Why Cyprus needs its cats and dogs

They sit beside us at café tables, follow us down village streets, sleep near our restaurants, homes and hotels

Cyprus has a complicated relationship with animals.

Stray cats curl up outside bakeries. Dogs wait patiently in car parks. Volunteers stretch themselves thin, feeding, rescuing, worrying.

It’s sad. It’s uncomfortable. And it’s something many people would rather not look at too closely.

And yet, for all the heartbreak, Cyprus might also be one of...