As a active member of the Working Group on Invasive Alien Species (WGIAS) of the European Commission, and in line with one of this working group’s objectives “to share relevant communications materials” in order “to share best practices with the EU authorities, Member States, other public entities and stakeholders”, EPO has recently released (summer 2018) a dedicated leaflet … Read more
ZooExpo 2017 is held at Thon Hotel Oslo Airport, 7 kilometers from the airport terminal at OSL, within easy reach by shuttle bus S22. The show specifically targets an audience of owners and employees in the Norwegian pet retail trade. The exhibitors are manufacturers, importers and wholesalers who sell directly to retailers in Norway. This … Read more
Tuesday, March 28, the Netherlands Board of Trade and Industry rejected the 2015 proposed list of mammals that could not be kept. With this, the Court has also rejected the positive list for mammals which would come into force this summer. An end to this positive list is good news for animal welfare. As shown … Read more
On December 6, 2016, the Board of EPO met in Wiesbaden at the ZZF headquarters to discuss the future strategies of the European Pet Organization. Ideas generated by this meeting will be worked out in a proposal for the Annual Meeting in May.
