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[annecollings]

I think that Svetlana precisely answered your question about animals and Cyprus. Unfortunately Cypriots are generally not a nation of animal lovers!

Another helpful site to visit and chat is BFC Cyprus Living (sorry can't recall the actual web site name, but if you search the above you should find it)

I live in the countryside (in the middle of some agricultural fields) with no neighbours (bliss) and I work as a dog groomer, so I see a lot of dogs. Over the years I have seen some pretty gruesome sights. But that said I manage fairly well to be an ostrich and bury my head in the sand and enjoy the nicer side of Cyprus.

[VEX8]

Ok. I'm getting a bit worried now. I'm coming to Cyprus to live as soon as i can get the dosh together but i'm beginning to worry about my dog Juno. I know that generally we Brits are known as a nation of animal lovers but believe me if you read our papers or watch our news you soon realise there are some nasty viscious bast***s out there. Even my own brother has the attitude that a dog is a dog, though he would never be cruel to one i'm sure he doesn't consider a dog should be treated as well as i treat mine. She's not spoilt, i'm not that bad, but she is well loved. So what can happen when i get to Cyprus? Are the Cypriots 'generally' animal lovers with just a few rotten eggs or are dogs, even pets, considered vermin and treated as such? I understand that the Government has instigated Dog Licences but is that any protection for a much loved pet that may have just escaped?

[Svetlana]

Not being a Cypriot, I can only offer an opinion. Until not too many years ago most Cypriots lived very poorly; they eat what they grew - which is why the concept of Europeans liking gardens and growing flowers is slightly odd to Cypriots.

The same with animals: donkeys were transport and dogs only of value, when they could herd sheep or goats; most families could not afford to feed an extra mouth. When a donkey or dog grew to old, it was disposed of.

So while many foreigners are aghast at some attitudes towards animals here, they shouild take into account, that other cultures and attitudes exist.

Cypriots, for example, could teach many European nations about 'the Family Circle'; again a difference in culture.

Lana

[Mikros]

Totally agree with Svetlana here, and have nothing to add!

[dms007]

Cypriots, for example, could teach many European nations about 'the Family Circle'

that is only of the good things i like about cyrpus...people have a lot to learn about families... and a family is not just the father mother and the children....

[Leyland]

I drove back a few years ago, funny enough ending up joining my parents near Gordone, where they live. The route, obviouly in reverse, was Clemont Ferrand, St. Etienne, Lyon, Chambery, N6 through the Frejus tunnel, Turin, Milan, Rimini, Ancona. Overnight ferry, (nice liner style), to Patras. Over land to Piraeus and then the 2.5 day journey to Limassol, (not so nice a ferry)!

If you make a holiday of it then the journey is not such a bad one. The only grief we had was with Greek customs and getting the Limassol port authorities to let us take the car out. (No problem with car docs, just seemed to take a lot of money for one document or another). We stayed outside Athens for a few days, hotel costs are a little lower out of town and not in resorts.

A great experience. As for Cyprus, well we did not want to go. A more likeable island will be hard to find. I have been going there for nearly 25 years and I too am arranging to move there.

It is correct, the language is a must. What is the point of going there if you do not enter into the community. Cypriot friends are assisting us on that point but it will still be a lot of hard work but well worth it.

I have had many years of enjoyable company there and I look forward to many more.

Yah Mas

[TheCabbie]

Sadly, the Dog of the Show, at last year's Paphos 'Hot Dog' event, was recently found poisoned, I believe.
Lana

I thought it was just the bread that was stale....








I'll get my coat

[TheCabbie]

Ok. I'm getting a bit worried now. I'm coming to Cyprus to live as soon as i can get the dosh together but i'm beginning to worry about my dog Juno......

I think your initial problem will be finding a place to live that will allow your dog to stay.

My dog has been poisoned 3 times but survived, he's 45kgs and probably didn't eat enough, I can't count how many dogs have been poisoned in my area.
I remember being in a barbers and a guy was explaining how he was going to kill his neighbours dog by giving it bits of bathroom sponge soaked in bacon fat, the fact that the dog would die in agony with blocked intestines didn't bother him, although when I told him that if I heard it had happened I'd put him in hospital he seemed to think things through a bit more.

[VEX8]

I can appreciate that it is a cultural thing and i'm not going to denegrate the Cypriots for their attitudes towards animals but my god, these are peoples pets they are killing !! To me this just seems like barbarism. Ok in certain circumstances i can see that wild or stray animals need to be contained and yes destroyed, but in a humane manner. Poisoning is in no way humane, this just shows a level of cruelty i'm just not comfortable with.