MPs discuss stricter penalties for animal abuse

A country’s index of civilisation is found in the way its people treat animals, Disy MP Savia Orphanidou said on Wednesday after a House environment committee meeting that discussed harsher penalties for animal abuse.

Orphanidou, who had tabled a bill on behalf of Disy’s parliamentary group, said after the meeting that animal abuse, including the latest incidents, honoured no one.

“In this framework, I tabled a bill with the aim