In a shocking case of animal abuse in Greece, authorities imposed a record fine of over €1.7 million (about $2 million) on a man on a Greek island for hoarding and neglecting 58 cats.
A 63-year-old resident of the Greek...
A groundbreaking Animal Police unit is set to begin working on Crete, the first region in Greece to launch such a project for the protection of the island's four-legged friends.
For the first time, a team of approximately 25 specially...
The issue of animal abuse in Greece resurfaced after authorities imposed a €30,000 ($30,060) fine on a 75-year-old man after his donkey, tied with a rope, got tangled and died.
“This is the first time that the prosecutor’s office has...
A suspected cat killer was arrested on Thursday in Thessaloniki and charged with intentionally killing a kitten in the center of the city back in August.
The 39-year-old man was identified by CCTV footage.
The case file on animal abuse will...
On Monday, police in Greece arrested a man who lured a cat near his table at a taverna and then kicked her into the sea in a shocking case of animal abuse.
The incident took place in a tavern of...
The Greek Parliament on Thursday unanimously passed a new law that makes serious animal abuse a crime that can lead to a maximum 10-year prison sentence.
According the new provisions, people who mistreat animals will also have to pay "a...
The dog who was the victim of a brutal knife attack in the Athenian suburb of Nikaia has now fully recovered, and is a symbol in the campaign for animal rights in Greece.
The attack occurred earlier in October, when...
Animal abuse will soon be punished as a felony rather than a misdemeanor, according to legislation planned by Agricultural Development & Foods Minister Makis Voridis, following a rise in such incidents lately.
In a ministry statement on Thursday, Voridis said...
