Tougher sentences for animal cruelty approved in Cyprus
Animal abusers in Cyprus will now face far stiffer penalties, after parliament approved a new law aimed at strengthening the island’s animal welfare framework.
The bill, proposed by Disy ...
Animal party wants to bring ‘smart’ pet food vendors to Limassol
The Cyprus Animal Party is pushing for use of innovative technologies to manage the problem of strays in Limassol and has renewed calls for the closure of the zoo, it ...
Animal Party calls for stricter gun control
The Animal Party on Monday raised concerns over the widespread presence of guns in the wrong hands on the island, describing the issue as a serious threat to public safety.
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Animal party opposes proposal to turn Limassol zoo into educational ‘animal farm park’
The Cyprus Animal Party has strongly opposed the proposal from the Cyprus Centre for Environmental Research and Education (Cycere) to transform the Limassol Zoo into a ‘Limassol Animal Farm Park.’
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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 ...
Animal party pushes improved animal welfare education in schools
The Animal Party has requested special courses to be included in school curricula to sensitize students about issues concerning animal welfare.
To this end a meeting was held with Education ...
Intervention urged after disturbing photos of dead foxes emerge
The animal party has asked for immediate intervention by the ministers of interior and agriculture following outcry after the publication of photos showing five dead foxes.
“Protection of the fox ...
Animal party calls for FIP meds to be supplied for free
The Animal party has called for covid meds repurposed to treat feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) to be made available for free to volunteers and animal shelters.
The veterinary services on ...
BirdLife ‘shocked’ by Animal Party’s comments about vulture project
Environmental NGO BirdLife Cyprus on Friday hit back at comments made by the Animal Party suggesting the group had failed to save the Griffon vulture from extinction in Cyprus.
“While ...
Efforts to prevent Griffon vultures’ extinction ‘failing’
Twelve-year-long efforts to prevent the extinction of the Griffon vulture from the island are failing, the Animal Party announced on Thursday.
After the recent incident where the only remaining nest ...
Animal Party to protest over non-compliance with dog laws
The Animal Party on Tuesday called on the ministers of the interior and justice to look into the serious issue of the non-compliance with the Dog Law by municipalities and ...
Animal Party reports killed ox left to rot in public
An ox was killed just outside the centre of a village in Paphos, with its internal organs exposed, the Animal Party reported on Friday.
The incident has been reported to ...
Animal party calls for human medicine to be made available for cats
The animal party lambasted the health ministry on Wednesday over its failure to make medicines available for cats amidst a surge of the fatal FIP virus.
It is an example ...
President receives memo on animal rights issues
President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday received a memo with nine animal rights issues that need to be addressed, the animal party said.
According to the animal party, the head of ...
Chihuahua injured after attack with caustic substance (Update 2)
A Chihuahua had to be treated by a vet after someone threw a caustic substance, possibly sulfuric acid, on the pet, it emerged on Sunday.
Despite a statement by the ...
Animal Party calls for action as cats shot with illegal weapon
English tourists visiting Cyprus described as a “horrific event” their experience when they found the cats they were caring for had been shot with arrows – with one lodged in a ...
Animal Party event on Ledra Street
The Animal Party will be giving out plants and other small gifts along with information leaflets on the importance of biodiversity for Valentine’s Day, an announcement said on Tuesday.
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Zoo reflects ‘outdated’ policy, says Animal Party
Keeping animals in cages is part of an “outdated” mentality, the Animal Party said on Saturday in a memorandum to the Limassol mayor demanding the closure of the local zoo.
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Animal Party outraged over buffer-zone wire ‘death trap’
The Animal Party on Friday expressed its outrage over barbed wire installed along parts of the buffer zone in the Nicosia district, due to the danger it poses to innocent ...
Animal Party calls for better animal welfare, will hold protest
Ahead of a protest on October 1 to mark World Animal Day, the Animal Party on Friday called for the immediate implementation on the island of laws and regulations concerning the ...
Animal Party demands conclusions on death of savannah cat
The Animal Party on Sunday demanded answers from the agriculture ministry over the delay in issuing the conclusions of how savannah cat Berton died more than a month after a ...
Cat found riddled with pellets, now blind
Animal Party Cyprus has called on the chief of police to look into whether owners of firearms in Kakopetria area have permits, after a recent incident where a cat was ...
Demonstrators protest outside AG’s office over hybrid cat’s death
The Green Party, the Animal Party and other demonstrators gathered outside the attorney-general’s attorney’s office on Thursday to protest the death of the savannah cat Berton who died ...
Dead fox found hanging over signpost
A dead fox was found hanging over a signpost at a road leading to the Ayios Ioannis chapel in Pentakomo, Limassol.
The Animal Party in an announcement condemning the incident, ...