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European Union: Cloning of All Animal Species Raised for Agricultural Purposes to Be Banned Soon
A legislative proposal by the European Commission, aimed at banning the cloning of Livestock in the EU, was approved by the Parliament’s Environment and Agriculture Committees o...
Endangered Species: Expanded Protection for Captive Chimpanzees in the United States
The approximately 2,000 chimpanzees held in captivity in the United States now join their wild cousins as an “endangered” species, rather than merely “threatened,” according to...
Equine Welfare: Toward Legislation Tailored to Horses, Donkeys, and Mules in Europe
With an annual turnover of 100 billion euros, the European equine sector is thriving. However, the same cannot be said for all seven million equines, which are unevenly distribu...
Managing Stray Dogs: European Veterinarians on the Front Lines
Promoting veterinary leadership in the control of stray dogs in Europe: this is the joint position* adopted on May 22 by the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE), the Uni...
Animal Health and Welfare: WOAH Adopts New Global Standards and Guidelines
The resolutions adopted by the Annual General Assembly of Delegates of the WOAH cover all aspects of the international animal health situation, from the control of priority dise...
Retailer Walmart is requiring its suppliers to improve animal welfare and reduce the use of antibiotics
Walmart, the American retail giant, now requires its suppliers to improve animal welfare conditions and limit the use of antibiotics to the treatment of diseases. It thus joins...
Equine Welfare: Great Britain Enacts Legislation to Curb Abandonment and Unsupervised Grazing
Following Wales in January 2014, England recently passed a law on May 26, 2015, aimed at combating horses, ponies, and donkeys that stray on land or pastures without authorizati...
Animal Welfare: New Zealand Recognizes Animals as Sentient Beings
A bill amending the Animal Welfare Act of 1999 explicitly recognizes that animals are sentient beings capable of experiencing emotions—both positive and negative—such as pain or...
Horse Welfare: The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) Launches Two Pilot Projects, One in the U.K. and One in Morocco
The Beva Trust has partnered with the British Horse Society (BHS) and the Moroccan Society for the Protection of Animals and Nature (Spana) to carry out two initiatives aimed at...
Horse Meat: A New Case of Fraud Uncovered in Europe
An organized criminal network that was selling horse meat unfit for human consumption in the European Union has just been dismantled. Joint action by the countries involved, wit...
Horse Meat Scandal: Two and a Half Years in Prison for Dutch Wholesaler
The prosecutor had sought a five-year prison sentence; Willy Selten was sentenced to two and a half years. The Dutch trader behind the infamous “beef-to-horse lasagna” fraud was...
Horse Welfare: Better Understanding Herd Dynamics in the Pasture
The behavior of horses during grazing often seems mysterious to humans. Sometimes, a simple movement of the ear or tail is enough for a horse to “communicate” with the entire he...
Pain management is central to canine veterinary practice
Advances in pain management for pets have led the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) and the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) to update their guideli...
Horse Meat Scandal: Wholesaler Faces Five Years in Prison
Accused of selling 330 metric tons of horse meat as beef, Dutch trader Willy Selten has been on trial since March 24. Two years after his arrest, he is being prosecuted for forg...
Boxing is a source of stress for horses
While stall housing is the predominant system for housing horses, this method limits social interactions and forces them to live in semi-isolation. A study* shows that the lack...
Slaughter: Brussels Is Called Upon to Respond to Violations of EU Regulations
The European Parliament’s Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals, during its 310th session in Strasbourg, called on the Commission to ban as soon as possible meth...
Stricter Penalties for Owners of Dangerous Dogs in the U.K.
Across the Channel, a dog owner who trains his or her animal to attack and causes someone’s death now faces a sentence of up to fourteen years in prison, under new guidelines pu...
Fur-bearing animals: The Netherlands lodges a complaint with Brussels over their slaughter conditions
The Dutch delegation submitted a note in preparation for the upcoming European Council (Agriculture and Fisheries) meeting on March 16, 2015. In it , the delegation condemns cas...
Endurance: The FEI Takes Strong Action by Suspending the UAE Federation
After years of impunity—or even immunity—in endurance riding, the national federation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been suspended indefinitely by the International Eque...
Feline Identification: Quebec Veterinarians Take Action
Hundreds of thousands of cats roam outside homes in Quebec. This is the warning issued by Quebec veterinarians on the eve of another day of cat sterilization. As part of this ca...
The plight of the workhorse calls for increased international aid
The British organization World Horse Welfare (WHW) has committed to doubling the number of horses it helps worldwide by the end of 2017. To meet this challenge, it is launching...
Animal Welfare: British Cats Fall Victim to Air Guns
Across the Channel, 4 out of 10 veterinarians have treated cats with serious, sometimes life-threatening injuries caused by air guns in the past year, according to a survey cond...
Endurance: The FEI Finally Takes Action Against the Gulf Emirates by Canceling International Races
What a turnaround! In world endurance races, impunity was the norm when it came to cheating or doping as long as it involved a member of a Gulf team. However, under pressure fro...
The importation of hunting trophies from six endangered species is prohibited in Europe
On February 5, the European Union implemented new, stricter rules to ban the import of hunting trophies from six endangered species: the African lion and elephant, the polar bea...