Lemonia the donkey has endured many hardships, from changing owners to living with her legs tied together. Today, she has finally found safety and freedom at the Animal Zone International shelter in Amorgos, where she will never be forced to work again.

At Animal Zone International (AZI), our mission is to protect and care for the animals of Amorgos. Every year, volunteers from around the world join us, bringing passion and energy that transform lives, both theirs and the animals they help.

Napoleon, a gentle and resilient donkey, came to the Animal Zone International equine shelter in June 2022 by order of the local police. His rescue was urgent: his legs had been tied together, the rope cutting so deeply into one that it left a severe, infected wound swarming with flies.
Every step was painful, but his eyes still carried a quiet strength.

From May 18th to 22nd, Animal Zone International (AZI), in collaboration with the Municipality of Amorgos, successfully carried out a five-day sterilization program for stray cats across the island.
In total, 80 stray cats, 36 females and 44 male, from most villages in Amorgos were sterilized.

On April 22, a father and his two sons found a kitten on the beach of Agia Anna in Amorgos. Together, they searched for his mother, and checked in on him throughout the following 24 hours. But, after a full day went by with no sign of the kitten’s mother, they called us. We took him in, named him Eclair, and immediately began an aggressive bottle-feeding schedule so the kitten could regain his strength.