#animal welfare

A 70-year-old man that tied a dog to the back of a vehicle and dragged it along a road is expected to be arrested and released, police said on Saturday, ...

A pack of dogs has been attacking and killing cats at the Pedieos linear park in Nicosia, a volunteer warned on Wednesday, urging the public to be careful. The first ...

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 ...

By Charalampos Theopemptou In Cyprus we have far too many stray cats running around and causing a lot of damage to wildlife. This is because no government up to now ...

Caring for animals is not a secondary issue, presidential candidate Averof Neophytou said on Friday during a visit to a cat-feeding station in Aglandjia in Nicosia. The feeding station has ...

Two men, two dogs are on a mission – to put an end to animal poisoning She pauses, sniffs again, then stops. Sofie then sits, stock-still. This is the cue for ...

The agriculture ministry on Tuesday defended its actions over animal welfare, saying that concerns by the Cyprus Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (CSPCA) were understandable but completely ...

Efforts to build a taverna on the grounds of Larnaca’s Hala Sultan Tekke mosque ignited a backlash from animal welfare activists and the Turkish Cypriot religious endowment foundation, Evkaf. ...

Strovolos has been graced with a second dog park, aimed at smaller breeds, as the municipality said the public had demanded more spaces for our furry friends. The mayor inaugurated ...

Hundreds of animals are being poisoned on a daily basis and the stray dog crisis is worse than ever, according to the Cyprus Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to ...

A second dog park will open in Strovolos with interactive toys specifically designed for small dogs, the municipality announced on Tuesday. The new dog park, located within Acropolis park, will ...

Keeping animals in cages is part of an “outdated” mentality, the Animal Party said on Saturday in a memorandum to the Limassol mayor demanding the closure of the local zoo. ...

The Animal Party is organising a protest on January 8 outside the Kantou community leader’s offices, after a poisoned dog seen crying on the street was ignored for 24 hours. It ...

The Green Party on Wednesday urged people to donate everything they can to volunteer organisations caring for stray cats and dogs. In a statement, the party said shelters all over ...

The Limassol municipality has expressed its deepest regrets after a deer housed at the municipal zoo was found dead on December 9. In a statement, the municipality said that an autopsy ...

Environmental groups on Tuesday called for more to be done to protect stray animals in Cyprus, with the Greens calling for food, and the Animal Party saying cat sterilisations need ...

Two dogs that were found in a 17-metre pit used to deposit carcasses of other animals are recovering in a private vet clinic, police said on Wednesday. The dogs were ...

Two dogs were rescued alive from a pit they were found in on Monday afternoon in the Larnaca area, police told the Cyprus Mail. The two dogs were found in ...

Huge populations of stray animals are a problem around the world. Alix Norman meets the woman behind a new dogumentary that tracks volunteers in the sector to show the depth ...

By Mimosa Spencer Stella McCartney sat her audience outdoors in a courtyard of the Centre Pompidou Monday, sending out a sensual lineup of fluid dresses and smart, low-waisted trousers, accessorised ...

The Agriculture Ministry announced on Monday that they would be launching the National Animal Welfare Awards, in honour of World Animal Day celebrated on October 4 every year. According to the ...

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 ...

Dog shelters in Cyprus are bursting at the seams as owners are dumping their pets at “unprecedented” levels as the cost of living spirals and impulse adoptions during the lockdowns ...

The poisoning of at least three Griffon Vultures was devastating for those of us determined to save these majestic, oh-so-near-to-extinction birds It often feels like conservation work has more bad ...