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Is your dog legal in Cyprus?
Many proud owners of their new dog genuinely didn’t realise that there were legal requirements to owning a dog in Cyprus. As many of my customers are British it doesn’t occur to them to check because there are now no restrictions to owning a dog in the UK. And lets be honest, even if you were aware that there WERE some rules and regulations here in Cyprus, finding the correct information out is challenging to say the least. Before posting the information on this blog I Googled it to make sure I was giving you the correct advice and couldn’t find a legitimate government issued list of it anywhere. So what I will say is, the information that I’ve given you below is accurate to the best of my knowledge, and to the information I was able to verify it with online.
So, anybody who owns a dog should be adhering to the following rules:
- All owners must display a ‘Beware Of The Dog’ sign at the entrance to their premises
- All dogs must be micro chipped & registered with the government vet (if you don’t register the dog, the micro chip is pointless)
- All dogs must have an in date dog licence (obtained from the municipality of the village you live in)
- All dogs must have a health book, detailing that their jabs etc are up to date
Please note that these are LEGAL REQUIREMENTS and are punishable with a fine and in worse case scenario cases (if my information is to be believed) confiscation or euthanasia of the dog in question. Below is an excerpt I found on Argos Sanctuary’s forum which seems to back this up:
The competent authority applies to the District Animal Welfare Committee who investigates and if it is ascertained that the owner is in violation of any of the above Clauses, the dog is handed over to the local authority. The local authority will make arrangements via the District Animal Welfare Committee to place the dog with an animal welfare organisation or to any other interested party. If this is not possible within thirty days (30) from the date the dog was handed over to the competent authority by the District Animal Welfare Committee, then the dog is surrendered to the District Veterinary Services to be euthanized.
They’re the definite do’s and don’ts that are punishable by law. There are also a couple of other provisos that I’ve come across which I’ve not heard of before so I’m not sure if they’re actually legally expected or just what would be expected of a responsible dog owner. They are:
- All dogs must be walked on a lead at all times & not allowed to run freely
- All owners must clean up after their dogs
It is also a sensible thing to do to have your dog’s passport up to date because these things take 6 months to prepare and you never know what’s round the corner. So many dogs get re-homed or even put to sleep, purely because their owner has to leave unexpectedly, the dog doesn’t have a passport and the owner can’t wait 6 months to prepare it.
So, now you’re armed with all the information, you can ask yourself the question, is your dog legal in Cyprus??
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