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Workshop on stray dog
population control and
protection of companion
animals
AGR 43657
organised in co-operation with
Veterinary Directorate of Montenegro,
City of Podgorica
Venue :
Hotel Podgorica ****
Bulevar Sv. Petra Cetinsjskog Br. 1
Podgorica,
13/14 December 2010
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Aim of the meeting :
The aim of the meeting is to help local Montenegrin municipalities to deal with stray dog
population in accordance with law and also to adopt rules on companion animals keeping and
rearing.
Since Law on animal welfare has bean adopted recently in Montenegro, there is a lack of
knowledge.
During the meeting will be discussed:
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OIE recommendation on stray dog population managements
Stray dog population management methods
How to prepare dog population management strategy
Stray dog issue (health, hygiene problem….)
Significance of microchips
Recommendation on dangerous dogs
Rabies control.
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Day 1: Monday 13 December 2010
Chair: - Alexandra Hammond-Seaman
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Vracar Jelena
9.00
9.30
Registration of the participants
 National legislation concerning protection of companion
animals, stray animals and findings in project Stray dog
population survey.
 Future plans and activates related to this topics
Ms. Vracar Jelena
Veterinary Directorate
MONTENEGRO
10.00
OIE recommendation on stray dog population management
Mr. Paolo Dalla Villa
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G.Caporale" / OIE
ITALY
10.30
Coffe Break
11.00
Stray animals- different solutions to improve welfare. An overview of
Europe
Alexandra Hammond-Seaman
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA)
UNITED KINGDOM
11.30
International animal management coalition (ICAM)
Practical guidelines on how to develop stray dog population
management strategy
Alexandra Hammond-Seaman
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA)
UNITED KINGDOM
12.00
Questions
12.30
Lunch Break
14.00
Developing guidelines for humane catching and handling of dogs, and
Setting up SOPs for the management of shelters and animal
establishments
Brian Faulkner
Stray solutions
UNITED KINGDOM
14.45
Slovenian example of promoting responsible ownership of dogs
Mitja Šedlbauer MSc, DVM
Veterinary Administration
SLOVENIA
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15.30
Coffee Break
16.00
Identification and registration of pets
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The mandatory national registration of companion animals
The sanitary mandate in France
Bruno Pelletier
Board member of the SNVEL and SIEv
FRANCE
16.30
Rabies control in wildlife and in domestic animals
Dr Florence CLIQUET
Anses – Laboratoire de la faune sauvage de Nancy / Nancy wildlife laboratory
European Union Reference Laboratory for Rabies
FRANCE
17.15
Presentation: Shelter Management in Podgorica (presentation of
shelter work…)
Mrs. Svetlana Manojlović
Society for The Protection of Animals Podgorica
MONTENEGRO
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Questions
18.15
End of the session
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Day 2: Tuesday 14 December 2010
Chair: - Alexandra Hammond-Seaman
9.00
9.30
12.30
Leaving by bus to the shelter in Podgorica
Visit the shelter in Podgorica, which is administered by local authorities
Back from the shelter
13.00
14.30
Lunch Break
EU LEGISLATION
 The Treaty of Lisbon – a new era for Animal Welfare Policy
 EU Legislation 998/2003 ( as amended by 454/2008) on the
animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial
movement of pet animals
David Pritchard
Defra - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
UNITED KINGDOM
15.30
16.00
Coffee Break
Dangerous dogs and relevant legislation Experience from Slovenia
Mitja Šedlbauer MSc, DVM
Veterinary Administration
SLOVENIA
16.15
Companion Animal Welfare in natural disaster emergency
Management
Mr. Paolo Dalla Villa
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G.Caporale" / OIE
ITALY
16.45
17.30
Questions
End of the workshop
This meeting is being organised by the
Technical Assistance Information Exchange Instrument
of the European Commission
CHAR 03/149 , B - 1049 Brussels
Telephone: +32-2-296 73 07 , Fax: +32-2-296 76 94
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