiative includes the first animal law workshop with the participation of students and professors from Greece's three law schools.

The nonprofit organization Dog's Voice has created a platform for animal lovers containing current information on restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic which allows them to network and coordinate to ensure no stray animals are left without care and food during the lockdown.

Loukoumakis was only 2 years old when he was discovered in a fire-ravaged home in the east Attica seaside town of Mati after last summer's devastating wildfires, frightened and injured.

Nearly 600 people have come forward to open their homes to a pet that lost its home or family in the Attica wildfires, the head of the Dog's Voice platform for animal protection groups told Kathimerini on Wednesday.