Seminar “Stray dogs: present and future”

3 June 2015, Iași, Romania

Report Seminar

PRESENTATIONS

• Stray dogs in the EU, a Commission contribution - A. Kostorz (DG Sante European Commission)
• OIE stray dog strategy in Europe - N. Leboucq (OIE)
• Protocols to measure effectiveness of dog population programs - J. Anzuino (ICAM-coalition)
• Stray dog situation in Romania - Dr. Adina Ciurea
• CAROdog & CAROcat: Key components for Responsible Ownership - M. Wartenberg (VIER PFOPTEN)
• Showing veterinary leadership in this area: Poland - Dr Krzysztof Jażdżewski

FVE in Association with the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and with the participation of the European Commission organise a conference on

Natural disasters and “One – Health”
Are we prepared to react?

International Auditorium,
Boulevard Roi Albert II 5,
Brussels - Belgium

PROGRAMME

PRESENTATIONS

CONCLUSIONS

PRESENTATION TO THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Natural disasters, such as floods, earthquakes or extreme climate conditions, severely challenge the health and welfare of people, animals and the ecosystem; individually and collectively.

The health of people is compromised not only by the cause of the disaster as such, but also by the level of health and welfare of the affected animals; carcasses in the countryside would be a source of infection, spread of diseases and contamination of water, food and feed; people reluctant to leave their farms or their pets behind may impede the work of rescue teams.

These are amongst the most challenging situations the veterinary profession can confront. Veterinarians are key players and must be well prepared to deal with the consequences of a disaster in order to achieve rapid and cost-efficient control. To do this, they must have a well-developed plan and the capacity to implement it.

This conference emphasizes the need for a holistic approach in disaster management by taking into consideration the human – animal – ecosystem interfaces. This will allow for more efficient reaction,  coordination and control during crises.

In collaboration with the other professionals involved in the civil protection mechanism, veterinarians can contribute significantly to the successful management of such emergencies. This conference will try to engage all different stakeholders in the civil protection mechanism to collaborate together and coordinate their actions through the holistic “One Health” approach. It aims to bring together people from all over Europe active in both the humanitarian and veterinary field.

The ultimate goal is to ensure that we are appropriately prepared to deal with natural disasters whenever they occur.

You may find more information on the Final Programme.

This event is addressed to;

• persons and organizations involved in natural disaster management plans;
• NGOs, competent authorities and regional offices that are part of the civil protection mechanism that provides humanitarian aid in the field;
• any stakeholder that can play a role in properly informing and guiding the public properly.

PRESENTATIONS

Session I: Impact of natural disasters

• Human-Animal-Ecosystem interaction during a natural disaster - Fabrizio De Massis
• The impact of natural disasters to animals and what this means for people - Dominique Grandjean
• The importance of One Health in successful preparedness - Zoran Katrinka

Session II: Disaster management

• Member State's experience in natural disasters management - Marco Leonardi
• Japan’s experience after the Great East Japan Earthquake - Shiro Inukai
• Veterinary preparedness for natural disasters in other parts of the world - Cheryl L. Eia
• The role of NGOs in natural disasters - Katie Moore

Session III: One Health: essential element to preparedness

• The role of Veterinary Services in disaster management - Gary Vroegindewey
• Contribution of DG SANTE to disaster management: veterinary perspective - Martial Plantady
• Member State collaboration: the role of the European Union - Yves Dussart
• Contribution of DG SANTE to disaster management: public health perspective - Germain Thinus
• Communication: an item of particular importance - Harvey Siggs

Photo Galery

The FVE in collaboration with the CPME, supported by the Greek Presidency of the Council to the EU and the EU Commission, will organise a conference in Brussels, under the title:

Ensuring Health & Sustainability in Europe:

Doctors and Veterinarians emphasise “prevention is better than cure”

Monday 7th April 2014

International Auditorium
Boulevard Roi Albert II 5,
Brussels - Belgium

The aim of the event is to bring together stakeholders, active in the medical and veterinary sector, to discuss on how we can work collaboratively in a One-Health approach. The purpose of this initiative is to highlight the importance of prevention, in order to ensure human and animal health and welfare. More precisely the event will focus on:

• the benefit coming from the implementation of good health management in practice, both in terms of health and welfare, as well as, of financial sustainability;
• the importance of co-ordinating actions in both sectors via a One-Health approach, with a particular focus on zoonotic diseases
• the role of the medical and veterinary profession in assuring these matters and educating the society

You may find more information in the FINAL PROGRAMME.

