#Act4 Pets Pets being moved for commercial purposes and pets rehomed by charities are subjected to different rules than pets travelling with their family just for holidays. From January 1st we expect delays en route to and at ports, so we advise to pause these types of pet movements for the short to medium term. Read more to understand why. What are the new rules applying to the commercial movement and rehoming of pets after Brexit? 18 December 2020
#Act4 Pets Due to Brexit there are important new rules applying for pets travelling with us. Check with your vet before traveling! Brexit and pets 11 December 2020
#Act4 Pets Thursday 12th of November marked the inaugural meeting of the newly-formed All Party Group (APG) on Animal Welfare and the launch of the USPCA Animal Welfare Manifesto – “Addressing the Deficit”. Animal Welfare Tops Agenda at Stormont 17 November 2020
#Act4 Pets Donald Broom, emeritus professor of animal welfare at Cambridge University, and Iwona Mertin, our Cats & Dogs Programme Leader will join the webinar as special guest and panelist. Webinar: Animal cruelty and animal rights 22 October 2020
#Act4 Pets At least 5,000 pets were found dead in cardboard shipping boxes last week at a logistics facility in Central China, likely casualties of a miscommunication in the supply chain of China's thriving mass-breeding industry. 5,000 pets found dead in boxes at Chinese shipping depot 5 October 2020
#Act4 Pets Summary of the complexities of the debate about feral cats and how we mitigate their impact, paying special attention to the data on Trap-Neuter-Return programs. Feral cats and what we do about them 2 October 2020
#Act4 Pets Six cultural and demographic trends could reduce the demand for pets. Is America really raining cats and dogs? 2 October 2020
#Act4 Pets A new United Against Rabies Forum aims to accelerate progress towards the elimination of human deaths from dog-mediated rabies by 2030. OIE, FAO and WHO leaders announce collective effort to fight rabies. World Rabies Day: Find out all events 28 September 2020
#Act4 Pets Removing strays animals from the streets of Dubai to take them to the desert to die: this is the decision of the Government of the United Arab Emirates which sparked protests from local and global animal rights activists. Dogs and cats killed in Dubai for the Expo: LNDC writes to the Ambassador 28 September 2020
#Act4 Pets Our Scottish member OneKind, has called on the Scottish Government to put an end to the breeding of flat-faced dogs, cats and rabbits, such as French bulldogs, amongst other welfare calls, ahead of the 2021 Scottish elections. OneKind launches 2021 manifesto calling on the Scottish Government to prioritise animal welfare 21 September 2020 OneKind
#Act4 Pets Following the recent events showing the Food and Veterinary Service's (SFVS) incompetence and indifference to the country's long-standing animal welfare problems, Lithuanian animal welfare organizations call on the Lithuanian Government and Prime Minister for a change. Lithuanian NGOs report to the government the indifference and inefficiency of the national Food and Veterinary Service 10 September 2020
#Act4 Pets FOUR PAWS closed a second dog meat slaughterhouse in Cambodia. Rescued slaughterhouse dogs 7 September 2020 Four Paws