State to certify animal welfare volunteers following attacks on cat rescuers

Cyprus Voice for Animals (CVA) has reached an agreement with the Commissioner for the Environment and Animal Protection to create a formal authorisation framework for volunteers carrying out Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) work, following a wave of attacks that forced the organisation to suspend operations after repeated attacks on volunteers.

The agreement was reached at a meeting at the office of Commissioner Antonia Theodosiou, which was also attended by representatives of the Ministry of...