A paradigm shift in the Netherlands? In July 2014, a change of law concerning article 3.4 in the Animal Keepers Decree, came into effect. Since then it has been prohibited to breed companion animals in such a way that it affects the welfare and health of the parent and/or the offspring. This concerns hereditary diseases,
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On June 13, 500 French Bulldog puppies were confiscated from the plane at the Toronto airport upon its arrival from Ukraine. Animals were suffering from dehidration, weakness, vomiting, and 38 of the puppies were dead. Findings like this one are just a peak of an iceberg of a lucrative puppy market, especially of popular breeds
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Based on the current scientific knowledge, the main route of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is human to human. Even though the disease is currently not a notifiable disease in animals, globally small number of cases of naturally infections has occured in animal (domestic cats, lions, tigers and minks). The infection of animals with SARS-CoV-2 meets the
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Vector-borne diseases (illnesses caused by parasites, viruses and bacteria transmitted by arthropod vectors) comprise a significant part of cases treated by veterinarians in certain parts of Europe. These diseases are often characterized by long incubation or subclinical periods, have variable clinical signs, which may be nonspecific, unpredictable transmission patters, persisting infection and significant zoonotic potential.
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