Animals

News and features about animals in Cyprus and abroad, covering wildlife, pets, conservation, research and the relationship between animals and people.

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Ecologists urge stricter sentences as man who killed neighbour’s cat jailed

The Court of Appeal has ruled that a man who killed his neighbour’s cat must serve a two-month prison...
Local

Ecologist party seeks action after vehicles hit dogs in three villages

The Movement of Ecologists – Citizens’ Cooperation called on the government to draw up a national plan to prevent...
Local

Melios Zoo: chronicle of a years-long dispute with authorities

Melios Zoo in Agioi Trimithias, from which a bear recently escaped, continues to operate without a zoo operating licence...
Opinion

Melios Zoo Park: a soap opera starring an incompetent state

Anyone who wants to understand how the Cypriot state works can skip the inquiry findings and official reports. Just...
Local

Cat blinded after being shot in the head in Paphos

A family in Geroskipou is appealing for witnesses after their nine-year-old cat was found shot, with several pellets lodged...
Exhibition

Routine Maintenance: A Tale opens at Thkio Ppalies on October 16

A sound installation built around recordings of bats and radio signals captured near British military antennae in Cyprus opens...
Local

Vet chief accuses Melios zoo owner of illegal animal imports

The director of the Veterinary Services, Christodoulos Pipis, and the owner of Melios Zoo Park, Menelaos Menelaou, traded accusations...
Local

Survey counts 404 Eleonora’s falcons on Akrotiri coastal cliffs (photos)

An annual survey of the coastal cliffs between Akrotiri and Cape Aspro recorded 404 Eleonora’s falcons, with the largest...
Local

Animal Party seeks zoo closure after bear escape, recalls Limassol animal welfare cases

Animal Party Cyprus, which has called for the immediate and permanent closure of Melios Zoo after one of its...
Local

Free adoptions offered for 35 dogs at overcrowded Nicosia shelter

Nicosia municipality is paying the full adoption package for 35 dogs at a shelter that holds 130 strays in...
Local

Another vulture dead, one injured under EAC poles at Korfi

A sixth vulture has been found dead and another seriously injured under Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) poles in...
Local

No poison found in Vavla animal deaths, deputy mayor says

Police and health services found no poison after a stray dog and at least five kittens died in Vavla,...
Local

Cats and dog poisoned in Vavla as 30 animals dead, residents say (photos)

Residents of Vavla, a small village in the Larnaca hills, say 30 animals have been poisoned in recent days...
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