The Municipality of Spata–Artemida has paid at least 165,454 euros for stray animals from January to 20 October 2026. More than half of this amount, €88,763.54, went towards their accommodation and care at a private facility. This figure is derived from the total of the payment orders published by the Municipality on the ‘Diafania’ transparency portal, with issue dates falling within 2026.
The last two payments were made on Tuesday 20 October: €5,442.36 for the Municipal Unit of Spata and €5,563.88 for the Municipal Unit of Artemida, both to PET PARADISE DOG HOTEL EE, under contracts expiring on 31 December 2026.
Where did the money go?
- Accommodation and care: 88,763.54 euros (Spata 49,988.12, Artemida 38,775.42)
- Digital reporting platform for stray animals: €31,000.00
- Neutering programme: €20,478.37
- Capture and transport: €15,230.31
- Animal training and rehoming: €9,982.00
The amounts include VAT. These are payments, not a budget: they show what has already been disbursed, and transactions that do not mention ‘unallocated funds’ in their description may be missing. That is why we write ‘at least’.
Hospitality: a fixed expense
Since July, each payment for accommodation has been between 5,390 and 5,920 euros per municipal district. For 2026, the Municipality had allocated €74,400 for each unit from January onwards. In Artemida, the first few months of the year were still paid for under an earlier contract, which expired on 1 March 2026: €12,405.58, in two instalments in April and May.
The remaining contracts
PAWSSENGERS PET TRANSFER EE is responsible for the collection and transport. Its contract expired on 10 June, was extended until 12 August, and the new contract was signed on 15 October with the same company for €37,088.40: €6,200 this year and €30,888.40 in 2027. Excluding VAT, the amount is €29,910, just below the €30,000 threshold for the direct award of services. We covered this in detail here.
The neutering programme is being carried out by the Athens Animal Hospital; on the Diaugia transparency portal, there are two new contracts totalling 74,400 euros for 2026, in March and July. The reporting platform was awarded to DEAVER EE in July and paid in full in September, as we reported. In June, a five-member committee was set up to monitor the operational programme for stray animals.
Why it matters
The Law on Companion Animals (Law 4830/2021) entrusts local authorities with the capture, neutering, the accommodation and rehoming of stray animals, and the Ministry of the Interior provides funding for this; the Diafania transparency portal shows a payment order from the Ministry of the Interior for ‘stray animal management measures’ in 2026. The neighbouring municipality of Pallini has chosen this year to fund an animal welfare organisation as well, as we reported. In our own municipality, the system relies on private contractors, and the largest part of the bill is the cost of housing the animals, which continues for as long as they remain unadopted.
Source: Municipality of Spata–Artemida, payment orders on the ‘Diaugia’ portal dated 2026 (including, amongst others, 9ZL1O1X-X2PS and RGN0O1X-LAS, 20/10/2026), award decisions 6877Ω1Χ-ΖΩΕ (15/10/2026) and extension decision 9ΘΓ9Ω1Χ-ΑΥ6 (17/06/2026); iartemida summary.
