Serbia: Latest News About ‘Morgan’ – 17/11/14.

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

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Morgan arrival

Danica Mirkovic Shelter Felix

When Morgan first arrived at the shelter at the beginning of September he was a skinny, weak and neglected kitten which was totally blind in one eye and his other eye was not in good shape either. And that’s not all; his left rear lower leg had been unskillfully amputated before I took him in, but we don’t know why or when.

Two weeks after his arrival he had eye surgery and we’ve been battling his eye infections ever since, unfortunately with no significant results so far.

Both his right eye (on which he had a corneal ulcer and a third eyelid flap surgery performed) and the hole that was left after his left eye leaked out are in horrible condition, with copious brown discharge and not even weeks of various powerful antibiotics have managed to clear up the infection.

Right now he’s in a serious crisis, he has a high fever and is receiving IV fluids and Longacef every day, aside from the eye drops and ointments applied topically to his eyes.

Can anyone please help with his climbing vet bills? Many of the shelter kitties have been sick lately and our debts are skyrocketing, but we simply can’t just watch Morgan struggling and stand by and do nothing.

This sweet boy that’s already been to hell and back certainly deserves every chance to keep the life he’s fighting so hard to keep!

http://www.youcaring.com/pet-expenses/help-the-feline-residents-of-cat-shelter-felix/161828

 

 

 

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Global: Down On The Farm – News From The Animal Food Industry.

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

down on the farm

If only !!! …..

03 November 2014

Book emphasizes animal welfare

China released its first animal welfare textbook for veterinary students on Monday, a move reflecting the country’s rising concern for animals.

Author/Organization: China Daily

Year: 2014

Where: China

Topics: animal welfare/general concepts, education, legislation

http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-10/28/content_18813534.htm  

 

03 November 2014

Parliament to debate religious slaughter

A debate on religious slaughter is to be held in parliament next week, following an All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) report.

Author/Organization: Meatinfo.co.uk

Year: 2014

Where: United Kingdom

Topics: legislation, religious slaughter, slaughterhouse/abattoir, stunning

http://www.meatinfo.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/17561/Parliament_to_debate_religious_slaughter.html  

 

05 November 2014

Study Reveals Differences in Animal Welfare Training across Europe

According to a new study, the main differences in farm animal welfare education across Europe seem to be in the reduced number of hours of education, less interactive teaching and fewer courses in English available to students outside the North West of the region.

Author/Organization: The Pig Site

Year: 2014

Topics: education, training, welfare on the farm

http://www.thepigsite.com/swinenews/38131/study-reveals-differences-in-animal-welfare-training-across-europe  

 

04 November 2014

Animal Welfare Institute questions US cattle handling

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) has been sent a written appeal by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) requesting that it revises the association’s guidelines for the handling of cattle raised for beef, in the USA.

Author/Organization: GlobalMeat

Year: 2014

Where: United States of America

Topics: beef cattle, cattle, livestock, welfare on the farm

http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Industry-Markets/Animal-Welfare-Institute-questions-US-cattle-handling/?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=24-Oct-2014&c=ZlsIu3XzqryTQlEUfnaJ0Q%3D%3D  

 

03 November 2014

Protecting dogs and people in Kenya: launch of national plan to eliminate rabies

Kenya has become the first country in Africa to launch a national strategy for controlling and eliminating rabies.

Author/Organization: World Animal Protection

Year: 2014

Where: Kenya

Topics: animal health, disease control, dog population management, human health, public health

http://www.worldanimalprotection.org/news/protecting-dogs-and-people-kenya-launch-national-plan-eliminate-rabies  

 

14 November 2014

Consumers Demand Piece of Mind on Welfare, Says Study

Increasingly, but to different extents, consumers throughout the world want assurances that the meat and dairy products they are buying are safe to eat, nutritious and of good quality.

Author/Organization: The Cattle Site

Year: 2014

Topics: dairy production, food safety, meat production, standards, welfare on the farm

http://www.thecattlesite.com/news/46913/consumers-demand-piece-of-mind-on-welfare-says-study  

 

13 November 2014

New Study on Animal Welfare Legislation

Increasingly, but to different extents, consumers throughout the world want assurances that the meat and dairy products they are buying are safe to eat, nutritious and of good quality.

Author/Organization: The Pig Site

Year: 2014

Topics: dairy production, food safety, legislation, meat production, standards, welfare on the farm

http://www.thepigsite.com/swinenews/38203/new-study-on-animal-welfare-legislation  

 

13 November 2014

Animal Welfare and Sustainability Inextricably Linked

Animal production and animal welfare are inextricably linked with ethical, political, economic, environmental and social issues.

Author/Organization: The Poultry Site

Year: 2014

Topics: animal production, environment, ethics, socio-economical aspects, welfare on the farm

http://www.thepoultrysite.com/poultrynews/33613/animal-welfare-and-sustainability-inextricably-linked  

 

13 November 2014

Should we allow non-stun slaughter?

