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[kafenes]

[quote="FragnaticDeath"
Most cars in Cyprus are homeless and eat out of the garbages. "

Wow! Isn't it great what they can get these things to do these days [/quote]

My car is a heavy drinker and smoker.

[pretty-as-pink]

not all of them are like that some put their pets before them and have such love for them. Its the same everywhere not everyone will love or like the animals

thats right toxo, i mean just because there is an ongoing problem in cyprus with dogs being left astray it doenst mean all cypriots are cruel to animals.
it also doesnt mean that because british people do the odd wrong doing with animals that they are all cruel.
there is wrong and bad all over the globe, but you cant pin point one nationality for being the so called worst out of the rest.
i will add that british people on the whole are dog lovers its just a terrible shame that the ones who do wrong and are cruel to anilmals give the good people a bad name....somehow

[denizaksulu]

I am married to an English dog lover. I only attack those that have deserted the poor things. It was not meant to be a blanket statement.

[pretty-as-pink]

yep i know that deniz.
my dog roxy died this week
i hate all animal cruelty too

[denizaksulu]

yep i know that deniz.
my dog roxy died this week
i hate all animal cruelty too

Sorry to hear that.

She/he will be missed, I am sure.

[CBBB]

Abandoned dogs survive weeks locked up in empty house

By Nathan Morley
Published on January 24, 2010



FOUR Labradors that were left to starve in an empty house after the tenant fled back to Britain are recovering from their ordeal at the Argos animal shelter in Ormedia.

Police called in animal welfare officials after the landlord discovered that his tenant had left unannounced, leaving the dogs locked in the house.

Stella Stylianou from Argos thinks the dogs could have been caged in for as long as two weeks.

“This is a disturbing case; these are beautiful, tame friendly dogs. I simply cannot understand how someone, who has obviously loved and taken care of these dogs, can do something like this. Why didn’t they call animal rescue or us?” she wondered.

Even more heartbreaking is that the Labradors with their placid nature would have remained silent in the house in the hope their master would return.

“The dogs would have been very patient and sat quietly without making a noise … just waiting for their owner, that why it has taken so long to discover them,” Stylianou told the Sunday Mail.

Animal rescuers think all four survived their ordeal by drinking toilet water and passing the time chewing furniture and cushions, which were scattered around the floor. From the empty bags of dried dog food in the house, it appears the dogs’ owner had at least left some food for his pets.

Despite their horrific ordeal, the dogs, named Horace, Tara, Kara and Puppy, were all in excellent condition and delirious with delight when she and her team arrived at the property at 07.30am on Thursday morning.

“They were craving for human contact; they were just so starved of it.”

Stylianou said this was amongst the worst cases encountered; saying that the outcome could have been horrific had the dogs remained undiscovered for much longer.

"It was an incredible act of cruelty. If a neighbour hadn't heard them barking and called the police they would have eventually starved to death."

Argos confirmed that Dherinya police are investigating the case and trying to locate the British tenant.

Last year the Sunday Mail revealed that record numbers of Britons were packing and not only kissing goodbye to their life in the sun, but their pets as well

Despite UK's reputation of being a nation of animal lovers, British expats were accused of being the main culprits behind the growing scourge of pet dumping in Cyprus.

On a more positive note, Argos have reported a decline in pet dumping in the past quarter, with only one case on their books.

Stylianou partly blames the bureaucracy surrounding exporting animals from Cyprus for the horrific spate of dumping last year.

Shipping a dog to the UK can take up to eight months, with a pet passport required, a series of blood tests and course of injections and then finally the actual transportation.

A similar picture emerged elsewhere after the credit crunch, with the number of unwanted pets abandoned by expats and left to starve soaring in Spain, Dubai and Bahrain.

http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/aband ... e/20100124

[denizaksulu]

Thanks for that CBBB. You are turning out to be a real Journalist. I dont know how I missed the press report.

[CBBB]

It was only published in the paper today.

[denizaksulu]

It was only published in the paper today.

I saw the date. It did puzzle me as the radio had it much earlier. I hope they find good homes.

[SSBubbles]

Abandoned dogs survive weeks locked up in empty houseBy Nathan Morley Published on January 24, 2010

FOUR Labradors that were left to starve in an empty house after the tenant fled back to Britain are recovering from their ordeal at the Argos animal shelter in Ormedia.
Police called in animal welfare officials after the landlord discovered that his tenant had left unannounced, leaving the dogs locked in the house.
Stella Stylianou from Argos thinks the dogs could have been caged in for as long as two weeks.
“This is a disturbing case; these are beautiful, tame friendly dogs. I simply cannot understand how someone, who has obviously loved and taken care of these dogs, can do something like this. Why didn’t they call animal rescue or us?” she wondered.
Even more heartbreaking is that the Labradors with their placid nature would have remained silent in the house in the hope their master would return.
“The dogs would have been very patient and sat quietly without making a noise … just waiting for their owner, that why it has taken so long to discover them,” Stylianou told the Sunday Mail.
Animal rescuers think all four survived their ordeal by drinking toilet water and passing the time chewing furniture and cushions, which were scattered around the floor. From the empty bags of dried dog food in the house, it appears the dogs’ owner had at least left some food for his pets.
Despite their horrific ordeal, the dogs, named Horace, Tara, Kara and Puppy, were all in excellent condition and delirious with delight when she and her team arrived at the property at 07.30am on Thursday morning.
“They were craving for human contact; they were just so starved of it.”
Stylianou said this was amongst the worst cases encountered; saying that the outcome could have been horrific had the dogs remained undiscovered for much longer.
"It was an incredible act of cruelty. If a neighbour hadn't heard them barking and called the police they would have eventually starved to death."
Argos confirmed that Dherinya police are investigating the case and trying to locate the British tenant.
Last year the Sunday Mail revealed that record numbers of Britons were packing and not only kissing goodbye to their life in the sun, but their pets as well
Despite UK's reputation of being a nation of animal lovers, British expats were accused of being the main culprits behind the growing scourge of pet dumping in Cyprus.
Whilst I abhor this kind of behaviour and I hope the owners of these gorgeous dogs are sought out and 'dealt with' , I have my doubts about this statement! Am I alone in my thinking?
On a more positive note, Argos have reported a decline in pet dumping in the past quarter, with only one case on their books.
Stylianou partly blames the bureaucracy surrounding exporting animals from Cyprus for the horrific spate of dumping last year.
Shipping a dog to the UK can take up to eight months, with a pet passport required, a series of blood tests and course of injections and then finally the actual transportation.
A similar picture emerged elsewhere after the credit crunch, with the number of unwanted pets abandoned by expats and left to starve soaring in Spain, Dubai and Bahrain.
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/aband ... e/20100124