#Dogs

In recognition of World Dog Day, celebrated worldwide on August 26, the Green Party stressed the importance of protecting dogs and the need for the enforcement of existing laws. The party ...

Dogs are to be stationed in the departure lounge at Larnaca airport with the aim of both calming nervous flyers and encouraging adoptions from dog shelters, Cyprus’ airports’ operator Hermes ...

On an island known for its mistreatment of animals, will attitudes ever change? ALIX NORMAN meets the pup whose journey has started a local revolution There’s a law that ...

Doubts were raised on Wednesday as to how Cyprus will manage to implement an upcoming EU directive to micro-chip cats and dogs sold at pet stores or by breeders. “I ...

Alix Norman meets the man who’s single-handedly caring for the island’s most frequently abandoned animals, and discovers how desperately he needs help ‘We currently have absolutely zero volunteers! ...

Loyal and loving, large dogs are still the most frequently abandoned pets. Alix Norman meets a Paphos man whose unusual travels are saving hundreds of the island’s biggest furry ...

An unlikely friendship prompts an epic trek along the western coast. But it also raises awareness of some of the island’s unhappiest issues, finds Alix Norman This is the ...

St. Bernard dogs, one of Switzerland’s national symbols that were internationally renowned for helping in alpine rescues, are now saving people in other ways. The Barry Foundation – a non-profit ...

The British bases police said a dog rescued in Avgorou last week has been handed over to the person that discovered her. Tasos Matheou spotted the small dog trapped in ...

The Greens have announced on Wednesday that they will work to support Stray Haven, a dog shelter that burned down in Tuesday’s Giolou fire. Collecting food to feed the ...

A bill approved by the previous government covering stray dogs has too many gaps lawmakers said on Wednesday after they discussed making changes to it. In statements after the House ...

Ten invasive species have been red listed in Cyprus for their dangerous impact on the environment, according to a presentation this week by BirdLife Cyprus and the forestry department. And ...

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 ...

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 ...

Larnaca police were investigating on Friday after an animal breeder reported that 74 of his animals were killed by three stray dogs in Tersefanou. The owner of the farm told police ...

Procedures to decrease the number of stray dogs will be included in the bill aiming to revise the national dogs law approved by cabinet on Wednesday, eight days after a ...

Cyprus, the land of strays, exports up to 5,000 dogs and cats every year, deputies heard at the house environment committee on Wednesday. In the last seven years, some 30,000 dogs have ...

Two sniffer dogs trained to find poison are already proving their worth Sofie and Dixie, two border collies specially trained to detect poison baits as part of an EU-funded programme ...

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 ...

Animal rights group The Cyprus Society for the Protection of Animals has accused the authorities of failing to properly implement regulations in place to protect animals, noting that thousands of ...

A dog sanctuary under development hopes to provide love and rehabilitation for only the sickest, most sorry pups. Alix Norman finds out more “Luke was pure skin and bone when ...

A day dedicated for animal lovers is organised for Sunday, May 1, by the Engomi municipality in collaboration with the Stray Dog Temporary Detention Center, the animal welfare organization SIMBA Animal ...

The Green party on Monday accused police of negligence in their ongoing investigation into the death of a dog whose owners suspect was buried alive by workers at a construction ...

Four dogs died in a fire that broke out in a two-storey house in Zakaki, fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis said early on Wednesday. Three fire engines from the Limassol ...