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Veterinary Medicinal Products Residues in Food: EU Confirms Low Non-Compliance Rate in 2024
In its r eport published on February 10, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) presents the results of the 2024 monitoring of residues of pharmacologically active substances...
Wild Animal Trafficking: Biased Regulations
The health crisis has once again brought into the spotlight the issues surrounding the wild animal trade, which today generates as much—if not more—revenue than the trafficking...
New Vaccination Guidelines for Cats in the United States
The American Animal Hospital Association and the American Association of Feline Practitioners have brought together experts to provide new guidelines on feline vaccination. As a...
The anti-vaccine movement is endangering animal health
Vaccines are a powerful weapon against infectious diseases, saving millions of lives every year—both human and animal. The anti-vaccine movement puts many animals at risk by del...
Switzerland is revising its veterinary legislation
Several ordinances relating to the veterinary sector—including those on animal protection and slaughter—have just been amended by the Swiss Federal Council. At its meeting on Ja...
Veterinary Dentistry: First Global Guidelines for Pets
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) has just published recommendations on oral health care for pets. WSAVA’s Global Dental Guidelines outline best practices, a...
Aquaculture: Brussels Approves Insect Meal for Use in Fish Feed
The use of insect protein is expected to be authorized in feed for farmed fish starting July 1, 2017. As a result, salmon, trout, and tilapia will be able to be fed with insect-...
The Future of the Equine Industry: A “Horse” Working Group Is Established Within the European Parliament
On October 20 in Strasbourg, MEP Jean Arthuis organized a conference focused on the future of the equine sector by 2030. He brought together representatives from the European eq...
Animal Health: WOAH Formalizes New Health Statuses and Investigates the Global Burden of Disease
Since 1996, when the WOAH first officially recognized a status regarding foot-and-mouth disease, the list of health priorities has grown and now includes six animal diseases. Fo...
Animal Diseases: The European Court of Auditors Finds Europe's Efforts to Combat Them to Be Generally Effective
The European Court of Auditors assessed the programs for the surveillance, control, and eradication of certain animal diseases implemented by the Member States. The audit covere...
Animal Health Law: Europe’s New Weapon in the Fight Against Animal Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance
The European Parliament and the Council adopted the regulation on transmissible animal diseases ( Animal Health Law ) on March 9, 2016*, based on the Commission’s proposal. This...
Antimicrobial Resistance: MEPs Agree to Better Regulate and Restrict the Use of Veterinary Antibiotics
As part of the proposed regulation on veterinary drugs, MEP Françoise Grossetête (EPP Group) welcomed yesterday’s vote on her text by the European Parliament’s Environment Commi...