#Act4 Pets The USDA is responsible for licensing certain animal businesses, such as puppy mills and zoos, and enforcing federal animal welfare care standards. USDA must stop issuing new licenses to puppy mills during coronavirus 12 May 2020
#Act4 Pets Designed for veterinarians and pet owners alike, the new web-based telehealth application is expanding access to science-based insights from certified behavior experts. New telehealth platform expands access to leading pet behavior expertise 12 May 2020
#Act4 LabAnimals Four healthy dogs were slated to be euthanized after an experiment, Sandra Smieszek made sure the canines were adopted instead. Researcher changes fate of laboratory animals by adopting out dogs after testing 5 May 2020
#Act4 Pets The study is one of the first of its kind to examine what risk COVID-19 in humans poses to their pets and why some animals become infected while others do not. University of Guelph researchers studying Coronavirus infection in pets 1 May 2020
#Act4 Equines An Italian study found horses and dogs can play together, communicating their intentions of playing and reading and mimicking each other’s facial expressions. Horses and dogs understand and adapt to each other in play 28 April 2020
#Act4 Pets Pet food giant Nestlé Purina is donating more than two million meals across international boundaries to ensure pets aren’t overlooked during the coronavirus pandemic. Purina donates two million pet meals 27 April 2020
#Act4 Pets The illegal trade in cats and dogs is a big and highly organised business which, even during the COVID-19 crisis, is still continuing. EU-level legislation and tools are needed to create a safer market for pets 22 April 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 Pets The Spanish Minister for the Interior has warned that city councils cannot regulate the distances to which dogs can be taken out during the alarm state. This means that the fines proposed for going too far may not comply with the law. Councils cannot regulate dog-walking distances during COVID-19 quarantine, warns Spanish Interior Minister 14 April 2020
#Act4 Pets Veterinary scientists have recommended cat owners keep their pets indoors to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus among animals. COVID-19: 'Pets no risk to owners', stress vets 14 April 2020
#Act4 Pets China has drawn up new guidelines to reclassify dogs as pets rather than livestock, the agriculture ministry said, part of a response to the coronavirus outbreak that the Humane Society called a potential “game changer” in animal welfare. China reclassifies dogs as pets, not livestock, in post-virus regulatory push 14 April 2020
#Act4 Pets The large majority of pets from illegal sources are sold online. These cats and dogs are often too young to have been vaccinated, or are accompanied by fraudulent passports which provide false information on their origin. Event will explore solutions for the illegal trade in cats and dogs 10 April 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 FarmAnimals Draft policy released by agriculture ministry cites concern over animal welfare and prevention of disease transmission as factors behind move. China signals end to dog meat consumption by humans 10 April 2020