"What lasts a long time will finally be good"! – says a German proverb. For years, the access road to the MELIOS shelter was impassable during heavy rainfall. Especially in the winter months, the MELIOS shelter helpers had to park their cars on the main road and bring food, materials and medicines to the shelter on foot. This is about 300-400m steep road down and back again. The rain made the road very muddy and slippery and there was no chance to get up the mountain by car.
It took a long time and many conversations, but the community of Gythio finally realized their promised help. This week there were workers from the city who cemented and fortified two passages of about 75 meters. Now it is possible to provide the dogs with a normal car without all-wheel drive even when it is raining. The MELIOS team thanks the municipality of Gythio very much and is happy not to have to bring all materials on foot anymore.
Of course the work was watched by the free running dogs present and the road was tested immediately afterwards – even if it was still wet!
For this reason, MELIOS now has its own "Walk of Fame"! However, it is the "Greek Walk of Fame" - with dog paws! ;-)
More news:
11/05/2024 - It's back again! The new animal welfare calendar 2025 for the MELIOS animal shelter!
MORE than just a calendar!
05/06/2024 - Animal killer wanted in Gythio
A few days ago, the MELIOS animal shelter was informed by residents in the area near the shelter that 5 dogs had been poisoned there.
03/03/2024 - T-shirts for MELIOS animals!
Make people happy and help animals at the same time!
02/28/2024 - Homepage “Friends of MELIOS” goes online
It has been a long time since we intended to publish a new homepage about the MELIOS animal shelter, as the old "MELIOS" page was no longer up to date. The main aim is to present the dogs at MELIOS.
02/26/2024 - Mitco – not an easy start into life
This is Mitco. A male puppy about 3 months old. His life did not begin very well. He has 2 fractures. We will try to show him the happy side of life. We will need your help so when he gets better he will continue to enjoy life and not end up in the cage.
02/19/2024 - Storage for food
02/13/2024 - Dimi and Ossi
Dimi and Ossi. Not sister and brother. Just roomies for many years. They are about 8 years old and they are with us since they were puppies and apparently they will stay until they die inside a cage. Even though they were small size noone asked to adopt them. It's a pity!
07/16/2019 - The story of Benji
BENJI was found in a very bad condition on the beach of Mavrovouni, he had almost no hair and wounded, infected ears and big problems with his eyes. After an immediately visit to the vet he arrived like this at MELIOS.
11/01/2012 - New building and relocation of MILOS to Pritschiotiko
Construction and relocation of terrain
07/31/2012 - Terrible wounded dog rescued
We cal her Bowie, because she has - just like the famous David - one brown and one blue eye