Officials discuss microchipping and sterilisation of hunting dogs
The environment commissioner and game and fauna service discussed marking hunting dogs, catching strays and linking dog registries.
Nicosia, Cyprus. Environment Commissioner Elias Myrianthos and the game and fauna service discussed the microchipping of hunting dogs and the capture of stray dogs at a meeting on Wednesday.
The talks also covered sterilisation, approved traps and the exchange of records between relevant services.
Meeting participants
The meeting was attended by the head of the game and fauna service, Pantelis Hadjigerou, and officers Petros Anagiotos and Panikos Panayides.
Dog marking and stray capture
Both sides discussed the need to ensure that dogs accompanying hunting licence holders are marked. They also considered the use of approved traps for catching stray dogs.
Sterilisation and record sharing
The participants discussed encouraging hunters to sterilise their dogs, a measure that could help limit uncontrolled breeding.
They also raised the need to expedite shared records between the official dog registry maintained by veterinary services and the electronic platform used by the game and fauna service. The platform is used for the annual issuing of hunting licences and the registration of hunting dogs.
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