The Animal Protection Society of Chania (Noah’s Little Ark).
The Noah’s Little Ark Animal Shelter and information centre is the only animal shelter in Chania with a proven record. It specialises in helping the starving and injured animals on Crete. The shelter also plays a very important role in neutering many of the stray animals, and educating the children of Crete how to treat animals with kindness. The original shelter was started by an amazing woman named Silke Wrobel. In 2003 she was presented with Germany’s highest medal of honour for her tireless work helping animals (the equivalent of Britain’s MBE). She has opened a quarantine / holding centre at 40 Daskologianni Street in Chania. This is where all the new arrivals will be taken to be cleaned up, vaccinated, microchipped and seen by veterinarians before going to their new homes abroad or to the main shelter. Visitors are very welcome at the centre – during usual shop hours. If you would like to take an animal back to your home country Silke can help you with this. Animals can now travel quite easily thanks to the introduction of micro-chipping (they can be boarded at the shelter whilst this is process is completed). Alternatively you might like to sponsor and animal here on Crete that is unlikely to be re-homed but will be taken care of by Silke and her staff for life.