Posts tagged with "Animal Party"

2018: a bad year to be a hunting dog Cyprus

2018: a bad year to be a hunting dog

December 30th, 2018 Another year has come to an end with no clear improvement on animal welfare issues. And of all the mistreated animals, hunting dogs all too often fare the worst. According to the Animal Party, 90 per cent of all stray and abandoned dogs in Cyprus are hunting breeds, not that we need statistics to realise this is the case. In recent...
Probe into whether dog was put down too quickly after boy bitten Cyprus

Probe into whether dog was put down too quickly after boy bitten

December 28th, 2018 THE Animal Party has welcomed a probe ordered by the agriculture minister into the killing by the state vet services of a dog who had bitten a nine-year-old boy almost two weeks ago in a Nicosia district school. The party said in an announcement that the incident occurred on December 17 when a pit bull entered a school yard in Dhali...
Communities that give animals as prizes ‘will be named and shamed' Cyprus

Communities that give animals as prizes ‘will be named and shamed'

December 27th, 2018 THE Animal Party has announced that it would name and shame any local authority that would offer a live animal as raffle prizes during the festive season. The party said in an announcement that according to the law on animal welfare, it is forbidden for animals to be given away as a raffle prize. Any municipality or community that...
Daunting to-do list on animal welfare, new report shows Cyprus

Daunting to-do list on animal welfare, new report shows

October 9th, 2018 By Evie Andreou Heavy workload at the state legal services has left six bills and regulations on animal welfare gathering dust and unable to go before parliament for a vote, the Animal Party has said. In its report on progress made on animal welfare issues in the four years since it was founded, the party said that much progress...
Animal Party to deliver ‘comprehensive report’ to president on Thursday Cyprus

Animal Party to deliver ‘comprehensive report’ to president on Thursday

October 2nd, 2018 The Animal Party said on Wednesday it would deliver a comprehensive report to the president on Thursday on animal welfare in the framework of World Animal Day on October 4. According to an announcement from the party, the same day a delegation will visit the two presidential dogs to offer them various 'goodies'. In Limassol,...
Animal Party and Greens push for animal police force Cyprus

Animal Party and Greens push for animal police force

September 13th, 2018 By Annette Chrysostomou The creation of an animal police force tasked with investigating abuse is still dragging on, and the Animal Party and the Greens are both pushing for it to finally happen. The justice ministry on Thursday said draft bill had been sent to the legal service of the government months ago. “We are expecting...
Game Fund refutes Animal Party claims over hunting dogs Cyprus

Game Fund refutes Animal Party claims over hunting dogs

August 22nd, 2018 The Game Fund on Wednesday rejected criticism from the Animal Party that it had not made any recommendations to hunters regarding dogs prior to the first foray last week, saying canines were not allowed during the summer season. In a statement, the Game Fund said it did not mention because hunters are forbidden to take dogs with them...
Animal party censures state officials over poor treatment of dogs Cyprus

Animal party censures state officials over poor treatment of dogs

August 20th, 2018 The Animal Party on Monday condemned hunters, the parties who represent them, as well as various municipalities, over the growing numbers of abandoned and stray dogs during or straight after the first day of the hunting season. At the same time, dog shelters in Cyprus are full and the volunteers’ funds are drying up while dog...
Animal Party calls on public to join protest for Santorini donkeys Cyprus

Animal Party calls on public to join protest for Santorini donkeys

July 19th, 2018 The Animal Party called on the public to attend a three-day protest in the Greek island of Santorini next week against the exploitation and abuse of donkeys that are being used to carry tourists up the steep steps on the island. Following the outrage sparked after videos and photos showing abuse of donkeys in Santorini, which are used...
Animal Party unhappy with state decision to neuter only stray cats Cyprus

Animal Party unhappy with state decision to neuter only stray cats

July 13th, 2018 The Animal Party on Friday criticised the animal welfare coordinating committee for deciding to use the €75,000 earmarked by the government for the neutering of stray animals only for cats. If the state veterinary services have decided that there is no longer a problem with stray dogs, the party said in a statement, they should come...
Concern over fate of tiger at defunct Melios zoo Cyprus

Concern over fate of tiger at defunct Melios zoo

May 8th, 2018 By Evie Andreou Mystery surrounds the fate of one of the Siberian tigers at a controversial Nicosia private zoo following reports by animal activists that one of the two tigers is believed to be dead as it has not been seen in its enclosure. A lawyer from Luxemburg, advisor to a number of animal protection associations, said in an...
Young children suspected of killing missing puppy Cyprus

