Posted on 01/02/2026 3:34:54 PM PST by Morgana
Fancy escaping to a remote Greek island with free accommodation? A dream opportunity has emerged for cat lovers who have some time to spare and truly want to make a difference.
The snug island of Syros - located in the centre of the Aegean Sea and 70 miles from the port of Piraeus - is home to around 3,000 stray felines.
Since the 1990s, charities such as Syros Cats have been working on managing population numbers, sterilisation and providing care to the cats.
The organisation is now welcoming 'fit, mature, healthy and independent' volunteers who would like to help with all aspects of cat care for a minimum of one month.
In exchange for free accommodation, breakfast and utilities, applicants will spend five hours a day, five days a week feeding, cleaning and cuddling rescued kittens.
Specific day-to-day jobs include cleaning litter trays, grooming, gardening, catching or helping trap feral cats, helping with medications, and taking sick, injured or unvaccinated cats to the vet.
Applicants should note that as well as looking after the cats, they are expected to engage with visitors and show them around.
They are further advised to not pick up sick or damaged cats without checking in with the charity first, as they could be unvaccinated or already being looked after elsewhere.
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Do you still have the Kitty ping? I have a good one for you
Scamalis will be happy to do it
3000 cats..... that’s a lot of cat food and.... poop.
They would eat the cats. Then people would kill the Somalis.
It sounds like fun. I’ll go too! After losing both of our kitties last year I need some serious cat companionship.
I thought the Greek island of Lesbos already offered that.
The boat Africans will take care of the problem in a hurry.
Istanbul is swarming with well fed strays. Living their best life outdoors with fresh air. You can look it up on you tube >>>Istanbul cats<<<
So Islam has one good thing going, I suppose
You need your own cat. I’ve found that the best cure for cat grief is a new kitten.
First thing I think of is the overwhelming smell of cat urine!
sounds like a purrfect opportunity
I’m taking my kids to kitty island and bunny island in Japan in 2027:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Ckunoshima
The older one likes bunnies and her little sister likes cats.
Through history cats have been essential to civilization. To keep rats away from the grain storage.
I think of T. gondii infected people—especially women.
...70 miles from the port of Piraeus...
So, this island must be the Purraeus.
You mean the island isn’t LESBOS?
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In 1911, in an event called “Hayırsızada Dog Massacre”, the Governor of Istanbul ordered the stray dogs in the streets to be rounded up and exiled to Sivriada. About 80,000 dogs were killed during the ordeal, mostly due to hunger and thirst on the barren land of the island, and some due to drowning as they tried to escape the horrible conditions. A severe earthquake which immediately followed the event was perceived by the local as “a punishment by God for abandoning the dogs.”
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