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Survey sparks new guidelines for tourists
SPANA launches ethical animal tourism guide

The animal welfare charity, SPANA, has launched an ethical animal tourism guide and is encouraging tourists to do their homework before going on activities abroad that involve animals.

According to a new survey commissioned by the Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad, it has been revealed that animal mistreatment deters British tourists from foreign holiday destinations.

In addition, the results show that over one in five British adults (22%) have seen animals being mistreated when on holiday overseas, but over three-quarters of these holidaymakers (77%) made no attempt to report the most recent incident of mistreatment that they saw. The majority of these holidaymakers (71%) say they have seen animals used in the tourism industry mistreated. Of those who have seen animals mistreated abroad the most common animals people reported seeing mistreated were donkeys (45%) and horses (35%).

SPANA’s chief executive, Jeremy Hulme, said: “Tourism animals in many of the places SPANA works such as Morocco, Tunisia and Jordan are vital to the economy and many families’ livelihoods.

“We don’t think it is right that people should be put off from visiting these countries. We want people to feel empowered to change animal welfare standards through choosing responsible animal tour providers and lobbying for change such as by reporting mistreatment to country tourism boards.”


Andy Stringer, SPANA’s director of veterinary programmes, said: “We are very surprised by the survey’s findings. We expected that many tourists would have seen animals mistreated abroad, but we weren’t prepared for the fact that so many people haven’t reported animal mistreatment because they were unaware of how to go about it.

“We want people to read our guide and make themselves aware of what they can do if they’re faced with an animal mistreatment situation abroad.”



For more information about SPANA’s ethical animal tourism advice click here.

     
 

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Building Great Workplaces webinars return

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 BVA has announced a new series of its Building Great Workplaces lunchtime webinars.

Launching from 16 July, the sessions will explore patient safety, motivation, client communication and more.

Its first webinar, exploring neurodiversity in the workplace, will take place at 1pm on Thursday, 16 July. It will feature guest speakers from The Vet Project, a group which supports neurodiversity in veterinary environments.

The following three webinars take place in September, October and November.

Booking is open on the BVA website 

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New form for online veterinary medicines retailers

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has produced a new online form for retailers wishing to sell veterinary medicines on the internet.

The form replace the previous Word version and is part of the VMD's ongoing commitment to digitise its processes. Anyone retailing prescription medicines online, including POM-V, POM-VPS and NFA-VPS categories, is lawfully required to register with the VMD before trading.

The change only applies to new applicants. Retailers already listed on the VMD's Register of Online Retailers or registered under the Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS) do not need to do anything.