ARMENIA TO TAKE PART IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ANIMALS WELFARE

PanARMENIAN.Net
05.10.2009 17:04 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Every year the international conference on pets’
welfare takes place on the Animal Welfare International Day since
1996 in European cities. The 4th of October is the Animal Welfare
International Day. Each year since 1996 the International Companion
Animal Welfare Conference is held in which the largest animal welfare
international organisations and representatives of local organisations
from almost 50 countries around the world come together.

This year’s conference will be held from October 7 to 9 in Budapest
(Hungary) and Armenia for the first time will participate in the
conference.

Given the urgency of the problem of stray dogs in Armenia, some
international organizations have suggested to the Yerevan municipality
to co-operate in developing and implementing a comprehensive program
to control the number of stray dogs.

The conference is the major event and creates a platform for
representatives of different countries to work together, share
knowledge and experiences, establish international and regional
cooperation.

11th Conference will pay a special attention to animal welfare, and
the issues of animals’ reproduction control and sterilization. Topics
include public health and safety as well as implementation of the
education programs, publicity, and promotion of legislation.

Armenia is the only country of the Council of Europe which never took
part in Conference. Armenia has an opportunity on participation at
this year’s Conference.