#animal welfare

Cyprus’ strengthened position within the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) dominated discussions during a high-level meeting in Larnaca. Talks were held on the sidelines of the Middle East regional ...

Some 2,000 animals are at risk of being abandoned for the second time in their lives following the recent threat to the future of Paphiakos animal shelter. The shelter has operated ...

The Cyprus animal party on Tuesday called on the government and the judiciary to suspend a court order affecting the Paphos animal shelter.  The party urged a coordinated effort to ...

Police and the game and fauna service have confiscated several poached animals, including the head of a wild mouflon, during coordinated searches in homes, premises and vehicles across the Morphou ...

The government will allocate €100,000 for the spaying and neutering of dogs, triple the budget for spaying and neutering cats – from €100,000 to €300,000 – as well as €150,000 towards the creation of a regional ...

Approximately 30 cats were found dead with foam around their mouths and poison found at Sfalayiotissa cemetery in Limassol, the Greens action group for animals said on Tuesday. The group said ...

A 58-year-old man from Nicosia was arrested on Sunday for mistreatment of a dog, the police announced on Monday. His arrest follows an investigation into complaints alleging mistreatment, neglect, unnecessary ...

Responding to criticism over the alleged removal of cats from its coastal front and prohibiting dogs from walking on the pedestrian path with a sign, the municipality of Paralimni-Dherynia said ...

The trial for the high-profile kangaroo slaughter case will begin on June 3 at Famagusta district court, it was announced on Friday. Three people face charges under the animal protection and ...

The Animal Party voiced its concern on Friday over illegal animal slaughtering methods after a man was found cutting up a kangaroo in the Famagusta district. The party also called ...

The House environment committee on Wednesday issued a warning to caregivers, breeders and dog trainers following several reported cases of tapeworm (echinococcus) in Kampos tis Tsakistras, in the Nicosia district. “...

Euthanasia cannot be a tool for managing healthy animals, environment and animal welfare commissioner Antonia Theodosiou said on Friday. Commenting on recent posts on social media attributed to Theodosiou, the ...

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 ...

More and more incidents of animal abandonment are being reported despite ongoing efforts by volunteers and authorities, the office of environment and animal welfare commissioner Antonia Theodosiou said on world ...

Attorney-General George Savvides on Tuesday called for the law on harming animals to be amended. In an open letter to the government, he expressed concern at an “increasing rate of ...

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 water development department will carry out further inspections of water tanks and reservoirs and their surroundings to prevent the entrapment of animals, the agriculture ministry announced on Thursday. Agriculture ...

About 17 dogs remain at the informal shelter in Ayioi Trimithias, after over a dozen were removed by animal welfare organisations, following complaints about neglect that prompted a visit by the ...

At least 14 wild donkeys were found to have been shot dead during fieldwork carried out by the Tashkent nature park in Karpasia on Sunday, the charity announced on Monday morning. ...

The company which was found to have dumped a number of dead pigs near the Nicosia district village of Meniko was ordered to remove them, state veterinary services director Christodoulos ...

The environment and animal welfare commissioner has expressed her concern over the recent increase in animal abuse cases in Cyprus. “There was an unfortunate increase of serious animal abuse incidents, ...

Animal police have arrested a man after his dog was found in a rubbish bin on Thursday night in Peyia, Paphos, in terrible condition. The dog is being treated at ...

A bill which would have increased the punishment for animal fighting in the north was rejected in ‘parliament’ on Monday, with independent ‘MP’ Hasan Tosunoglu insisting that cock fighting is “...

The Cyprus Society for the Protection of Animals (CSPCA) on Thursday announced its plans to report the government to the Council of Europe, citing severe failings in enforcing animal welfare ...