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Canine residents of Cyprus rejoice - you now have your very own dog beach! Whilst pet dogs are banned from every other beach in Cyprus, Ayia Napa beach is now an official a leads off, pooch-friendly area. Mayor Antonis Tsokkos said; “It’s a place primarily for dogs, not people, and we hope they have a nice time there.”
Many Cypriots have strong views about dogs on beaches, but the whole issue took a dangerous turn back in June. Shortly after an argument on the beach with a 50 year old Paphos resident and his dog, another Paphos man ran over both the offending dog and his owner, killing them both.
George Perdikis of the Cyprus Green party told The Telegraph newspaper that this was not an isolated incident; “There is a lot of hostility towards dogs on this island… Very often you’ll see fights erupt between people who take their little dogs to beaches and other residents who just can’t stand them being there.” At least in Ayia Napa, dogs may safely scamper, sniff and swim without fear of reprisals to them, or more importantly, their human owners.
Some British beaches ban dogs during the summer months, usually between early May and mid October, with stiff fines of up to £500 if Fido’s paw strays onto the sands.
However, in Brighton where a total ban was suggested, the RSPCA and other groups cited many benefits of allowing dogs onto beaches:
- less dogs would be left in hot cars during the day by visitors unaware of the ban
- many elderly people rely on dogs for company and need somewhere safe to walk them
- both dogs and dog owners would be at more risk of obesity without regular exercise.
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In Spain, a group of animal welfare supporters in Santander took to the sands illegally this week to protest over the law banning dogs from Spanish beaches. The ThinkSpain website reports their major demand to be, “The creation of separate dog-friendly areas with a view to tackling the problem of the sharp rise each summer in the number of dogs abandoned by their owners immediately prior to setting off for their holidays.”
So, the Cyprus Ayia Napa initiative is very much to be welcomed, and let’s hope the rest of the world is watching this innovative experiment. After all, when dogs and owners can come to the beach together, it’s not the dog paying for the ice-creams, beers, renting the sunlounger, etc. Drive away the dogs, and you drive away the owner’s spending money too….
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