The project Partners
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The Istituto "G. Caporale", Teramo, Italy
The Istituto "G. Caporale" is a public health institute with administrative and managerial autonomy, which operates as a technical and scientific arm of the Italian State and the Abruzzo and Molise Regions, performing analytical work for the public veterinary services and providing the technical and scientific collaboration necessary to enable them to carry out their functions in the field of veterinary public health.
On the basis of the experience it has acquired, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) have assigned the Institute the role of Collaboration Centre and Reference Laboratory in specific spheres of activity.
In 1997, the Istituto G. Caporale was acknowledged as OIE Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Epidemiology and Management of Veterinary Services. In 2004 its mandate was enlarged becoming OIE Collaborating Centre for Veterinary Training, Epidemiology, Food Safety and Animal Welfare.
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VIER PFOTEN/FOUR PAWS
VIER PFOTEN is an international animal welfare charity, founded in 1988 in Vienna, VIER PFOTEN has been committed to protecting animals (Farm animals, Wild animals, Animals in Experiments and Companion Animals) by running projects, campaigning, informing and educating the public, e.g. school projects and a club for young people.
On the national and international level the organization is lobbying to achieve the goal to establish political, economic and social changes to improve animal welfare.
Almost half a million private donors are supporting the animal welfare work of this organisation. There is no public money and VIER PFOTEN operates independently of government, political parties and companies.
The Headquarters is placed in Vienna and is running offices in nine countries, eight of them in the EU. One office is placed in Brussels and in charge with promoting Animal Welfare in EU legislation and policies.
www.vier-pfoten.org and www.vier-pfoten.eu
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The Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) is an umbrella organisation of veterinary organisations from 38 European countries. We also represent 4 vibrant sections, each of which representing key groups within our profession: Practitioners (UEVP), Hygienists (UEVH), Veterinary State Officers (EASVO) and veterinarians in Education, Research and Industry (EVERI).
Society has conferred on Veterinarians the care for animal health and welfare and veterinary public health. Veterinarians, through their daily work, are important communicators and promoters of responsible ownership of pets; respecting the animal and its needs including veterinary care. Responsible ownership leads to happy animals and owners, to reduce in stray dogs and to better control of diseases and public health as well.
Since 2009, FVE in collaboration with UEVP, EASVO, FECAVA and Eurogroup for animals have a specific working group for puppy trade.
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The European Commission
The European Commission's activities in ANIMAL WELFARE start with the recognition that animals are sentient beings. The general aim is to ensure that animals do not endure avoidable pain or suffering, and obliges the owner/keeper of animals to respect minimum welfare requirements.
Title II of TFEU lists some key principles the Union should respect. Here an Article 13 has been introduced with the Lisbon Treaty. It states that: "In formulating and implementing the Union's agriculture, fisheries, transport, internal market, research and technological development and space policies, the Union and the Member States shall, since animals are sentient beings, pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals, while respecting the legislative or administrative provisions and customs of the Member States relating in particular to religious rites, cultural traditions and regional heritage."
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The project
Introduction
This portal is a knowledge management tool. It promotes sustainable and animal-welfare friendly, EU-wide ethical solutions for stopping dog overpopulation.
In order to end the suffering of dogs, a culture of responsible ownership has to be developed by disseminating information and promoting education, identification, registration, preventive veterinary medicine and birth control.
The European Commission and the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) support the website with their expertise and have agreed to place their representatives on its editorial board. Together they are creating a reliable knowledge-based system.
Description and Goal
The initiators are the international animal welfare organisation VIER PFOTEN (based in Austria and with nine national offices in ten European Member States and a Representation to the EU in Brussels) and the Istituto "G.Caporale" in Teramo, Italy, the OIE Collaborating Centre for veterinary training, epidemiology, food safety and animal welfare.
This Website is a knowledge management tool. It promotes sustainable and animal welfare friendly, EU wide ethical birth control solutions to end the suffering of dogs and to tackle public health problems due to canine overpopulation. This goal can be only reached by developing a culture of responsible ownership. An overall strategy has to be based on:
- public information and education and trainings of professionals
- EU wide animal identification & registration and traceabilliity
- preventive veterinary medicine
- systematic birth control programs per country
Editorial Board
The Editorial Board is composed by representatives of VIER PFOTEN/FOUR PAWS, Istituto G. Caporale, Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) and European Commission.
