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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...
Animal Health: Brussels Allocates 161 Million to Combat Animal Diseases and Zoonoses
In 2016, the European Union will commit approximately 161 million euros to support eradication, control, and surveillance programs aimed at eradicating animal diseases and zoono...
Equine Identification: New EU Regulations Take Effect on January 1, 2016
On January 1 of next year, Regulation 2015/262* on the equine passport will take effect. Adopted by the European Commission in February 2015, it establishes new EU rules regardi...
2015–2020: The Federation of Veterinarians of Europe Unveils Its Five-Year Strategy
The European veterinary profession, comprising 243,000 colleagues, is divided as follows: 48% work in pet care, 18% in animal production, 16% in public health, and 18% in other...
Ketamine: WSAVA and AVMA Join WVA and FVE in Opposing Its Classification as a Narcotic
Following the World Veterinary Association (WVA) and the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE), it is now the turn of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA)...
Ketamine: The WVA and the FVE Oppose Classifying It as a Narcotic
Unlike the two French drug regulatory agencies, the World Veterinary Association (WVA) and the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) oppose the classification of injectabl...
Dog Identification: Following England's Lead, Wales and Scotland Will Make Microchipping Mandatory in 2016
Dealing with lost and stray dogs costs British taxpayers and animal protection associations 33 million pounds a year, or more than 45 million euros. In this context, microchippi...
Animal Health and Customs: Toward Enhanced Global Cooperation
On January 15 in Brussels, Bernard Vallat, Director General of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), met with his counterpart at the World Customs Organization (WCO),...
Domestic carnivores: Travel within Europe has been subject to new rules since late December
The new regulations on traveling with domestic carnivores (dogs, cats, ferrets) within the European Union entered into force on December 29, 2014. Since that date, the new pet p...
Traceability: Brussels Will Make It Mandatory to Indicate the Origin of Processed Meat
A resolution adopted yesterday by Members of the European Parliament calls on the European Commission to put forward legislative proposals to make it mandatory to indicate the c...
Europe. Horse Identification: Stricter Rules in 2016
The European Commission proposed revising the rules on equine identification and was heard in September 2014. The revised regulation provides for a more secure system for regist...
WOAH Standard-Setting Process
Developing livestock farming to combat famine
Combating famine involves more than just providing grain. We must help local communities develop their livestock industries and manage health policies. They must also combat ano...
Food Labeling: The European Parliament Strengthens Consumer Information
Over the course of 48 hours, the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health, and Health Security debated two reports: one on fruit juices and the other on...