#Stray cats

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 ...

A coordinated neutering programme, including spaying, microchipping and the registration of stray cats was proposed as a measure to manage the overpopulation of cats on the island, the Pancyprian veterinary ...

The Pancyprian veterinary association denounced the agriculture ministry’s plan to reopen old public veterinary clinics for stray cat sterilisations in a statement released on Tuesday. Presented last week to ...

A British soldier based in Cyprus is set to run a full marathon in scuba gear to raise funds to rescue three stray cats, it emerged on Friday. Chief Instructor ...

A stray cat feeding corner in Engomi was reportedly destroyed several days ago by workers from the Nicosia municipality, according to eyewitness accounts. Witnesses reported seeing a truck bearing the ...

The Pancyprian Veterinary Association is launching an initiative to record the population of stray cats through a combination of technology and volunteering, it was announced on Wednesday on the occasion ...

Strays in Nicosia are suffering in the heatwave as “unconscientious” individuals are removing food and water bowls put out by volunteers, the Environmental Movement said on Tuesday. Animal activists and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

There is no move to forbid anyone for feeding stray cats in public places, the agriculture ministry said on Sunday following a furore on social media that such a rule ...

It would take 500 to 600 years to bring Cyprus’ roughly one million stray cat population under control within the current sterilisation programme, lawmakers heard on Wednesday. Only about 1,500-2,000 cats are ...

Cabinet has approved an additional €25,000 for an annual cat neutering programme, bringing this year’s budget to a total of €100,000, the press and information office said on Thursday. The cat ...

A petition has been launched urging the veterinary services to increase the annual budget for the neutering of cats by six, as there are “more cats than humans on this ...

Volunteers and donations have dried up while the cats are multiplying The cat lady of Paphos says she is overwhelmed with dozens of stray cats and kittens that are being ...

The veterinary services have announced that Є75,000 will be made available to the stray cat sterilisation programme, calling on vets and animal NGOs to sign up. Cyprus’ staggering stray cat population ...