In the small island nation of Cyprus in the Mediterranean, there’s approximately one cat for every human, but activists say that the real number is higher and the problem is getting out of hand. Despite an ongoing sterilisation program, the number of feral cats continues to climb.
Cyprus’s Environment Minister has moved to triple the programme funding, but the island’s parliamentary committee isn’t convinced that simply increasing funding won’t be enough, and that a better plan is needed.
The current program relies on volunteers from animal conservation groups to bring feral cats to private veterinarian clinics for sterilisation.
Original reporting by Associated Press. Social version by Madeleine Wales for ABC News Digital.
ABC NEWS provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad. It’s news when you want it, from Australia’s most trusted news organisation.
For more from ABC NEWS, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY
Watch more ABC NEWS content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1
Go deeper on our ABC NEWS In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2
Like ABC NEWS on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au
Follow ABC NEWS on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au
Follow ABC NEWS on X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/abcnews
Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated.
#ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia
