Petition urges vet services to boost cat neutering programme
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...
Stray cats
Pandemic leaves cat lady with extra mouths to feed
Volunteers and donations have dried up while the cats are multiplying The cat lady of Paphos says she is overwhelmed with dozens of stray...
Government announces cat sterilisation programme
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...
Planning for a cat haven
The Cyprus Cat Park will have a cat café, an animal hospital, and acres of space for feline frolics. It will be a meeting place...
Animal Party calls for more measures to tackle stray cats
The Animal Party on Tuesday called on the government to up measures on tackling the population of stray cats, arguing that only around 1,430 cats...
Using drink cans to control our feral cat population
A British pensioner and avid animal lover who moved to the seaside area of Pervolia in Larnaca 11 years ago spends her days catching and...
New programme will see stray cats neutered
The veterinary services announced on Tuesday the third phase of an island-wide stray cat neutering programme will be launched this year. The programme, with a...
Tiny stowaways from Cyprus make UK headlines
Three tiny stowaway kittens from Cyprus have hit the headlines in the UK after they were discovered trapped inside a car and apparently survived a...
Larnaca sets up designated points for feeding stray cats
Larnaca municipality has designated certain points for the feeding of stray cats it announced on Wednesday, citing public health issues. In a written statement, the...
Paphos cat lady’s work saved by donated car
A PAPHOS businessman has stepped in to help a dedicated cat lover by providing her with a car after hers broke down during her...
Too many cats?
A recent, unofficial figure, quoted by animal welfare group Cat Paws, estimates that there are 1.5 million cats in Cyprus, i.e. more cats than people....
Nicosia to support stray cat sterilisation programme
The Nicosia municipality is supporting a fund for the sterilisation of stray cats, Nicosia mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis announced on Monday at a press conference...
Neutering the only way to control growing cat numbers
Neutering is the only humane way to control the rapidly increasing cat population on the island, the head of the cat protection and welfare society...
Invasion of stray cats as spaying programmes dry up
By Maria Gregoriou The stray cat population is rapidly spiralling out control as a result of swingeing cuts to government and local authority funded spaying/neutering...