'ONE HEALTH' CONCLUSIONS

PRESENTATION of CONCLUSIONS to the COUNCIL of the EU.

PRESENTATIONS

Session I:Prevention is better than cure: What statistics say
The importance of One-Health approach as a key to ensure health and sustainability in Europe - Rui Lemos Silva
Prevention is better than cure: Examples from the veterinary sector - Jonathan Rushton
Prevention is better than cure: Examples from the medical sector - Stefaan Poriau, Christophe Maes

Session II: Ensuring health and welfare of people and animals in a globalized environment
Working towards One world – One Health - Katinka de Balogh
Vaccination as a tool for handling epidemics and improving health inequalities -Agoritsa Baka
How to prevent zoonotic disease outbreaks in a globalised environment - Mary Yianniou, Olga Mangana

Session III: Collaboration of Health professionals in practice
Common zoonoses representing a public health threat in Europe: WHO perspective - Hilde Kruse
Looking at enhanced crisis preparedness and early detection of outbreaks in the EU - Koen Van Dyck
The role of close collaboration of veterinary and medical authorities in early detection of zoonotic disease outbreaks -Myrsini Tzani, Agoritsa Baka

Session IV: One-health: How to improve communication
The collaborative role of health professionals in One Health education and communication - Josef D. Järhult
One Health debate: What veterinary profession expects from medical profession? - Christophe Buhot, Katrín Fjeldsted

PHOTO GALERIE

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Critical Factors of Welfare of Dogs and Cats involved in commercial practices.

On 29 October 2013 the Lithuanian Presidency together with Eurogroup for Animals, the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe and VIER PFOTEN International organised a workshop on the 'Critical Factors of Welfare of Dogs and Cats involved in commercial practices'.

The aim of the workshop was to proceed with the discussion on the welfare of dogs and cats and the problems common to Member States, to share experiences and to propose possible ways forward.

You can find the list of the topics and the presentations below:

Dog and cat breeding

• Lithuanian experience on pet breeders registration (Kristina Stakyte, SFVS, Lithuania)
• Commercial and selective breeding (Claire Calder, Eurogroup for Animals)

Dog and cat trade

• Internet trade (Sophie Duthoit, Vier Pfoten)
• Practical trade inspections (Els Vanoutrieve, Animal welfare division of the Belgium Federal Services of Public Health)

Dog and cat identification and registration

• Databases in Europe (Philip MCreight , TASSO)
• Means of pet identification (Geerhard Vossebeld, FVE)

Conclusions of the Workshop on “The critical factors for the welfare of dogs and cats involved in commercial practices"

All presentations are also available on the website of the Lithuanian Presidecy.

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Wild Animals in Captivity – Animal Welfare, Law and Enforcement

The EU Animal Welfare Strategy (2012 – 2015) and the Institutions of the European Union recognise that ‘wild animals in captivity’ require greater protection.This inaugural two day Conference is dedicated to this issue.

Information

Draft agenda

CONFERENCE OUTCOMES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Majority of the presentations from the Conference are available at this temporary location.

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The Federation of Veterinarians of Europe in association with the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and with the support of the European Commission is organising a conference under the title:

'Caring for Health and Welfare of fish:

A critical success factor for aquaculture'

Thursday 16 and Friday17 May 2013

International Auditorium
Boulevard Roi Albert II 5,

B-1210 Brussels

The conference aims at bringing together the different stakeholders in the field of aquaculture. The purpose of this event is to review the current situation in the EU and identify animal health and welfare issues that need to be addressed. Further to this, it will look into the role of the veterinary profession in assuring these matters.

Final Agenda

Conclusions presented to the Council

CONCLUSIONS OF THE CONFERENCE

PRESENTATIONS

Session I
Aquaculture and aquatic animal health in Europe: Current and emerging diseases

• Overview of Aquaculture sector, Courtney Hough
• Mediterranean fish farming, Panos Christofilogiannis
• Cold water fish farming, Brit Hjeltnes
• Fresh water farming, Baska Ferenc
• Shellfish, Tristan Renault

SessionII
Ensuring best practices in aquaculture

• Fish health: “prevention is better than cure”, Sunil Kadri
• Fish welfare: “a critical success factor for aquaculture”, John Avizienius
• Sustainable fish farming: “working at the human-animal-ecosystem interaction”, Armand Lautraite

Session III
The role of Veterinarian in Aquatic business sector

• Veterinary medicinal products in aquaculture, Klaus Hellmann
• Role and responsibilities of the veterinarian – OIE perspective, Etienne Bonbon
• EU Animal health law: focus on aquatic sector, Barbara Logar
• FVE’s roadmap, Christophe Buhot

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Zoetis workshop:

‘Innovation in Veterinary medicines and the competiveness of Livestock Farming in the EU – A Success Story to be continued?’

