#Animals

The customs department, in cooperation with police, has launched an investigation into a 75-year-old individual for the illegal trafficking of hay and animal feed from the north. The inquiry follows ...

A beaked whale was found dead on a beach near the Famagusta district village of Akanthou, Tashkent nature park director Kemal Basat said. He wrote in a post on social ...

It was the dogs’ fault – sort of The cause behind the ‘cat Covid’ epidemic of 2023 has now been established, according to a UK team led by a Cypriot scientist. ‘Cyprus ...

The Limassol municipality has launched a large-scale sterilisation programme aimed at curbing the city’s soaring stray cat population. Local authorities say the initiative is paramount for animal welfare, public ...

Veterinary services in Limassol are currently caring for 144 dogs and 37 cats rescued from the devastating wildfires, while volunteer organisations continue to assist in the affected areas, Animal Welfare Commissioner Antonia ...

With temperatures ranging above 40 degrees Celsius on a regular basis, summer is in full swing. While we cool off with cold drinks, air conditioning and beach days, our animal companions ...

Timothy Hearn, Anglia Ruskin University From dire wolves to woolly mammoths, the idea of resurrecting extinct species has captured the public imagination. Colossal Biosciences, the Dallas-based biotech company leading the ...

A new list of harsher sentences for crimes against animals appeared in the north’s official gazette, paving the way for those found guilty of crimes against animals to receive ...

The House will review amendments to animal welfare legislation in the coming months, focusing on dog euthanasia policies and mandatory microchipping to improve pet and gun dog tracking. Plans will ...

African elephants are Earth’s largest land animals, remarkable mammals that are very intelligent and highly social. They also are in peril. Fresh evidence of this comes in a study ...

A church service for animals will be held in Limassol on Saturday, organised by the Animal Party and Limassol Bishop Athanasios. The service will take place at 12:30pm on the ...

SBA police on Friday said they are investigating the suspicious death of three cows in the Livadi area of Akrotiri. The news prompted the Green Party to issue an announcement ...

One dog died and another is missing, after a fire in Giolou ravaged a shelter in the area on Tuesday. Fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis said a large number of ...

A family in Xylofagou, desperately searching for their beloved pet bird, on Thursday asked for help to bring the parrot home, and reunite it with their distraught daughter. Lee Byard, ...

A total of 80 scientists from 23 different countries are set to descend on Paphos this weekend for the 2023 International Conference of Odonatology (IOC) – the study of dragonflies. The conference will see ...

State officials assured parliamentarians on Tuesday that authorities have gone on high alert and are taking all necessary measures to prevent a possible spread of goat and sheep pox from ...

The animal party is mobilising with other groups to form a human chain around Limassol zoo on Sunday to protest against its continued existence following a series of scandals related ...

I read with incredulity the recent article by Paul Lambis reproduced in your publication regarding the St Nicholas monastery at Akrotiri. The article describes a scenario which simply does not ...

A dead fox was found hanging over a signpost at a road leading to the Ayios Ioannis chapel in Pentakomo, Limassol. The Animal Party in an announcement condemning the incident, ...

Primary school children are to learn more about Cyprus’ curious critters such as its snakes, owls and hedgehogs as the government launches an educational book on the island’s wildlife. ...

An in-depth police investigation is underway following a complaint that dead animals from Limassol Zoo had been dumped in a landfill in municipal plastic bags, the Animal Party said on ...

The Animal Party on Saturday accused Limassol Zoo of dumping dead animals in a landfill in municipal plastic bags instead of properly disposing of them, saying that the responsibility for ...

The agriculture ministry is working on proposals to support livestock breeders that will go to the cabinet for approval the soonest possible, the ministry said as it welcomed a European ...

‘We need supplies urgently, so that our animals don’t die’ As importers and livestock farmers grapple with sky-high grain prices due to the Ukraine crisis, the government here will ...