Cat abuse in school reported to education ministry
The education ministry has ordered an investigation into the beheading and butchering of a cat, which was allegedly kicked around a school, the Animal Party said on Tuesday.
Describing a ...
Brown bears kept illegally in Nicosia – report
Two brown bears are being kept illegally in a Nicosia-based pet store, according to a complaint by animal welfare organisations.
The case has been reported to the veterinary services, vice-chair ...
Man charged after dog dies in illegal trap
A 56-year-old man charged for the death of a dog after it was stuck in a trap was released under certain conditions, it emerged on Thursday.
Paphos police spokesman Michalis ...
Kitten found beheaded at Yeri cemetery
State policies must protect animals, the Green party said on Saturday after unknown culprits allegedly beheaded a cat from the Yeri cemetery cat sanctuary and placed its head at the ...
Animal abuse claim filed after chicken spotted tied and held by wings at football match
The animal party is filing an animal abuse claim with police on Sunday, after images surfaced of a chicken dressed in Omonia colours at a match the day before.
According ...
Unprecedented rise in dog abandonments this year
Dog shelters in Cyprus are bursting at the seams as owners are dumping their pets at “unprecedented” levels as the cost of living spirals and impulse adoptions during the lockdowns ...
Kittens reportedly tortured, killed at Nicosia school (Updated)
Kittens at a Dali secondary school were reportedly tortured and killed, after they were first spray painted and later hung, with the unknown perpetrators smearing blood on the walls, it ...
Police looking into animal abuse after dog attacked
Paralimni police are investigating a case of animal abuse after a man reported his neighbour had beaten his dog, causing a head injury.
Police spokesman Steve Theodoulou said that on ...
Animal police unit has investigated around 200 incidents of potential abuse
The animal police unit has investigated about 200 incidents of potential abuse or mistreatment and two cases will proceed to court.
Vyronas Vyronos, the officer in charge of the animal police ...
Woman charged for leaving dog on balcony during heatwave (Updated)
A woman who left her dog on the balcony without food or water during the heatwave was charged in writing and has temporarily lost custody of her pet, police said ...
Greens call on police to investigate death of abused dogs found in ditch
The Green Party has called on police to investigate after the remains of several dogs were found in a ditch in a Nicosia village on Friday.
The remains of the ...
Autopsies on dead cats in Oroklini show signs of abuse
Post-mortem examinations on ten dead cats found in Oroklini have confirmed signs of abuse, police sources told the Cyprus Mail on Friday.
They added that as part of the ongoing ...