#Act4 Pets Mittens first won attention in 2018 after repeatedly wandering inner-city dwellings, including the university, the post office, and a Catholic church. Celebrity cat called Mittens in the running to be New Zealander of the year 24 August 2020
#Act4 Pets North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has ordered pet dogs to be confiscated in the country’s capital, saying the pooches represent Western “decadence’’ — but their owners fear Fido is really headed for someone’s dinner table. Kim Jong Un orders pet dogs to be confiscated in North Korean capital 24 August 2020
#Act4 Pets Minister to introduce law next year to ensure nation’s 9.4 million dogs get enough exercise Germans must walk their dogs twice a day, new law will say 24 August 2020
#Act4 Pets In Auvergne, a huge farm supplies between 1,000 and 2,000 Beagles each year to animal experimentation laboratories around the world. Investigation shows dogs bred for animal testing in France 12 August 2020
#Act4 Pets Over the summer, owners discover that hotels charge extra for animals or even ban them altogether. Why the French are 'European champions' at abandoning pets 10 August 2020
#Act4 Pets Reports of pet scams in April more than tripled compared with March. Have you seen one? Here’s how they work and what you need to watch out for. Scam watch: pet scams soar during lockdown 10 August 2020
#Act4 Pets On National No Pet Store Puppies Day, New York State moved one step closer to shutting down the puppy mill pipeline for good. NY Senate passes bill to end retail pet sales 26 July 2020
#Act4 Pets Animal businesses that breed dogs for profit like to sell the public on the idea of small breeders and family-owned pet stores—but don’t be fooled. This is a multimillion-dollar industry that stays afloat by exploiting animals. The US commercial puppy industry doesn’t need a bailout 26 July 2020
#Act4 Pets Activists hope coronavirus epidemic will be the death knell of tradition. China dog meat festival goes ahead but COVID-19 takes a toll 29 June 2020
#Act4 Pets Canadian officials have launched an investigation after the "horrible" discovery of more than a dozen dead puppies on board a cargo plane from Ukraine that landed at the Toronto airport last week. 38 French bulldog puppies were found dead among a 'nightmare' shipment of 500 dogs imported on a Canada-bound plane from Ukraine 22 June 2020
#Act4 Pets Today during an online meeting our CEO Reineke Hameleers handed over ‘The Illegal Pet Trade: Game Over’ Report to Stella Kyriakides, EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety. Commissioner Kyriakides welcomes new ‘Illegal Pet Trade: Game Over Report’ 22 June 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 Pets Regardless of COVID-19 crisis the breeding and trading of pets continues. In between supply and demand both cats and dogs get caught and it is for the policy makers and competent authorities to ensure that these animals are protected especially in times of pandemics. Cross-border trade of pets continues despite COVID-19 19 June 2020