#animal welfare

After our recent piece ‘Why Cyprus needs its cats and dogs’ on the island’s relationship with our felines and canines (Cyprus Mail, February 9), canine behaviour consultant Nick Ravignat got ...

A change to how cats and dogs are protected across Europe is on the horizon, and Cyprus has just a few years to get ready. Recent discussions at the House ...

The Animal Party has called on the government to provide immediate clarification over delays in implementing a nationwide cat sterilisation programme announced last October. On October 4, 2025, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou ...

Environment and animal welfare commissioner Antonia Theodosiou has pointed out persistent issues, including the overpopulation of cats and unowned dogs from uncontrolled breeding, low registration rates, delays in legislation enforcement, ...

The parliamentary environment committee will pursue amendments to introduce explicit penalties for the mistreatment of dead animals, following outrage over a video showing workers abusing the carcass of a sea ...

The Cyprus Animal Party has made serious allegations following the death of a pony during a Christmas event, citing a lack of checks and investigations by the competent authorities. According ...

A horse found severely malnourished and neglected was rescued on Sunday following a social media post that sparked an animal welfare intervention. The Ecologists Party said the intervention followed a ...

A 37-year-old man was handed a 14-month prison sentence by the Famagusta court on Tuesday, after being found guilty of animal abuse and slaughtering a Kangaroo. Police said the incident ...

Cyprus’ strengthened position within the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) dominated discussions during a high-level meeting in Larnaca. Talks were held on the sidelines of the Middle East regional ...

Some 2,000 animals are at risk of being abandoned for the second time in their lives following the recent threat to the future of Paphiakos animal shelter. The shelter has operated ...

The Cyprus animal party on Tuesday called on the government and the judiciary to suspend a court order affecting the Paphos animal shelter.  The party urged a coordinated effort to ...

Police and the game and fauna service have confiscated several poached animals, including the head of a wild mouflon, during coordinated searches in homes, premises and vehicles across the Morphou ...

The government will allocate €100,000 for the spaying and neutering of dogs, triple the budget for spaying and neutering cats – from €100,000 to €300,000 – as well as €150,000 towards the creation of a regional ...

Approximately 30 cats were found dead with foam around their mouths and poison found at Sfalayiotissa cemetery in Limassol, the Greens action group for animals said on Tuesday. The group said ...

A 58-year-old man from Nicosia was arrested on Sunday for mistreatment of a dog, the police announced on Monday. His arrest follows an investigation into complaints alleging mistreatment, neglect, unnecessary ...

Responding to criticism over the alleged removal of cats from its coastal front and prohibiting dogs from walking on the pedestrian path with a sign, the municipality of Paralimni-Dherynia said ...

The trial for the high-profile kangaroo slaughter case will begin on June 3 at Famagusta district court, it was announced on Friday. Three people face charges under the animal protection and ...

The Animal Party voiced its concern on Friday over illegal animal slaughtering methods after a man was found cutting up a kangaroo in the Famagusta district. The party also called ...

The House environment committee on Wednesday issued a warning to caregivers, breeders and dog trainers following several reported cases of tapeworm (echinococcus) in Kampos tis Tsakistras, in the Nicosia district. “...

Euthanasia cannot be a tool for managing healthy animals, environment and animal welfare commissioner Antonia Theodosiou said on Friday. Commenting on recent posts on social media attributed to Theodosiou, the ...

Animal abusers in Cyprus will now face far stiffer penalties, after parliament approved a new law aimed at strengthening the island’s animal welfare framework. The bill, proposed by Disy ...

More and more incidents of animal abandonment are being reported despite ongoing efforts by volunteers and authorities, the office of environment and animal welfare commissioner Antonia Theodosiou said on world ...

Attorney-General George Savvides on Tuesday called for the law on harming animals to be amended. In an open letter to the government, he expressed concern at an “increasing rate of ...

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 ...