Young children suspected of killing missing puppy

April 25th, 2018 A group of Paphos youngsters are suspected of killing a seven-month old puppy which was reported missing to the government veterinary services a few days ago. He was found at the weekend, dead under a tree with a chain around his neck, next to a small village park. Distraught owner Becky Chabah was informed by a witness that she had...
Dealing with the crime of animal poisoning Entertainment

Dealing with the crime of animal poisoning

January 31st, 2018 The poisoning of dogs is an ongoing situation that gets lots of attention but what should you do after a poisoning has occured? For an answer, on Friday leader of the Animal party, Kyriacos Kyriacou, will be speaking at a conference. The conference, under the name Poisoning of Animals is a Criminal Offence, How Do We Address It?, is...
Animal Party backs Anastasiades Elections2018

Animal Party backs Anastasiades

January 18th, 2018 The Animal Party announced Thursday that it would support President Nicos Anastasiades in the upcoming elections. They claim that during his time in office, Anastasiades was willing to listen and implement some of their proposals on key animal-related issues including the creation of an animal police unit and making the punishment of...
Owner of five poisoned dogs vows to fight back Cyprus

Owner of five poisoned dogs vows to fight back

January 15th, 2018 FIVE pet dogs died last week after consuming poisoned meat which had been placed in a field in Argaka, leaving the owners distraught but determined to stop similar instances from happening to other animals. English Cypriot, Julia Sinden, and her partner have been tirelessly helping and rescuing abused and abandoned dogs for many years...
The 12 days of Christmas animal abuse Cyprus

The 12 days of Christmas animal abuse

December 31st, 2017 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 or 12 days of the holiday period. As the island is preparing for the New Year’s celebrations, the party said that “while everyone talks of love and respect”, at the same time people...
Animal Party hails neutering programme Cyprus

Animal Party hails neutering programme

November 15th, 2017 Over 75 private vets across Cyprus are taking part in the government’s stray cat and dog neutering programme, the Animal Party said on Wednesday. In a statement hailing the programme which Cabinet approved in August this year, with a €75,000 budget, the party said already municipalities, local authorities and NGOs were on board...
President appoints animal welfare adviser Cyprus

President appoints animal welfare adviser

September 4th, 2017 President Nicos Anastasiades has appointed the chairman of the Animal Party Kyriacos Kyriacou as his adviser on the protection and welfare of animals, it was announced on Monday. The party is a fully fledged political party. According to its website, “Through connections established over 20 years working on behalf of non-human...
Calls for action after nine dogs burned alive Cyprus

Calls for action after nine dogs burned alive

August 20th, 2017 The Animal Party called on the government on Sunday to speed up procedures for better animal welfare measures after the death on Saturday of nine dogs who were found charred in their cages in Zakaki, Limassol, after a fire. According to Phileleftheros, the dogs were in a cage in a plot in Zakaki and were charred after a fire erupted...
Animal Party taking its message to other parties Cyprus

Animal Party taking its message to other parties

July 18th, 2017 Legislation surrounding animal welfare needs to undergo a huge overhaul, the Animal Party said on Tuesday during a meeting with Akel’s leadership. The Animal Party, which is meeting with all political parties, began with Akel, where the controver-sial hunting bill which was passed into effect on June 30 was high on the...
Animal Party condemns dog poisonings Cyprus

Animal Party condemns dog poisonings

May 22nd, 2017 The Animal Party condemned on Monday the lack of state action over animal welfare after a video was posted on social media on Friday showing three dogs shivering and trembling after being poisoned in the Kofinou area. The video was uploaded by a member of the public who happened to pass by the scene. He posted on his Facebook page...
Animal Party outraged at lenient sentence for dog killer Cyprus

Animal Party outraged at lenient sentence for dog killer

May 15th, 2017 The Animal Party Cyprus on Monday expressed its great disappointment at the lenient sentencing of a man who fatally stabbed a dog in 2015. The court sentenced the man to a 45-day prison sentence with a three-year suspension and the payment of €150 for court costs after the case dragged on for two years. “We believe that the...
Animal party fears over redundant racehorses unfounded says racecourse Cyprus

Animal party fears over redundant racehorses unfounded says racecourse

March 10th, 2017 At least 2,000 horses will become redundant if the Nicosia Race Club is dissolved, the Animal party said on Friday. In a statement, the party said its proposal to create a shelter where these horses will enjoy a “good old age” has become even more timely amid rumours of a strong possibility that the race club may decide to...
Animal Party supports campaign to stop TTIP Cyprus

Animal Party supports campaign to stop TTIP

January 26th, 2017   The Animal Party Cyprus said it supports a European-wide campaign to stop the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). The campaign, which in Germany has seen hundreds of thousands protesting in the streets, calls on EU governments not to...
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