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While ASAP deals with dogs and other animals, in practice the largest group of animals helped by ASAP is the owned and feral cat population on the island. Cat owners can avail themselves of help and advice from ASAP should their animals have problems or when they are away from the island and need their cats fed. Feral cats on the island find plenty of food to eat when the tourists are around and all the tavernas are open but have difficulty finding adequate food during the winter months and as any cat will tell you a diet of lizards becomes boring in the end. ASAP has a wide spread feeding programme that provides cat shelters and feeding stations where known populations of cats gather.
One of the major successes of ASAP is in the recognition by visitors to the island that almost all the cats they see are fit and healthy looking and are well fed in comparison to some other Greek islands where the opposite applies. ASAP funds itself entirely by donations and fund raising events, so if you would like membership or to donate then contact Mike Holmes at pleione99@yahoo.co.uk
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