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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...