#Animal police unit

The number of animal abuse cases has increased notably within recent years, police spokesperson Nicoleta Tyrimou has announced on behalf of the animal police department. In 2024, 150 incidents of animal abuse ...

The Green Party on Wednesday slammed authorities for lack of action after numerous cats, a dog and several hedgehogs were found dead, probably from poison, in the village of Maroni ...

The government should take necessary action to boost the short-staffed animal police, the animal party said on Saturday after attending a police event informing pet owners of their legal obligations ...

Since the beginning of the year, the Animal Police investigated 57 criminal cases, head of the department Vyron Vyronos said on Sunday. He said the number of cases of animal cruelty ...

A dog was shot and killed in Ormidia on Tuesday morning, with the owner filing an official complaint to the police. According to what the owner told the police, the ...

The Greens party on Monday slammed the findings of an animal police investigation into the death of a cat after it was found dismembered, which the party suspects was carried ...

Limassol police on Monday arrested a 48-year-old man for animal cruelty after they found 27 dogs living in poor conditions at his house. Following a tip-off, officers conducted a search in ...

A 32-year-old man has been arrested to help police with enquiries after a dog was killed at a house in the Larnaca district. According to police, a resident in the ...

Nicosia animal police were investigating on Tuesday after two dogs were found dead with a metal wire wrapped around their necks in Lythrodontas. The owner of the dogs had been ...

Police on Tuesday said they arrested a second suspect on suspicion of staging a dogfight after a video of the crime appeared on social media. A 28-year-old man was arrested ...

Police said on Wednesday they have launched an investigation into the death of a dog in Vrysoulles in Famagusta district following a complaint from the Greens that it was left ...

The animal police unit may be small, but it is a good start for Cyprus, officer in charge Vyronas Vyronos said on Wednesday in response to the Green party’s ...

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 ...

Animal police are investigating the killing of a cat in Ergates on Thursday, police said on Twitter on Friday following complaints from the Green Party that law enforcement was dragging ...

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 ...

MPs have given the green light to the establishment of a dedicated police unit to handle cases of animal cruelty in what they said marked a step forward for animal ...