Dogs sleeping in a coffee shop in Greece
We often don't take enough time to make even the smallest gestures and acts of kindness that have positive impacts on others and their community.
In Greece, there is a large population of stray dogs without homes due to the financial crises over the recent years. Now the stray animals living on the street are treated as pets and the community shares responsibility caring for them. Locals will feed them, pet them, and play with them.
Each member of the community does their part making these animals feel loved. Since July, a local coffee shop called Hott Spot opens its doors for stray dogs to have a warm comfortable place to rest and escape the cold.
While most other communities around the world will put animals into overcrowded shelters, Greece chooses another way. The community members care for the stray animals as if they were their own by providing them with what they can.
This small act of kindness might seem simple, but it is life saving for these animals. The level in which this community has shown increased levels of compassion towards animals is a lesson for all of us.