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...
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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...
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...
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...
Animal NGO protests cat poisonings at Nicosia school
An open letter has been sent to the education minister, among others, decrying a recent spate of cats being poisoned at Nicosia’s Pancyprian secondary school....
Cockfight photos from north cause stir on social media
Activists have called on authorities to intervene after photos appeared on social media of men in the north holding roosters after cockfights, reports said on...
Police say dog hotel owner under investigation since last month (updated)
Police on Tuesday said investigations into alleged animal abuse linked with a video circulating on social media showing a dog being hit have been under...
Police to track animal abuse cases, 27 so far this year
Police are implementing a monitoring system aimed at tackling animal abuse cases until the approval of the law setting up a special animal police unit,...
Man remanded after dogs found locked up
A 39-year-old man from Paphos was remanded on Tuesday for two days for allegedly neglecting his dogs, which were found locked up in a cage....
Animal Party calls for creation of commissioner, more humane society
The Animal Party on Thursday called for the creation of a commissioner for the protection of animals to be filled by someone willing and able...
Light sentence for killing dog due to woman’s difficult life
A woman was handed a seemingly light sentence for killing her neighbour’s dog because of her own difficult circumstances, it emerged on Tuesday. On August...
Briton accused of leaving dogs to die in squalid apartment
The Animal Party is investigating a case of suspected animal abuse by a British expat in Paphos involving the alleged abandonment and neglect of three...
The 12 days of Christmas animal abuse
By Evie Andreou THE Animal Party said on Saturday it had received scores of complaints of animal abuse, abandonment and neglect over the past ten...
Police concerned about animal abuse after man arrested on suspicion of poisoning (Update)
Police are concerned about cases of animal abuse, are trained about animal protection and abuse and take prompt action when cases are reported, police spokesman...
Suspected dog killer remanded
A 26-year-old man who allegedly threw a dog off a third-floor balcony and killed it on Saturday was remanded on Monday for three days. The...
‘No longer acceptable by today’s norms’
THE head of the Animal Party Kyriacos Kyriacou said on Wednesday they had launched an investigation into reports of the alleged abuse of a pig...
Dog abuser found guilty
By Evie Andreou A man from a Nicosia village was found guilty of animal abuse on Thursday, for a brutal attack against a stray dog...
Call to stop animals being raffled
USING animals as prizes in raffles is illegal, the Green Party said yesterday. The party said they received several complaints from concerned members of the...
Animal abuse investigations on the rise
By Evie Andreou INVESTIGATIONS of animal abuse cases have risen from a handful in recent years to 44, Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou said after a...
Increased abuse of animals coming to light
By Evie Andreou Everyone involved in animal abuse cases is accountable to justice, the Animal Party and Limassol police said on Tuesday. Head of the...