A debate on ‘religious slaughter’ was held in parliament following an All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) report. The debate focussed on nine recommendations made in the report entitled ‘Meat Slaughtered in Accordance with Religious Rites’.

Author/Organization: Compassion in World Farming (CIWF)

Year: 2014

Where: United Kingdom

Topics: animal stress/discomfort/distress, legislation, pain/injury/harm, religious slaughter, slaughterhouse/abattoir, stunning, welfare at slaughter

http://www.ciwf.org.uk/news/2014/11/should-we-allow-non-stun-slaughter/  

 

12 November 2014

Major food players in Europe talk animal welfare

More than 80 leading European food companies came together to talk about animal welfare at our Good Farm Animal Welfare Forum in Paris.

Author/Organization: Compassion in World Farming (CIWF)

Year: 2014

Topics: dairy production, poultry production, poultry/chickens, standards, welfare on the farm

http://www.ciwf.org.uk/news/2014/11/major-food-players-in-europe-talk-animal-welfare/  

 

12 November 2014

Animal Production and Health Division e-newsletter 103

Contents: 1) Animal Welfare at the Heart of Sustainability. 2) Review of animal welfare legislation in the beef, pork, and poultry industries. 3) Review of the Literature on Antimicrobial Resistance in Zoonotic Bacteria from Livestock in East, South and Southeast Asia. 4) Report on Antimicrobial Usage and Alternatives for Prophylaxis and Performance Enhancement in Pig Populations in East and Southeast Asia. 5) Towards a concept of Sustainable Animal Diets – Report based on the collated results of a survey of stakeholder views. 6) New programme to eradicate deadly livestock disease by 2030. 7) Good emergency management practice (GEMP) extends to Latin America and the Caribbean. 8) The biggest source of meat from livestock are pigs followed by poultry.

Author/Organization: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Year: 2014

Topics: animal health, beef cattle, disease control, emergencies, food security, human health, legislation, livestock, meat production, pigs, poultry production, poultry/chickens, public health, veterinary drugs, welfare on the farm

http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/resources/newsletter/2014_newsletter_103.html  

 

11 November 2014

Update on the Animal Welfare Approved Program

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the Trust for Conservation Innovation (TCI) are pleased to announce that the Animal Welfare Approved (AWA) program has officially become a program of TCI’s “A Greener World” project, effective November 1, 2014.

Author/Organization: Animal Welfare Institute (AWI)

Year: 2014

Where: United States of America

Topics: farming, standards, welfare on the farm

https://awionline.org/content/update-animal-welfare-approved-program  

 

11 November 2014

Animal Welfare Commissioner appointed

Emanuel Buhagiar has been appointed Animal Welfare Commissioner.

Author/Organization: Times of Malta

Year: 2014

Where: Malta

Topics: animal welfare/general concepts

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20141108/local/animal-welfare-commissioner-appointed.543119  

 

 

 

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RSS Feeds to SAV, and Romania Starts Action To Reduce Stray Numbers Through A No Kill Sterilisation Programme. TAKE NOTE SERBIA.

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Firstly; we have had a few mails about some people who belong to the SAV RSS feed getting 3 or 4 copies of the same article from us, and can we do something to stop it.

Well sorry but NO; RSS is completely out of our control as it operates through Internet Explorer (IE).  We do not have a ‘name list’ or any list of people who are on the feed that we can delete, amend, whatever !.  This is a thing set up directly between the person and IE.

There is another way – you could scrap the RSS feed and just come directly to the SAV site now and again.  On the right hand side, directly under ‘Recent Comments’ you will find a section headed ‘Recent Posts’.  These are effectively the same as what you would be sent via the RSS feed if you belong.  You can just click on any of these to see our latest posts.

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Now here is a link to an article which we REALLY hope that the Serbian government and authorities will take on board; especially the paragraph which reads:

“Since May, the clinic has sterilised and neutered a total of 640 dogs. This will avoid the birth of potentially thousands of puppies, who could have ended up abandoned and living on the streets of nearby towns.”

The very message we have been trying to get into their (Serbian, Romanian etc) heads for the past 10 years; and still Serbia wants to ignore the message by currently doing nothing !!

Maybe soon Serbia will be the ONLY European nation that still lets corruption rule it stray animal attitude, rather than implementing NO KILL control procedures for its current street animals.

Here is the article and link:

04 November 2014

Hundreds of dogs treated at mobile clinic in Romania

We have been working with Save the Dogs to protect dogs in a remote area of Romania

Author/Organization: World Animal Protection

Year: 2014

Where: Romania

Topics: animal protection, dog population management, stray dogs

http://www.worldanimalprotection.org/news/hundreds-dogs-treated-mobile-clinic-romania

 

 

 

 

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