Posted on 10/14/2025 12:16:12 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
The island of cats has a cat problem.
Officials in Cyprus, the small island nation in the eastern corner of the Mediterranean, estimate there is roughly one feral cat for every one of its 1 million inhabitants — though activists contend the actual population is hundreds of thousands higher.
In late September, the island’s parliamentary committee on the environment was told that an existing sterilization program is too limited to contain the burgeoning cat population.
“It’s a good program, but it needs to expand,” said Environment Commissioner Antonia Theodosiou, noting that the program conducts only about 2,000 sterilizations annually on a budget of just 100,000 euros ($117,000).
While there is no official comparative data, Theodosiou said Cyprus has gained a reputation for having a cat population that is exceptionally large relative to its human inhabitants.
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And bird population, too.
You see, there was this guy in Cyprus who found Aladdin’s Lamp. He rubbed it and sure enough, the genie appeared and told him he had one wish. The guy said, “Pussy! I want pussy everywhere.” Now you know the rest of the story.
Absolutely.
We have had a long time canad goose problem .
Filthy flocks ruining lakes and fields docks and yards.
Protected in some way.
Recent bird season.
10 kills per day for entire season on license.
The BooBoos were upset.
Sounds like you need more veterinarians! We have three in my county (the smallest in Idaho) with a population of around 15k. Two are primarily large animal vets, but all handle feral spay/neuters.
Agreed on the Canada geese.
Nasty, dirty birds.
The kitties in that photo look very well fed. Is that Cyprus?
It is. It’s at a Mall, so they probably are fed well.
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