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ANIMAL PROTECTION
The Greek government is in the process of drafting a new framework for the care and protection of pets and strays and if its legislators are looking for some inspiration, Syros may be a good place to start.
It's feeding time at Greece's only zoo, and a capuchin monkey grabs as many mandarins as it can — even tucking one into his long, supple tail. It might be wise to stock up.
As part of the bid by the Athens municipality to provide care for stray animals, a digital platform has been activated, www.animalscityofathens.gr, where members of the public can state where and how they wish to offer voluntary assistance.
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More than 140 prominent figures of the arts and letters, as well as representatives of animal protection groups, have sent an open letter to the prime minister calling for a law on pets.
Animal cruelty offenses will carry prison sentences of up to 10 years, according to an amendment that is included in a Justice Ministry bill which will be be tabled in Parliament on Thursday
A court in Athens on Saturday deferred the trial of the man charged with stabbing a dog in the stomach earlier in the month in Nikaia, western Athens, to November 6.
The Attica Zoological Park celebrates Reptile Awareness Day by inviting visitors to help the keepers feed the giant tortoises, meet the reptiles at the park and go on an interactive tour that will also highlight how climate change threatens retiles all over the world with the loss of their habitats.
Animal cruelty and abuse will be elevated to a felony with stricter punishments and the possibility of jail time under a legislative amendment being drafted by the Agriculture Ministry.
In the latest incident of animal cruelty, a man was arrested on Tuesday for repeatedly stabbing a dog in the street in the suburb of Nikaia, west of Athens.
In the wake of yet another incident on the island of Crete involving the abuse of a dog, the government will push for the introduction of a stricter criminal framework that will make the prosecution and punishment of animal abusers more effective, according to Minister of Rural Development and Food Makis Voridis.
European veterinarians are allowed to offer their services in Greece on a temporary and incidental way, the Council of State (CoS) ruled on Monday, partially cancelling two Agriculture Ministry decisions from 2015.
Hatched baby sea turtles on the island of Cyprus struggling to crawl to the sea now face the added threat of climate change as they dig their way out of nests in the sand, scientists say.
Environmental NGO Arcturos decried on Monday attempts to poison the Greek shepherd dogs outside its breading in its facility in northern Greece.
Loggerhead turtles returning to their nesting sites along the Bay of Laganas on the Ionian island of Zakynthos are experiencing a rare period of calm this post-Covid summer in an area that is usually heavily impacted by tourism at the peak of their egg-laying season.
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