#animal welfare

Police have investigated some 208 animal abuse cases in Cyprus between January and October this year, with 25 of the most serious now before court. The cases involved 218 offences in total, with ...

Animal Welfare Commissioner Elias Myrianthous said on Sunday that authorities should already have enforced court rulings against Melios Zoo, after a bear was found outside its cage on Saturday evening. ...

Police confirmed on Sunday that a bear that escaped from its enclosure at Melios Zoo on Saturday evening has been returned safely. Police were informed by the manager of a ...

Two people, aged 18 and 16, were remanded for two days on Wednesday in connection with the shooting to death of a cat in Paphos, police said. The Paphos district court issued ...

A third arrest linked to the death of a cat in Paphos that was found to have been shot with 13 pellets was announced by police on Tuesday. Initially an 18-year-old ...

An 18-year-old man was arrested in Paphos after a cat was found shot dead, police said on Tuesday. Later on Tuesday, the Paphos district court issued a four-day remand order. ...

An animal welfare awareness programme is set to expand to more schools and pupils across Cyprus, Agriculture Minister Christos Senekis said on Friday during a visit to Aglandjia’s Fourth ...

A shark stranded in a canal in the South Korean port of Busan has become the country’s latest wildlife sensation, with the city saying about 600,000 people have flocked to ...

Japan has started its first nationwide survey of animal cafes amid concerns over animal welfare, hygiene and public health, a government official said, bringing greater scrutiny to the popular but ...

Around 45 primary school children got a close look at life inside an animal shelter this week, meeting abandoned dogs and learning that caring for a pet is a lifelong responsibility, ...

Primary school pupils from Paphos and Yeroskipou will visit an animal shelter in Achelia on Tuesday to mark World Animal Day, the animal welfare commissioner’s office announced on Friday. ...

The nationwide cat neutering scheme is expected to expand as of October as the animal welfare commission seeks additional resources to bolster efforts to control the island’s stray cat ...

The Animal Party Cyprus said on Wednesday that “significant and substantial differences” had emerged between its positions and those of Animal Welfare and Environment Commissioner Ilias Myrianthous following a meeting ...

A report on the status of pet hotels in Cyprus is expected to be completed in early September, environment and animal welfare commissioner Elias Myrianthous said on Wednesday, as authorities ...

Cypriot former human rights lawyer Katherine Theodotou, aged 79, said she would be suing the Met police and the royal society for the prevention of cruelty to animals (RSPCA) after her ...

The practice of offering live animals as lottery and fairground game prizes should be banned because it poses serious risks to animal welfare, NGO PI Animal Welfare Initiatives said on ...

Animal Rescue Cyprus (ARC) is appealing to the public for support amid an ongoing shortage of volunteers and an ongoing legal dispute over the land housing the shelter in Paphos. ...

The forestry department on Friday said that a total of 75 safety ramps will be installed in artificial lakes across the island to help animals enter and exit the waters safely. “...

Melios zoo and its owner have filed a complaint with President Nikos Christodoulides regarding “long-standing, systematic and documented illegal behaviour” on behalf of state officers and services. The complaint by ...

Animal rescue groups organised under the Cyprus Voice for Animals (CVA) said on Monday they would pause all trap-neuter-and-release (TNR) programmes for stray cats until further notice in protest over ...

A mural painted on the wall of a family home in Lakatamia is turning grief into a public display of art and colour. The artwork was created by Nicosia artists ...

It happens often that one dials public departments and no one picks up. But there is one that really stings: the animal police. There is an animal police website with ...

Applications for annual state funding to animal protection organisations opened on Monday, the Veterinary Services said. Funding will be allocated based on criteria including the size, financial capacity and scope ...

A zoo in the Nicosia district seemed headed for definitive closure on Thursday, after a court ruling reconfirming that the facility was in breach of safety regulations and was operating ...