MPs accused of ‘pandering to poachers’
Changes to the hunting law that are due to be discussed at the House on Wednesday have been described by critics as “pandering to poachers”....
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Cypriot hunters ‘being hunted’ by the law, left ‘helpless and unprotected’, they say
Members of the Liopetri hunters association gathered in the Famagusta village on Tuesday night to protes against a law aimed at reducing poaching which was...
Green party protests over hare cigarette photo
The Green party on Monday protested the action of hunters to place a lit cigarette in the mouth of a dead hare and post a...
Police investigating fox slaughter, Animal Party says (Updated)
Police have already begun investigations into the slaughter of a family of foxes by hunters who bragged about it with photographs on social media at...
Staff cuts hinder control of rogue hunters
By Andria Kades Although hunters have designated spots to operate from – far from residential areas, this does not prevent some of them from stopping...
Paphos hunters call for end to dog abuse
Paphos hunters have called for stricter enforcement of animal welfare laws after a series of cases of dogs being abandoned or abused during hunting seasons....
Hunters injured father and sons in Maroni bust up
A group of ten hunters allegedly got into a scrap with a father and his two sons while they were in their fenced orchard at...
‘Scores of gun permits withdrawn’
By Angelos Anastasiou THE CHIEF of police has revoked tens, if not hundreds, of permits to hold firearms, following investigations, thus indicating that the Firearms...
Forestry department calls on hunters
With the start of the hunting season on Sunday, the Forestry Department has appealed to hunters to be especially careful and to avoid lighting fires,...
Hunters and taxi drivers stalking their prey
By Clive Turner An Expat Perspective Are you woken up each Wednesday and Sunday of the hunting season by the popping gunfire from hunters on...
Hunters out of control says Animal Party
The Animal Party has said that a dog which was riddled with pellets from a hunting gun on Sunday had to have one of its legs...
Hunters block roundabout to push demands
More than 100 owners of hunting dogs organised blocked traffic access in two lanes of the Konia roundabout in Paphos at 11 am on Saturday,...
Warning to hunters
THE Game Service has urged hunters planning an outing on Sunday, the first day of the summer hunting period, to observe the written and unwritten...
Hunters train their sights on the fox
By Peter Stevenson THE RED fox plays a useful role in agriculture by reducing the numbers of harmful rodents and locusts yet efforts are being...
Poultry virus warning to hunters
By Maria Gregoriou HUNTERS have been urged to comply with veterinary services instructions and take further measures to restrict the spread of the Newcastle Disease...
Bumper year for hunters
HUNTERS HAD their best year last year in terms of the number of partridges shot since 2006, the Game Fund reported yesterday. According to a...