On Tuesday 26th February, the pharmaceutical company Zoetis (pronounce zö-EH-tis) held a successful workshop on challenges and the future of EU livestock farming. Speakers from European Parliament, the European Commission, the Presidency of the Council of the EU and Academia presented their views.

In the following panel discussion, FVE president Christophe Buhot highlighted the role of the veterinary profession in innovation and sustainable intensification.

Presentations

Scott Brown

David Leaver

Brian Kilgallen

Patricia Reilly

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On the occasion of World Animal Day, on 4 October 2012, FVE organises a Conference in Brussels, on

“Import & keeping of exotic animals in Europe”
Existing concerns and risks - Current challenges to meet

Thursday 4 and Friday 5 October 2012

International Auditorium
Boulevard Roi Albert II 5, B-1210 Brussels

The purpose of this event - organised together with the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU, the EU Commission and the Swiss Federal Veterinary Office - was to exchange information on the ways that exotic animals enter the EU market and end up in the different EU countries; to point out the challenges for animal health and welfare and the possible impact on public health. The seminar was followed by a Networking reception.

Agenda

Conference Conclusions

Council Conclusions

Presentations

Session I: Current situation and gaps in EU legislation

• “Benefits and risks related to the import and keeping of exotic animals”,
  Christodoulos Pipis
• “Overview of current EU wildlife trade legislation”, Hélène Perier
• “Keeping of exotic animals: are all animal species suitable for companion animals?”
  Paul Koene

Session II: Animal health and welfare risks related to import and keeping of exotic species(part 1)

• “Health risks associated with the import of exotic animals” and notes, Neil Forbes
• “Keeping of exotic animals: welfare concerns”, Staci McLennan

Session III: Animal health and welfare risks related to import and keeping of exotic species(part 2)

• “How to transport exotic species properly”, Raymond Tilburg
• “Need for global animal welfare standards for reptiles”, Matthias Lörtscher

Session IV: Exotic animals & Public health risks

• “Public Health risks related to keeping of exotic animals” and notes, Mike Jessop
• “Common zoonosis of birds”, M.-E. Krautwald-Junghanns

Session V: Implementation & Enforcement of EU, National & International Legislation

• “Belgian experience with a “positive list” for keeping companion animals” and Application for adding a species to the positive list, Els Vanautryve
• “Joint veterinary/CITES border controls: an effective way of controlling trade of exotic species- The Swiss experience”, Thomas Jemmi
• “FVE position”, Christophe Buhot

Photo gallery

''Wild Pets in the European Union'' report issued by ENDCAP in October 2012.
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In the occasion of EU Antibiotic Awareness Day, the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) with the support of EC DG Sanco and the Polish Presidency organiseed the following seminar:

"Antimicrobials: a true One Health issue"
Challenges and opportunities in the medical and veterinary field.

Conclusions

Agenda
Polish Presidency

Background from a medical perspective (Prof H Goossens, Antwerp University)
Background from a veterinary perspective (Prof J Dewulf, Gent University)
Antimicrobials Use in the EU from the veterinary perspective general trends and experience in Poland (Dr. D Wasyl, National Veterinary Institute Pulawy (Pl)
European Commission: Communication on Antimicrobial Resistance of 18 November 2011 (DG SANCO, Mr L Miko, Deputy Director General for the Food Chain)
European Parliament (Ms M Paulsen, MEP)
FVE’s position and initiatives (Dr C Buhot, President FVE)

FVE President Mr. C Buhot speech at the FVE GA in Palermo (Pdf)

Food safety: a shared responsibility. The future of meat inspection: stakeholders’ contribution to the Commission round tables on the review of meat inspection

