dogs, cats, birds, litter

[fesses]

Please check out my attempts to gain some response on the issues I raised at the beginning of this post below. Can anyone advise what progress is being made towards dealing with dog and cat neglect, bird trapping and litter. What a disasterous service I have received from the 'authorities'.




Dear

Firstly, may I apologise for not replying to your e.mail dated 16/10/2007 below. I'm afraid that the British High Commission are unable to answer your queries regarding the welfare of animals and the rubbish /fly tipping problem in Cyprus. I would advise that you contact the following direct, for more information:

Animal problem:
Department of Veterinary Services, Tel. No. 00357 22 805201 or 22 805249

Rubbish/Fly tipping problem:
Nicosia Municipality, Town Hall, Eleftheria Square, PO Box 21015, Nicosia. Tel. No. 00357 22 797 238
Limassol Municipality, Town Hall, 23 Arch Kyprianos Street, PO Box 50089, Limassol. Tel. No. 00357 25 884 345
Paphos Municipality, 28th October Square, PO Box 60032, Paphos. Tel. No. 00357 26 822 350 or 26 822 353
Larnaca Municipality, Town Hall, Athens Avenue, Larnaca. Tel. No. 00357 24 653 333
Ayia Napa Municipality, 25 Ayias Mavris Street, PO Box 30026, Ayia Napa. Tel. No. 00357 23 816300

Kind regards,

Matthew K Halksworth
Vice Consul
British High Commission
Nicosia
FTN: 8429 2361
Tel: 00 357 22 861361
Fax: 00 357 22861200
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-----Original Message-----
From:
Sent: 09 November 2007 07:42
To: NICOSIA - Consular Enquiries
Subject: Fw: rubbish management and animal welfare



----- Original Message -----
From:
To:
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 10:04 PM
Subject: RE: rubbish management and animal welfare


Dear Sir / Madam

Could one of your organisations please advise why I have not had one single acknowlegement nor response to my email, dated 11th September. This is wholly unacceptable and you should be ashamed to represent Cyrpus.

Once again, as a previous visitor to Cyprus with my valid concerns, I demand a response to my issues listed in my original email.

Yours faithfully



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From:
Sent: 16 October 2007 13:58
To:
Subject: FW: rubbish management and animal welfare
Importance: High



Please see below for suite of emails regarding two very important issues for which I would like satisfactory answers.


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From:
Sent: 16 October 2007 13:55
To:
Subject: RE: rubbish management and animal welfare
Importance: High


I think it is absolutely unacceptable that I have no response whatsoever from your organisations. I demand a response to these issues as a tourist having visited Cyprus.




From:
Sent: 26 September 2007 17:54
To:
Subject: RE: rubbish management and animal welfare


Dear Sir/Madam

Just to inform you that I have had no response yet from the organisations you forwarded my email to. Please could you send me their contact details so I can contact them directly

I look forward to hearing from you

Yours faithfully





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From:
Sent: 11 September 2007 14:31
To:
Subject: rubbish management and animal welfare


Dear Sir / Madam

I recently visited Cyrpus and in a nutshell, I was completely upset and disappointed to see how much rubbish and fly tipping there was in Cyprus. What I do not understand is how this was allowed this to happen. You have such a beautifiul country ruined by this mess. Is this going to improve because I would certainly not want to visit Cyprus again. It was too disappointing to see.

I was also shocked at the welfare of cats and dogs in your country. What measures are there to deal with the stray cats and dogs (which are people's pets I presume) being run over by traffic. Also what measures are being used to tackle bird catching? All these activities do not represent a modern society.

I look forward to hearing from you

Yours faithfully

[fesses]

2nd email....

Dear Ms Erotokritou

I have still not received a reply from the Ministry of Interior nor the Department of Veterinary Services. Could you supply me their email addresses so I can contact them directly?

Yours sincerely


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From: Elena Erotokritou
Sent: 11 December 2007 09:33
To:
Cc:
Subject: Rubbish management and animal welfare


Dear Mrs



I would like to inform you that your e-mail referring to the above subject was forwarded to the Ministry of Interior and the Department of Veterinary Services.



Yours sincerely





Elena Erotokritou

for Director



Elena Erotokritou

Environment Service

Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment

1411 Nicosia

Cyprus

Tel. +357 22303888

Fax +357 22774945

[repulsewarrior]

dear ms.fesses,

welcome. your concern is appreciated by people like me who respect this Patrimony as a part of the World's Heritage. i commend you, and i hope that someday you succeed, it is a long slog, muddle through, don't get your knickers in a knot, and remember, keep trying, and always be polite, stick to your mission, do not allow your personal feelings to get the better of you because all Ministries everywhere cannot ignore your query forever; if you are forthright, if not helpful. And don't forget they are the masters of their craft, they need you to loose it, so making you loose it, in simple terms is their expertise. The world needs you to pick up this cause, a small part but you started it, i'm not kidding, i am glad that the rubbish of Cyprus offends you.

as for pets, did you know that the household cat, was first domesticated as a pet in Cyprus, about 4000 years ago. If you go to Tekke in Larnaca you will find the most beautiful cats, they are wild and they are free, and there are those who take pleasure in caring for them.
cats are like humans, everybody and everything takes their chances when they are crossing the road in Cyprus, although ignorance, such as cruelty to animals, is anathema, reflecting badly on the society which spawns this behaviour.

[stavrizatz]

Fesses, if you came to Cyprus as a visitor then why do you care? I mean personally I do care but I live here and don't get me wrong I am not trying to tell you off, I am just curious to see why you are so frustrated about the problem which is not a massive problem after all if I compare Cyprus to other countries in the world.

Littering and recycling in Cyprus is disgusting but about dog and cat neglect I don't understand.

Also one last thing, the most effective way to communicate a complain in Cyprus is not via email but in person or by phone

[stavrizatz]

I found this article in politis today about animal rights in Cyprus etc.

Fesses you can get voluntary help from Protection of Animals Group, contact k. Νίκο Νικολαΐδη, @ tel. +357 99479857 or e-mail: nicosnicolaides@yahoo.com

Personally I consider my self to be an animal lover but I refuse to have pets because I don't want to take the freedom of animals and second I am against stirosis of animals because it is unatural.