“Good times, bad times, you know I had my share” were the opening lines of a classic track on Led Zeppelin’s debut album and are very appropriate considering what we are experiencing in 2020. We are living through very unusual times and we may experience contrasting feelings: optimism or pessimism, hope or depression, vigour or
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The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) has announced that its 2020 World Congress, held in collaboration with the Federation of Companion Animal Veterinary Associations (FECAVA) and the Polish Small Animal Veterinary Association (PSAVA), now scheduled to take place in Warsaw, Poland from 21-24 March 2021, is to be a hybrid event. The Congress will
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Finnish President’s family dog, Boston terrier Lennu was a »pop star« of the presidential public appearances. However, since raising awareness about the dark side of brachycephalic dog’s breeding in the Finnland, the country’s First Family decided to relegate their pet Boston terrier, Lennu, to the sidelines, according to President Sauli Niinistö. “When we got Lennu,
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In the last months, a few very promising (German, French) pilot studies’ results on sniffing dogs to detect COVID-19 in infected people were published. The Finnish research group, led by Anna Hielm-B jörkman of the University of Helsinki, took the next step. With the close collaboration with the Finnish organization specializing in training animals in
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