Mediterranean Stray Crisis
Right now, on a harbour
in Greece, a cat is pregnant
with her fifth litter.
Nobody is coming.
Artemis funds TNR sterilization programs across Greece — the only method proven to humanely and permanently reduce stray animal populations. Documented. Verified. Transparent.
Sponsor One Sterilization — €49
Of your €49: €35 funds the veterinary sterilization directly.
€14 funds the mapping, documentation, and platform.
We publish this because you deserve to know.
The Problem
This isn’t a welfare problem. It’s a mathematics problem.
Across Greece, an estimated 2 to 3 million stray cats and dogs live on the streets. Most people who see them feel something — concern, sadness, helplessness. Most look away and move on.
The instinct to look away is understandable. The mathematics of doing nothing is not.
A single unsterilized female cat, together with her offspring, can produce up to 100 cats over seven years. Every unsterilized animal on the street today is not one problem. It is hundreds of future problems and sufferings.
Why rescue alone doesn’t solve it
Shelters save lives. They don’t break the cycle.
A shelter that takes in twenty cats this month will have twenty new cats to replace them next month — because the colony that produced them is still intact and still reproducing.
The only intervention that breaks the cycle at its root is TNR: Trap, Neuter, Return. A sterilized animal still lives its life. It still holds its territory, preventing new animals from moving in. But it no longer reproduces.
Over three to five years, a managed colony shrinks naturally, humanely, and permanently. TNR doesn’t just help animals. It solves the problem.
Every unsterilized animal on the street today is not one problem. It is hundreds of future problems — and one €49 sterilization prevents all of them. Permanently.
— Artemis Association for Animals
The Solution
Simple. Documented. Permanent.
You Sponsor
You choose to fund one sterilization for €49. No vague donation. A specific, single, documented medical intervention with a real animal in a real colony.
We Act
Our vetted Greek NGO partner traps one animal from a GPS-mapped colony, performs the sterilization with a licensed vet, and ear-tips the animal for permanent identification.
You Receive Proof
Within 60 days: a vet-certified documentation photo, your named sponsorship certificate, and a GPS-tagged colony update. Real proof of real impact. We show you the receipts.
Where your €49 goes today
Active Colony · Crete, Greece
Meet Grace & Pikachu
Lefka Ori, Chania Prefecture
Lefka Ori is located in Western Crete, in the Chania prefecture — populated with dozens of stray cats who have no one coming to help them.
Pikachu was born in May 2024 and came to us alongside his sister Grace: small, weak, and incredibly affectionate. His flat face and small nose make him unmistakable. Mary & Martin, who run Cats of Lefka Ori, have long hoped to find a future for this special little kitten.
They have been managing TNR operations in this area since 2023. Every sterilization they perform through Artemis is documented, vet-certified, and reported back to you directly.
→ Sponsor One Sterilization Now — €49
Proof & Trust
By the numbers.
As of February 19th, 2026
Sterilizations funded
Colony monitored
Country active
Every sterilization funded through Artemis is documented with a vet certificate and photographic evidence. Every colony is GPS-mapped and monitored. We don’t ask you to trust us. We show you the receipts.
Also Working With
The crisis has multiple stakeholders. The solution benefits all of them.
Hotels & Tourism Operators
Stray animals on your property are a liability. A documented TNR program is a solution — and a story worth telling on TripAdvisor and in your press kit.
Learn more →Municipalities
TNR costs less than impoundment and actually reduces populations long-term. We manage the program, the documentation, and the reporting. You get the results.
Learn more →Companies
Need verified biodiversity impact data for your ESG report? We provide documented, third-party certified TNR impact reports — ready to drop into your annual sustainability filing.
Learn more →The problem is solvable.
Not eventually. Now. For €49.
You found this page for a reason. The mathematics are clear, the method is proven, and the documentation is real. One sterilization won’t solve everything. But it permanently removes hundreds of future animals from a life of suffering on the street. That’s not a small thing. That’s an extraordinary thing.
→ Sponsor One Sterilization — €49 One animal. One surgery. One permanent change.