51. Kenyan animal welfare network prevents showcase of cruelty
(AWAKE) and Kenya’s Veterinary Association and Board. Together, they approached the fight organisers, outlining the danger to animals, the potential damage to international tourism, and the illegal nature of the event. Josphat Ngonyo,
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52. International Animal Welfare conference in Uruguay
Wilkins. WSPA’s Chief Veterinary Adviser. will be addressing an international animal welfare conference in Latin America this week. More than 300 participants, including Animal Health directors in Latin America, will attend the event:
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53. Animals Matter campaign goes from strength to strength
of India, and Australian Veterinary Association are all using their powerful voices to call for a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare (UDAW). They join over 1.5 million individuals supporting the Animals Matter campaign. Our newest
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54. Duvets: a nightmare for geese
it is slaughtered. Chief Veterinary Officers must act The documentary showed live plucking in Hungary, despite the country having ratified the European Convention for the Protection of Animals Kept for Farming Purposes. The convention
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55. News 2008
US$100,000 of co-ordinated veterinary aid in Cuba next week. This emergency relief is desperately needed – the country was devastated during hurricane season. Celebrate World Animal Week: 4-10 October Oct 1, 2008 World Animal Week is
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56. WSPA assessing impact of cyclone Sidr on animals in Bangladesh
August 2007 WSPA delivered veterinary treatment and emergency feed to animals affected by Bangladesh’s worst floods in living memory.
Further updates and details of any intervention by WSPA will be posted here.
Read more about
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57. Education
programme targets university veterinary faculties and agriculture and livestock training institutes worldwide – vets can play a major role in improving animal welfare, and their actions influence others.
The CD ROM syllabus was developed
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58. News 2007
animals received primary veterinary care in the aftermath of Hurricane Felix, which struck one of the poorest areas of Nicaragua. WSPA takes action on World Rabies Day Sep 20, 2007 On September 8th 2007, WSPA and Member Societies took
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59. Reducing animal suffering in disaster prone Bangladesh
led to WSPA delivering veterinary treatment and emergency feed aid. Dr Ian Dacre, Disaster Management Director for Asia, said: "In a country battered by natural disasters several times a year, it is crucial to plough the resources we can
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60. Disaster Relief
WSPA provides emergency veterinary care through static and mobile clinics, feeds hungry animals and reunites animals with their owner wherever possible. WSPA has been doing relief work in disaster-struck areas for more than four decades.
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