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WAG Film Expose - Greek Animals And The Olympics
by Marijo Gillis Thursday, Jul. 29, 2004 at 10:57 AM

"GREECE IN ALL HER GLORY" FILM EXPOSE / NEWS RELEASE View below

Welfare for Animals in Greece, under the umbrella of Welfare for Animals Global, Inc. (an organization granted charitable status by the state of New York) has produced a dramatic 5 minute documentary video detailing the pervasive problem of animal abuse and neglect in Greece. Approximately 20 hours of film were condensed to 5 minutes to produce a film vehicle accessible through the internet as well as television.

Greek officials and Greek government press officers, worldwide, including the press arm of the 2004 Athens Olympic Organizing Committee are making a last ditch effort to deny allegations of maltreatment of companion animals and the continuing mass poisoning of abandoned dogs especially in light of the upcoming Olympic Games.

Those of us who have lived in Greece and travel there regularly and those animal advocates in Greece 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 governments desperate attempts to conceal reality and the sad truth of the Greek animals tortured existence.

Kindly access the link below which features the short film "Greece In All Her Glory".
http://www.ua4a.org/Greece.mov

You must have a broadband connection and QuickTime installed on your computer to view the film . Access free download for Mac or Windows at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/

Marijo Anne Gillis - Founder
Welfare for Animals Global, Inc.
Welfare for Animals in Greece
1775 York Avenue # 7H
New York, New York 10128
USA
Telephone (212) 427-0587
Fax (212) 427-6381
E-Mail: TwinkiePerkyEbby@msn.com

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And the gold medal for cruelty...
by Rebecca Saturday, Aug. 07, 2004 at 6:29 AM
malekincat@mac.com

Oh no, it's a leap year - time to be subjected to another round of mass "Games hysteria" and to keep as far away from a TV set as possible for a few weeks and take earplugs to work.

It's a pity that some people/creatures have to suffer a much bigger price than boredom for the Olympic Games. Whether it means poor people seeing their homes razed to the ground for the building of hugely expensive stadiums, the homeless being violently kicked out of town (remember Atlanta?) or now this mass killing of stray animals. There's certainly very little left about this pathetic event that's either glorious or noble or "amateur" for that matter. It's just another big corporate money- and image-fest and - animal or human - you'd better not get in the way. I just hope some brave athlete or activists in Greece manage to get a message out to viewers across the world about what lies behind the "sport."

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biting the hand that feeds you
by me Saturday, Aug. 07, 2004 at 10:07 AM

The Olympic Kommittee has turned into a sickening anti-American activist organization. You should do your civic duty as a terrorist sympathizing Appeaser and feed gladly at their sewer trough.

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