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Greece Introduces New Regulations for Pets; Stricter Penalties for Abuse

Greece is introducing new regulations for pet owners, sellers and stricter penalties for pet abuse in a new bill presented to Parliament on Thursday.

Dog Nurses Cats in Touching Video from Greece

A dog was spotted nursing cats in the village of Krannonas in central Greece recently. The heartwarming footage shows "Sanny" the dog lying down, allowing the cats to nurse her -- instead of chasing them around the farm. The Greek farmer...

The Anglo-Danish Couple Who Devote their Lives to Saving Greek Cats

Richard and Joan Bowell, who left everything they had ever known, put a hold on their careers and sold their home in Denmark in order to establish a cat sanctuary on the Greek island of Syros, see their mission...

Greek Cat Makes New Home on the Grave of His Former Owners

A moving testimony of the love and gratitude that cats have for their human companions is being demonstrated every day now in the Greek cemetery of Astros Kynourias in the Peloponnese, as a rescued feline can be seen spending...

Netflix Doc Tells Story of Miraculous Cat Sanctuary on Greek Island

The efforts of a British couple to rescue all the homeless cats on the Greek island of Syros are the subject of a new documentary on Netflix.

Animal Cruelty in Greece Now Punishable by Up to 10 Years in Prison

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...

Greece Toughens Penalties for Animal Abusers as Cases of Barbarism Proliferate

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...

Shenzhen Becomes First Chinese City to Ban Eating Cats and Dogs

Shenzhen has become the first Chinese city to ban the sale and consumption of dog and cat meat. The momentous move comes after the coronavirus outbreak was linked to eating meat from wild animals, prompting Chinese authorities to ban the...

Dozens of Cats Poisoned in Central Greece

More than twenty stray cats were found dead in the town of Trikala, central Greece on Sunday morning, apparently poisoned by a local person, an animal welfare group announced in a Facebook post. A video posted on a Facebook page...

Mykonos' Super Paradise Beach Turns Into Killing Field For Stray Cats

The world-famous Super Paradise beach resort in Mykonos has become a graveyard for dozens of stray cats who were recently cruelly killed by poisoning. According to animal rights web site zoosos.gr, a local resident who visits the area daily to...