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Greece has recorded so far a total of 22 cases of sheep and goat pest (rinderpest, PPR) nationally, despite the ban on their transport, authorities said on Tuesday. According to data so far, 20 of these cases were identified in Thessaly, 1 in Corinth, and 1 in Attica. A total …

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Dozens of sheep and goats were buried alive instead of being killed first as health. safety and humane treatment of animal protocols require. The animals were from a farm unit in Trikala, central Greece, where livestock was found to have been infected with rinderpest. WARNING! GRAPHIC PICTURES! According to a …

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More than 100 veterinarians have been send to Central Greece to conduct health checks to sheep and goat as a serious outbreak of highly contagious of ovine rinderpest or cattle pest, a virus infecting sheep and goats. At the same time, the Regional Governor of Thessaly has ordered the closure …

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Greece’s Environment ministry and the local government have decided to establish parks for the protection of the deer on the island of Rhodes. According to data by the University of Thessaloniki deer on Rhodes amounts to 6,284, locals speak of a much higher but unspecified number. According to a joint …

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Hundreds of pets, dogs and cats but also small farming animals were left behind when thousands of locals fled the forest fire in Varimpompi, Thrakomakedones, Adames after receiving orders to evacuate on Tuesday. This activated dozens of animal loving volunteers who rushed in a huge search and rescue operation in …

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Dressed in his official coast guard uniform and standing on the boat bow, the “big boy” lifts his weapon and starts shooting six times at goats grazing on the remote side of an island. In shear panic the goats are running to escape the deafening sound and the deadly bullets. The …

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