2+ week, 12+ hour ago  (143+ words) e Kathimerini. com Authorities in Thessaloniki have carried out scores of checks to ensure dog owners are obeying pet safety regulations and imposed thousands of euros in fines, police said Thursday. A police statement said officers accompanied by municipal officials…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago  (1037+ words) In the waning days of the last ice age, when humans were still hunting with spears and using cave walls as canvases, a hot new trend was spreading through the Paleolithic landscape. The researchers, who used several approaches to analyze…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (105+ words) e Kathimerini. com A man has been arrested for allegedly keeping dozens of dogs cooped up under filthy conditions in a village near Thessaloniki in northern Greece, police said Wednesday. The 55-year-old suspect was taken into custody Tuesday after police,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (163+ words) e Kathimerini. com A campaign of police inspections on dogs being walked in Thessaloniki over the past four weeks has resulted in several owners being fined for failing to tag or restrain the animals or pick up their droppings, authorities…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (148+ words) Greece's animal abuse hotline, launched in October 2022, has received more than 11, 000 complaints and led to 308 arrests through the end of 2025 " but critics say the service is undermined by hidden costs and chronic understaffing. The five-digit line, 10410, operated by the Hellenic…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (156+ words) A 67-year-old man in Thessaloniki has been sentenced to a 12-month suspended prison term after being found guilty of animal abuse for taking his dog for walks while driving. The Thessaloniki Misdemeanor Court of First Instance imposed the sentence without…...