The president of Stroumpi Community Council in Paphos, Dimitrakis Ppalas, filed a police report regarding the suspicious disappearance and suspected killing of cats in the village’s Petras Street area, as he told Alpha TV on Friday.
According to the complaint, both domestic and stray cats have been vanishing every three to four days since early February 2025 from the vicinity of his late mother’s residence at the corner of Petras and Papagianni streets.
Five cats have disappeared to date, including three five-year-old household pets that belonged to Ppalas’s late mother, Anastasia, and two strays that were regularly fed in the property’s courtyard and garage area.
The missing domestic cats were neutered, received veterinary care, and lived indoors with dedicated sleeping areas and litter boxes, Ppalas told police. The animals had access to a nearby park through a specially designed entrance.
