Uncertainty and Controversy Surrounding Dog Liability Insurance Requirements

Uncertainty and Controversy Surrounding Dog Liability Insurance Requirements

“I will do the insurance, but I don’t know which one or how,” Carlos tells RTVE.es. He’s not the only one. The Uncertainty stalks dog owners As the. The lack of regulatory development of the Law on the Protection of the Rights and Welfare of Animals means that civil liability insurance for dogs, which was … Read more

Bluetongue Outbreak: Rapid Spread of Viral Disease among Sheep and Cattle in the Netherlands

Bluetongue Outbreak: Rapid Spread of Viral Disease among Sheep and Cattle in the Netherlands

Sep 28, 2023 at 3:00 PM Update: 4 hours ago The viral disease bluetongue is spreading rapidly among sheep and cattle in the Netherlands. Most infections occur in the center of our country. The agricultural organization LTO speaks of a worrying situation, but intervention is not that easy. Bluetongue was detected this week at 319 … Read more

Unleashing Love: Behind the Scenes of Luc Besson’s “DogMan”

Unleashing Love: Behind the Scenes of Luc Besson’s “DogMan”

“Dogs have something incredible, it’s this unconditional love”enthuses Luc Besson, “you argue with the animal, then you come back two minutes later, it looks at you and wags its tail. It loves you”. But filming a pack of dogs is not easy. For “DogMan”, it took 22 trainers to channel around sixty animals. The most … Read more

Municipality of Eersel to Remove Dogs from Controversial Dog Breeder despite Penalty Payments

Municipality of Eersel to Remove Dogs from Controversial Dog Breeder despite Penalty Payments

Sep 20, 2023 at 8:50 PM Update: an hour ago The municipality of Eersel will remove dogs from the controversial dog breeder in the municipality. The breeder has not been allowed to keep dogs commercially since May, but continues to do so. The controversial breeder must also pay 25,000 euros in penalty payments. In February, … Read more

New setback to the implementation of the animal welfare law: mandatory dog insurance postponed.

New setback to the implementation of the animal welfare law: mandatory dog insurance postponed.

New setback to the animal welfare law. The animal protection, rights and welfare regulation, approved in March, required dog insurance to be taken out, a “responsible ownership” course for owners to be carried out and certain animals included in a positive list to be identified as of 29 September, but since the Government is in … Read more

European Project Testing African Swine Fever Vaccine on Wild Boars: A Step Towards Protecting the Industry

European Project Testing African Swine Fever Vaccine on Wild Boars: A Step Towards Protecting the Industry

A European project, led by the Spanish veterinarian José Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaínois going to test on wild boars a African swine fever vaccine a disease that scares the European pig industry due to the serious economic damage that a single infection on a farm would entail. Currently, there is no vaccine in Europe. The one created … Read more

Large Termite Colonies Discovered in the Netherlands, Posing Threat to Buildings and Infrastructure

Large Termite Colonies Discovered in the Netherlands, Posing Threat to Buildings and Infrastructure

13 Sep 2023 at 20:59 Large termite colonies have been found in the Netherlands for the first time, it appears research of the Invasive Exotic Species Knowledge Network. This North American ground termite causes damage and nuisance. The so-called Reticulitermes flavipes is an exotic species that already occurs in several European countries. Termites can cause … Read more

Animal Welfare Minister Rauch: “Backseat lamb” can stay at PFOTENHILFE!

Animal Welfare Minister Rauch: “Backseat lamb” can stay at PFOTENHILFE!

Thanks to the quick efforts of Maggie Entenfellner, “Krone” animal corner, Chili is allowed to live From an animal welfare point of view, it is certainly very pleasing and my thanks also go to ‘Pfotenhilfe Lochen’, who took care of the little sheep Animal Welfare Minister Johannes Rauch Vienna/Salzburg/Hole (OTS) – The relief and joy … Read more

The Agricultural Damage Caused by Proliferation of Wildlife

The Agricultural Damage Caused by Proliferation of Wildlife

But the proliferation of certain animals such as wood pigeons, wild boars or rabbits causes agricultural damage. “The rabbits, for example, attack everything because they no longer have any food. You can see it clearly in this field, it is completely deserted. The only food they have today is grapes when it has not been … Read more