Cats in Cyprus will be given human COVID-19 medicine after a feline mutation of the virus left thousands of the animals dead on the island.
Mr Ayiomamitis and other animals activists have said the virus has killed around 300,000 cats on the island. It said it had petitioned the government for access to the medication at"reasonable prices" from the beginning of this year."We want to assure that we will continue to investigate and control the rise in case of FCov-2023," the association said.Christodoulos Pipis, the head of Cyprus Veterinary Services government department, said cat owners can receive the medication in pill form at €2.