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THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1994
"APART FROM REQUIRING THE RELEVANT HEALTH CERTIFICATES FROM PUPPIES THE EXPORTING COUNTRY, AFD WILL NOT PERMIT THE IMPORTATION OF BELOW EIGHT WEEKS OLD. THIS IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNATIONALLY
HE SAID. ACCEPTED MINIMUM AGE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PUPPIES,
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"IN THE CHECKS CONDUCTED BY AFD, THE HEALTH OF THE ARRIVING ONLY EIGHT PUPPIES IS CONSISTENTLY FOUND TO BE EXCELLENT. THERE WERE CASES OF ILLNESS AND THREE DEATHS DETECTED OUT OF THE 9,511 PUPPIES IMPORTED FOR TRADE LAST YEAR.
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EARLIER IN THE MORNING, THERE WAS A MEETING BETWEEN AUSTRALIAN AND AFD VETS AT THE RSPCA HONG KONG HEADQUARTERS TO EXCHANGE VIEWS A NUMBER OF ISSUES INCLUDING ANIMAL WELFARE MATTERS.
ON
ALSO IN ATTENDANCE AT THE MEETING WERE PRIVATE VETERINARY SURGEONS.
RSPCA VETS AND
LOCAL
OFFICERS POINTED
AFD
OUT THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE TO PUPPIES WERE SUCCUMBED SUBSTANTIATE CLAIMS THAT IMPORTED AUSTRALIAN TO DISEASE SOON AFTER THEIR ARRIVAL.
WERE TAKEN BY
TODAY (THURSDAY), THE TWO AUSTRALIAN VETS VETERINARY OFFICER, DR PETER GRANDISON, TO VISIT LICENSED PET SHOPS.
AFD
DR GRANDISON POINTED OUT THAT PET SHOPS THAT ANIMALS WERE REGULATED BY A LICENSING SYSTEM.
SOLD OR
BOARDED
"ALL LICENSEES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH A CODE OF STANDARDS ISSUED BY THE AFD, WHICH IMPOSES STRICT GUIDELINES WITH
CONTROL AND ANIMAL ENCLOSURES, HUSBANDRY, HYGIENE, DISEASE WITHIN PET SHOPS, HE SAID.
RESPECT
ΤΟ
WELFARE
DR WILSON AND DR WIRTH THEN VISITED A GOVERNMENT KENNEL IN
WERE ALSO AFTERNOON. THEY
SHOWN A BLACK SPOT
STRAY WHERE
CONGREGATED.
THE
DOGS
DURING THE AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY MISSION'S VISIT, AFD OFFICERS TO CLOSELY ONCE AGAIN POINTED OUT THAT THE DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTINUE MONITOR THE PUPPY
IN WHICH AUSTRALIA WAS A MAJOR TRADING
PARTNER.
TRADE
LEARNT THEY ALSO
THAT IN RESPONSE ΤΟ RECENT CONCERNS OF ILLNESS AMONG IMPORTED AUSTRALIAN PUPPIES, THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT
THEIR HAS MOVED IMMEDIATELY TO ENSURE THAT
PUPPIES FOR EXPORT ARE ADEQUATELY PROTECTED AGAINST COMMON INFECTIOUS DISEASES BY USING LATEST TECHNOLOGY.
THE
SIMILARLY, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IS SOON TO IMPOSE AN
THAT REQUIRING
ALL ADDITIONAL CONDITION ON ALL PET SHOP LICENSEES,
DISPLAY PUPPIES ON
IN THEIR SHOPS
COMMON BE VACCINATED AGAINST INFECTIOUS DISEASES BY DULY QUALIFIED VETERINARY SURGEONS ONLY.
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