24/12/18

[Maik]

Kef police Saturday evening arrested two members of a cocaine and cannabis trafficking gang and are searching for two other members. A 65 y-o male was arrested in Argostoli and a 27 y-o foreign national in Poros. Various items were confiscated including 53 grams of cocaine, scales, two cell 'phones and a car.

[Maik]

British pet shops to be banned from selling puppies and kittens
Crackdown will prohibit all third-party sales of dogs and cats under six months old

Pet shops are to be banned from selling kittens and puppies by the government in a crackdown aimed at stopping puppy farming.

Third-party sales of cats or dogs under six months old will be prohibited, meaning buyers will have to deal directly with the breeder or an authorised rehoming centre.

It follows new laws, which came into force on 1 October, that banned licensed sellers from dealing in puppies and kittens under eight weeks old.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/23/pet-shops-to-be-banned-from-selling-puppies-and-kittens

[Maik]

Zakynthos welcomed more than 90,000 turtle eggs in 2018

The turtle population on the island of Zakynthos saw a significant increase this year, with a record number of nests and eggs of the caretta caretta species.

According to the sea turtle protection society of Greece Archelon and the National Sea Park of Zakynthos there were  an estimated 1,454 nests discovered on the six beaches located in Laganas Gulf.

Especially in 2018 on the beach of Sekanies, the most popular for caretta-caretta, hosted 783 nests and 93,960 eggs.

It is estimated that 1 of 1,000 hatchlings manages to survive so in this case approximately 94 baby turtles will get off the beach and go into the water.

https://greekcitytimes.com/2018/12/24/zakynthos-welcomed-more-than-90000-turtle-eggs-in-2018/

[Colleywobble]

That's so good to hear. Long may they keep hatching!!!

[Maik]

Dog owner caught on CCTV dumping pet at roadside and ‘callously’ driving away
Animal-rescue charities brace themselves as RSPCA predicts 10,000 pets will be abandoned

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/dog-pet-abandon-cctv-video-dump-rspca-road-staffie-bull-terrier-stoke-on-trent-a8698066.html

Distressing video.

Sadly, a**eholes are for life, not just Christmas.

[Maik]

Abandoned Babies Celebrate Their First Christmas in Greece’s Largest Maternity Hospital

https://greece.greekreporter.com/2018/12/24/abandoned-babies-celebrate-their-first-christmas-in-hospital/

[Maik]

Librefox: Firefox with privacy enhancements

Librefox is an open source project designed to provide anyone with a copy of the Firefox browser that comes with privacy and security enhancements included.

https://www.ghacks.net/2018/12/24/librefox-firefox-with-privacy-enhancements/

[Maik]

Not quite the Poros gorge: https://www.reddit.com/r/SweatyPalms/comments/8cjq8d/quite_the_excursion/

[Jolly Roger]

Zakynthos welcomed more than 90,000 turtle eggs in 2018

The turtle population on the island of Zakynthos saw a significant increase this year, with a record number of nests and eggs of the caretta caretta species.

According to the sea turtle protection society of Greece Archelon and the National Sea Park of Zakynthos there were  an estimated 1,454 nests discovered on the six beaches located in Laganas Gulf.

Especially in 2018 on the beach of Sekanies, the most popular for caretta-caretta, hosted 783 nests and 93,960 eggs.

It is estimated that 1 of 1,000 hatchlings manages to survive so in this case approximately 94 baby turtles will get off the beach and go into the water.

https://greekcitytimes.com/2018/12/24/zakynthos-welcomed-more-than-90000-turtle-eggs-in-2018/

It is true that only 1 in 1000 will grow to adulthood, but untrue that only this number reach the sea!