Animal Welfare Karpathos

Animal Welfare Karpathos (Φιλοζωική Δράση Καρπάθου) is a non for profit organization based on Karpathos island Greece. It was founded in August 2020, with the goal of expanding the significant work of a previously active association registered as Animal Friends- Karpathos (Est. 2002) (Οι Φίλοι των Ζώων- Κάρπαθος, έτος ίδρυσης 2002). Our team consists of volunteers who have devoted their lives to rescuing and adopting animals in need, while at the same time educating the public on humane animal treatment. Karpathos has a large number of stray cats (estimated to be a little over 1000) and dozens of stray dogs. From 2002- 2016, our volunteers ran a successful Animal Welfare Clinic through which over 3000 animals were spayed/ neutered and many more received free medical care. From 2016-2020 the volunteers continued to work behind the scenes, rescuing and sending animals away from the island for adoption. To this date, we have sent over 1500 animals for adoption abroad.