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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...