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Animals Are Good for Our Heart

Web4.1.2023. Animals often play an important role in the life of humans. Their positive effect can be measured in many areas, for instance through improved physical health. According to …

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Animal Welfare and Preventing Pandemics

Web22.3.2024. The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a bright light on the interconnectedness between the health and wellbeing of humans, animals and the environment. Improving …

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Humanity Facing Worst Bird Flu Crisis

WebAccording to the World Organisation for Animal Health, by the end of 2022, sixty-seven countries across five continents had reported HPAI outbreaks. Co-author of …

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Health Checklist for Rabbits

WebTeeth: In particular, the molar teeth can cause eye and nose problems with rabbits. In extreme cases, rabbits can die due to dental problems. Healthy teeth. are not …

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Animals are Friends in Times of Need

WebAnimals and their positive impact on the mental health of people. 4.1.2023. Animals are good for humans. They offer emotional support in many situations, they …

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Benefits to Dogs in the Office

WebThe benefits for both companies and employees. Several studies and research have shown that dogs offer social support, are able to reduce stress, increase cognitive …

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Stray Animals: Pets Without a Home

WebFOUR PAWS operates stray animal care programmes to provide respectful and compassionate treatment for these homeless animals, essentially pets without a …

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FAQs about Stray Animal Care

WebWe address various angles of the stray animal problem. First and foremost, FOUR PAWS works together with the local community, such as the authorities, law …

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Pandemics & Public Health – #ProtectMillions

WebThe true scale of the risks the dog and cat meat trade poses to both public and animal health is difficult to quantify given the nature of the operations of the trade, its reliance …

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Animals as 'Therapists'

WebPhysical level: animals promote physical well being, contributing to the normalisation of the cardiovascular system, creating a pleasant feeling in the body, …

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Billion Dollar Cost of the Global Bird Flu Outbreak

WebLondon/Vienna, 21 September 2023 – The latest report from FAIRR Initiative shows the avian flu outbreak in the United States has resulted in approximately 40 …

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The suffering of dogs with genetic disorders

Web'Brachycephaly' describes a condition in which the skull of the animal has been shortened and rounded through selective breeding.In its extreme form, …

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Guinea Pigs – Their most common Illnesses

WebThe six most common illnesses. 1. Stomach and digestion problems: A healthy guinea pig eats and poops normally. If they won’t touch their food, or is pooping …

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Working at FOUR PAWS

WebFOUR PAWS is the global animal welfare organisation for animals under human influence, which reveals suffering, rescues animals in need and protects them. We advocate for a …

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Pet rats – their most common diseases

WebBesides respiratory diseases, tumours are the most common diseases in pet rats and rats in general. Their severity varies from benign lipomas to malignant tumours. …

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Breeding of dogs with genetic disorders

WebGenetic defects – facts worth knowing. Since 2019 the breeding of pugs with too short snouts banned in the Netherlands. The snoring of bulldogs is not cute, it means they are …

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World Stray Animal Day: “Every dog and cat deserves a loving home”

WebVienna, 3 April 2024 – Neglected, abused, malnourished and suffering from untreated injuries – the fate of stray dogs and cats across the world is gruesome.On the occasion …

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Breeding of Dogs with Genetic Disorders

WebOverall, 757 genetic disorders have been described in dogs¹. A study of the 50 most popular dog breeds in the UK, for example, found that each of the studied …

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Animal welfare laws on the breeding of genetic disorders.

WebBreed standards are guidelines set by the breed associations or breed clubs and regulated by the FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale), which is used to …

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