雅典附近发生的大规模野火在多条战线同时燃烧，摧毁超过100平方公里的土地[1]。志愿者和消防队员在灾难中奋力抢救了数百只宠物和野生动物，其中仅在梅加拉镇就救出超过280只动物，主要是狗[1]。
救援协调员Elena Dede描述了火灾的凶险程度，指出"火势非常猛烈，而且风向不断变化"[1]。英国野生动物福利中心主任Richard Parr称这些救援工作"英勇"，但同时指出资源严重不足，表示"这个问题的规模巨大，但可用的资源和应对能力远不相匹配"[1]。该中心呼吁欧盟建立专门的动物救援服务，并为动物建设"火灾避难所"，如池塘和石堆[1]。
A major wildfire near Athens burned across more than 100 square kilometers (39 square miles) of land and destroyed dozens of homes, triggering multiple evacuations in the region [1]. The fire burned simultaneously on five fronts, posing an enormous challenge to emergency responders [1].
Volunteers and firefighters rescued over 280 animals, primarily dogs, from the town of Megara and surrounding mountainous and coastal areas [1]. Elena Dede, a rescue coordinator, described the conditions as extremely difficult: "The fire was very fierce, and the wind direction kept changing" [1]. Richard Parr, director of the British Wildlife Welfare Centre, characterized these rescue efforts as "heroic" but critically underfunded [1]. He emphasized the scale of the crisis: "The size of this problem is enormous, but the resources available and capacity to respond are far from matching" [1].
The disaster has prompted calls for systemic change at the European level. Parr urged the European Union to establish dedicated "fire shelters" for animals, such as ponds and rock piles, to help wildlife cope with increasingly severe fire risks driven by climate change [1]. He also advocated for the creation of a specialized EU animal rescue service to address the growing threat [1].