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Federation of Veterinarians of Europe Veterinarians caring for pets 1 Federation of Veterinarians of Europe representing 46 national veterinary organisations from 38 European countries including all 27 EU Member States Our aim is to create the right conditions so we can carry out the tasks the society has referred to us, caring for • • • • 2 Animal Health Animal Welfare Public Health Environment Protection www.fve.org Veterinarians = Animal Health, Animal Welfare, Public Health & Environment Promotion and protection of Animal Health, Welfare, Public Health & Environment are the core competences for veterinarians! 3 Veterinarians = Animal Health, Animal Welfare, Public Health & Environment FVE European Code of Conduct for Veterinarians FVE Veterinary Act definition 4 Role of the vets? • as veterinary practitioners • as veterinarians in labs and science • • as state veterinary officers • as veterinarians working for NGOs 5 Responsibilities Veterinarians have special responsibilities towards • animals • the animal holder / owner • society Animals v Animal holders 6 Society 7 Veterinarians cooperate with • The public, • Animal owners and holders • Governmental & Non – Gov administration, • International Organizations (OIE, WVA, FAO, WSAVA..) • Animal Welfare and NGOs Cooperation of all relevant partners is the key for success 8 Veterinary practice is the first place for - I&R - “lost and found” systems use - First aid - Examination - Diagnosis - Therapy - Advices - Hospitalization 9 - Follow up Identification and registration = traceability Mandatory I&R is a basic essential for a successful Animal Health and Welfare Management Veterinarians, practitioners as well as state officers are already now essentially involved in Identification and Registration systems in many countries. 10 11 Identification and registration= traceability I&R is the tool to trace puppy trade 12 Veterinary prevention measures Health monitoring and checks essential for diseases and zoonoses control! Vaccination programs (Rabies!) essential for Public Health 13 Veterinary prevention measures Notification of relevant diseases and health reports 14 Birth Control programs Breeding pets is not just a sign of love for animals Everybody breeding an animal takes over a new responsibility! 15 Information, education, training Close and regular contact of veterinary practitioners to pets holders and breeders Trust > the essential part of the vets / clients relationship > basis for information and education SVOs have the opportunity to influence governmental administration and policy makers 16 FVE Coordinating The CALLISTO Project 17 CALLISTO Project = Companion animal multisectoral inter-professional interdisciplinary strategic think tank on zoonoses EU Commission DG Research - FP7-KBBE-2011-5 aims to find a proper balance of the beneficial contact with pets while minimizing the risks of transmitting diseases to owners and food-producing animals Partners -International association of human-animal interaction organisations - World Small Animal Veterinary Association - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’ Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale" (IZS) - Federation of European Companion Animal Veterinary Associations - Universities of Copenhagen, Rotterdam, Bristol and Jerusalem 18 FVE Newsletter FVE Newsmail 19 Further information: Tel (+ 32) 2 533 70 20 [email protected] www.fve.org 20