The French Kennel Club Société Centrale Canine (SCC) has presented the biennial health report for the years 2017 and 2018, that takes stock of the health of the dogs registered in the L.O.F. (Livre des origins françaisor the Book of French Origin is a French listing of purebred dogs). The report shows the incidence of
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The World Veterinary Association (WVO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) created a global repository of available guidelines for responsible use of antimicrobials in animal health, in order to serve veterinarians in their fight against antimicrobial resistance. The list currently contains 75 guidelines, action plans and promotional material on prudent use of antimicrobials
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More than 100.000 animals are abandoned in France every year, which is more than in any other European country. The problem reaches its peak during the summer holidays with more than 60.000 cases. In a new video campaign, released before summer, the animal protection association la Fondation 30 Millions d’Amisis using the hashtag #NonAlAbandon (No
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New legislation has been laid before British parliament on June 26, which could punish the worst animal abusers with tougher prison sentences. The Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill would increase maximum jail sentences for animal abusers to five years (from the current six months) which would make it one of the toughest punishments in Europe. If
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