Read the Key findings

• A focused meat inspection - today and the future - Mr R Huey, Senior President of the FVE Section of veterinary hygienists
• Food chain information/animal health/animal welfare/ante mortem inspection: strong and weak points of the systems - Vision for the future - Mr P. Olsen, Chairman of the COPA-COGECA working party on animal health and welfar
• Meat inspection on a daily basis for food business operators: the responsibility chain cannot be broken - Mr F Thune-Stephensen, Chairman of the UECBV working group on veterinary issues
• Pilot projects and modernisation of meat inspection: what lessons to be learned?- Ms P Gilli-Dunoyer, General Directorate for food, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, France
• Food and Consumer Products Safety Authority - The Netherlands -Mr A Jelsma
• Food Official Controls -Should "meat" be different? - Mr Fco. J Dominguez Orive, Deputy Veterinary Director - Food Standards Agency, UK
• A risk based meat inspection – what role for the risk assessor - Ms M Hugas, Head of Unit - Biohaz panel – EFSA

FVE / TAIEX Workshop on "Strengthening livestock health and Veterinary Services in Ukraine" Kiev 2-3 November 2010

• A strong livestock sector needs strong veterinary services - S O' Laoide
• The economical sense of "Prevention is better than cure" - C Plante
• Public Health and Veterinary Public Health: the veterinarian's role - R Huey
• Identification, Registration and Traceability: from Farm to Fork - A Chirkowsky
• Herd Health Management - G Opsomer
• Veterinary medicines legislation and licensing in Ukraine - T Mykola
• Veterinary medicines legislation in Europe - N DeBriyne
• Antimicrobials and responsible use - P Jones
• The veterinary profession and education in Ukraine - state of play - O Rud - T Mykola
• Profound education - pre-condition for free movement of veterinarians within Europe - M Wanner
• Statutory Body - a necessity for a well regulated profession - F Proscia
• Lifelong learning/Continuing Professional Development - requirement for all vets - W Winding
• Privatisation of the veterinary profession: role of official vets and private vets - O Zorko
• EC supporting Ukraine - E Bedert
• FAO's assistance for sustainable development of livestock sector - V Guberti

FVE / TAIEX Conference on "Animal Welfare: from cure to prevention" Belgrade, 24 - 25 March 2010

• The Welfare of Livestock on farm: beyond the five freedoms (M. Appleby)
• The AW strategy and Legislation in Serbia (Z. Micovic/I. Lazic)
• The OIE AW strategy: guidelines and standards for AW (C. Planté, OIE)
• The European Union AW strategy/legislation (A. Norgren)
• The Scottish Animal Welfare Management Programme (A. Voas)
• Education in animal welfare: why, who for, how, when and by whom? (D. Morton)
• AW training in the Education Systems: challenges for veterinary education in relation to animal welfare (N. Debriyne, FVE)
• Animal Welfare Teaching in the Serbia (M. Vucinic)
• The Western Balkans Network (A. Hammond Seaman)
• Integration on AW in the curriculum through use of AW centres (V. Iliesky)

FVE / TAIEX Conference on Regional rabies control, Antalya, 4-5 December 2008

Taiex Library

FVE Conference on Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Brussels, 8 April 2008

• MRSA: an introduction (Prof Dr Jaap Wagennar)
• MRSA in relation to Food Safety (Dr Stef Bronzwaer)
• Ongoing and potential future EU activities on monitoring and control of MRSA (Dr Kris De Smet)
• Antimicrobials for veterinary use - regulatory aspects (Dr Karolina Tömeke)
• MRSA from a medical point of view (Dr Michael Wilks)
• Epidemiology of human MRSA in Europe and public health importance of animal strains (Dr Carl Seutens)
• MRSA in Food Producing Animals (Dr Concepción Porrero Calonge)
• MRSA in Companion Animals (Dr Nola Leonard)
• MRSA in Horses (Dr. Nicola J Williams)
• MRSA: the need for a comprehensive and global approach (Mr Neil Cutler)
• MRSA: moving forward on the basis of evidence (Dr Olivier Espeisse)

FVE / TAIEX Conference on Veterinary Medicines Legislation, Zagreb, 18 March 2008

Taiex Library

• What is FVE?
• One Health Concept

• Community Animal Health Strategy

• FVE activities in Animal Welfare
• Welfare Quality® Project

• Introduction to the EU decision making procedures

• Overview of EU Food Hygiene Legislation

• Balancing the benefits and risks of Veterinary Medicinal Products
  
• Maximum Residue Levels

• Towards a Mediterranean Union for Veterinary Education - Prof. Parodi
• European Code of Conduct and Services in the Internal Market