The cats in Rhodes (of which I saw many) seem to be very friendly and comfortable around people which has caused me to jump to the conclusion that people in Rhodes must generally be nice to animals. Then I found this article on line http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1214960/Remember-cute-little-cat-patted-holiday-Rhodes-Its-got-weeks-live.html
I was there in November and still found many cats around looking relatively healthy, so who knows the truth, it is a complicated world.