Have you voted yet???
PIAA Directors elections
Ballot papers will be due in by 4.30pm on the 4th October 2007, or at the latest, handed in to Anne Saunders at the AGM on the 5th October.
The existing directors up for re-election
Anthony Ramsay, Andrew Millen, Matt McLachlan, Stuart Chamberlain, Karen De Bruin and Helen Schmidt.
The new faces are Bruce Cary, Brendan Westaway for Retail, Phil Young and Andrew Young for Distribution (Andrew was director of Retail has now changed to distribution), John Grima for Livestock, Steve Austin for boarding (a respected past President of PIAA), and Nicky Renwood for grooming.
Financial members of PIAA are entitled to vote in all categories regardless of which membership category they are in and can vote for each of the seven positions available.
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Register your dog or risk losing it, warn Bangkok authorities
Dog owners in Bangkok risk fines of Bt5,000 ($AU182) or the loss of their pet pooch if they don’t register their pets within the next few months.
Bangkok deputy clerk Manoj Leetochavalit said the BMA would provide free microchips at the BMA Rabies Control Division or any of the seven BMA veterinary clinics for three months or until 50,000 of the free microchips run out of stock.
Bangkok is currently home to an estimated 823,000 dogs. Authorities are concerned by strays and pet dogs that sneak out of their home and cause problems or attack young children.
Wallop Suwandee, Bangkok’s deputy governor, said the dog registration scheme was intended to promote owner’s responsibility for their pets.
“It will keep owners from abandoning their dogs on the street,” he said.
From July 4 next year all dogs will be expected to have microchip implants, making it easier for officials to trace problem dogs back to their owner.
When contacting the district office for dog registration, dog owners must present a microchip-implant certificate, a copy of their identification card and household registration, a rabies-vaccination certificate for dogs less than one year old, and a dog sterilisation certificate.
Source: The Nation
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In the USA - Bravo! issues voluntary recall pet food products
Bravo! has issued a voluntary recall of select poultry products for dogs and cats after the FDA detected Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes contaminants in the petfood. There have been no reports of illness in either people or animals associated with any of the three products recalled.
The recalled products should not be sold or fed to pets. Pet owners should return unopened frozen tubes of food to the store where they were purchased for a refund. Pet owners should dispose of opened tubes of product in a safe manner and return the washed plastic batch ID tag for a full refund.
Recalled Petfood:
Product:
Bravo! Original Formula Chicken Blend frozen raw food
Product Numbers:
21-102, 21-105, 21-110
Sizes:
2 pound, 5 pound and 10 pound tubes
Batch
ID code (on hang tag):
236
Product:
Bravo! Orignal Formula Turkey Blend frozen raw food
Product Numbers:
31-102, 31-105, 31-110
Sizes:
2 pound, 5 pound and 10 pound tubes
Batch
ID code (on hang tag):
236
Product:
Bravo! Basic Formula Finely Ground Chicken frozen raw
food
Product Number:
21-212
Size:
2 pound tube
Batch
ID code (on hang tag):
226
Other Batch IDs for these same products are not involved in the recall.
Source: Petfood Industry
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Cat-friendly Clinics
A visit to the vet can be a traumatic experience for a cat, especially when it involves being harassed by barking dogs, which is why clinics at Vale Veterinary Centre are running cat-friendly days to make surgery visits far less stressful for both the pet and the owner.
During the less busy periods of Mondays and Thursdays, no dogs are allowed into the clinic unless in an emergency.
“Cats are often bonded to their own familiar safe territory and seldom leave it by choice. Many are anxious about a trip to the vet,” said Marie Heald, surgeon at St Georges House. She introduced these sessions due to the anxiety and fear cats undergo when faced with a busy, unfamiliar and noisy environment.
She recommends using a top loading basket when transporting the feline, and using pheromone products such as Feliway in the basket to help keep it calm.
“We also use these in our consulting rooms and kennel areas to help cats relax,” she said.
Marie believes permanently introducing the basket to a cat’s living environment can further reduce anxiety during transportation. Source: Mid Devon Gazette
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