Greek officials and government press officers,  including the press arm of the 2004 Athens Olympic Organizing Committee,  are making a last ditch effort to save face by denying  allegations of the maltreatment of companion animals and thereby staunch the flood of negative press regarding the mass poisoning of abandoned dogs in a country wide "cleanup" for the  upcoming Olympic Games. 

 

Those of us who have lived in Greece and  travel there on a regular basis bear witness to the truth. As well, Greek animal advocates who deal with the inhumanity towards both companion and farmed animals on a daily basis should be the gold standard by which the international community  judges Greece; not by the Greek government's desperate attempts to conceal reality and the sad truth of the Greek animals tortured existence. 

 

As the international community lobbies for assurances that the summer Olympics will be a safe and successful pageant, this "house cleaning" campaign will surely outrage the millions of people around the world who cherish their pets,

 

This is an emotional and time sensitive story.  Exposure by your news organization will have an enormous impact on your viewers and the Greek government.