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New guidance for animal inspections


The guidelines assist those involved in inspecting places such as pet shops

Richard Young

Posted 27 July 2018 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Health and Safety|National


UPDATES: Newly published inspection guidance aims to improve consistency and evidence-based assessment of animal establishments, offering regulators detailed welfare and husbandry standards covering species from invertebrates to companion animals.

‘Guidelines for Inspection of Companion and Commercial Animal Establishments', which has just been published in scientific journal Frontiers in Veterinary Science, is believed to provide the best evidence-based and most objective information resource of its kind anywhere in the world.

The report offers comprehensive coverage for animal husbandry (including invertebrates, fish, amphibi...

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