#stray dogs

Around 1,000 animals may soon be left without shelter in Kato Paphos after a court ordered the demolition of a long-standing animal refuge, raising concern among animal welfare groups. The Animal ...

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 visit to the Nicosia Dog Shelter, which has been operating in the buffer zone near the old airport for the past 40 years.

A new initiative to manage the growing number of stray dogs in Famagusta has taken a step forward. The commissioner for the environment and animal welfare, Antonia Theodosiou, met with ...

The number of animal abuse cases has increased notably within recent years, police spokesperson Nicoleta Tyrimou has announced on behalf of the animal police department. In 2024, 150 incidents of animal abuse ...

The Voroklini stray dog shelter is overwhelmed with strays the community council said on Wednesday. The council issued the announcement urging dog owners to microchip their animals. “Due to overcrowding ...

An event this Saturday offers the opportunity to support a Nicosia animal shelter through donations or the adoption of a shelter dog. The 2nd Chance Dogs shelter is collaborating with ...

Residents of the village of Kapouti, north of Morphou, are “at the point of mutiny” due to the large and growing number of stray dogs which inhabit the village, according ...

The situation regarding stray dogs in Cyprus has “greatly worsened” in recent years, animal workers said on Saturday. They told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) that overcrowding in shelters and “...

Traps have been set around the linear park in Nicosia that stretches to Lakatamia to try and catch a small pack of stray dogs, a representative of the capital’s ...

In order to reduce the amount of rubbish seen on Paphos streets, the number of cleaning crews has increased, Head of Sanitary Services at the municipality Christos Christou said on ...

The Animal Party on Tuesday called on the ministers of the interior and justice to look into the serious issue of the non-compliance with the Dog Law by municipalities and ...

Livestock farmers fed up with stray and unsupervised dogs on Friday said they have filed official complaints with the authorities. Farmers in the Peyia-Akoursos area on Thursday reported that over ...

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 ...

Strovolos municipality has called on the police to intervene as a pack of stray dogs at the Prodromos linear park has eluded capture for months. The municipality on Wednesday said ...

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 ...

Hundreds of animals are being poisoned on a daily basis and the stray dog crisis is worse than ever, according to the Cyprus Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to ...

The hunters’ federation (KEKK) in an official statement accused the Koutrafa community leader of making baseless claims which tarnish their name. Responding to statements by community leader Frixos Georgiou, who ...

Huge populations of stray animals are a problem around the world. Alix Norman meets the woman behind a new dogumentary that tracks volunteers in the sector to show the depth ...

The Green Party on Wednesday urged the Game Service to take action after receiving a complaint, accompanied by graphic photos, that four stray dogs had mauled three moufflons near the ...

Along with hunting dogs, poodle-type dogs used to make up the majority of strays. So why have they become so rare? You may not have heard of the Cyprus poodle, ...