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Votes to end future ivory trade
ivory haul
"The decision by CITES to end these long, inappropriate and dangerous discussions about a future trade in ivory is long overdue and much to be welcomed"

Born Free welcome CITES decision following drop in elephant numbers

Votes to end a decade-long discussion over the establishment of future trade in ivory, have been embraced by wildlife charity, Born Free Foundation. The ballot took place at the conference of Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), held its 17th meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Delegates from 20 parties voted to continue talks whilst a resounding 76 parties voted against talks, with 13 abstentions. The vote follows the recent Great Elephant Census, a survey of Savannah elephants, published earlier this month. The survey showed a 30 per cent drop in numbers over the past seven years, totalling less than 400,000 Savannah elephants.

Will Travers OBE, President and CEO of Born Free Foundation and President of the Species Survival Network said: "The decision by CITES to end these long, inappropriate and dangerous discussions about a future trade in ivory is long overdue and much to be welcomed. Of course, we must be steadfast as it still has to be ratified in the final plenary session of this meeting which takes place next week but, if it holds, then it is good news for elephants and bad news for poachers and ivory smugglers. It is one more step taken at this crucial CITES conference and I am delighted that the UK played a positive role, along with EU colleagues, in supporting the view of the majority of African elephant range states.

"Had the Parties to CITES decided to continue with talks about what a future ivory trade would look like, it would have almost inevitably stimulated poaching, given comfort to the criminal syndicates behind much of the poaching, and been totally out of step with global public opinion which seeks an end to the ivory trade."

Born Free has been campaigning for more than 30 years to stop the illicit trade in ivory and to protect and conserve Africa's elephants. For more information on the ivory trade see www.bloodyivory.org.

Image courtesy of Born Free

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Rabbit Awareness Week set to return this summer

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 Rabbit Awareness Week (RAW) is returning this summer, running from 24-28 June 2024. The theme for this year will be 'Healthy Diet, Happy Bunnies'.

The focus on rabbits' diet comes after the most recent PDSA Animal Wellbeing (PAW) Report report revealed that 42 per cent of veterinary professionals identified inappropriate diet as one of the five most important rabbit welfare issues that need to be address.

The campaign will include veterinary blogs, videos, and digital waiting room resources. Practices can sign up to receive updates about RAW. 

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CVS Group hit by cyber attack

CVS Group, which owns more than 450 veterinary practices in the UK, has been hit by a cyber attack.

In a statement, the group said the incident involved unauthorised external access to a limited number of its IT systems. As soon as the attack was discovered, the group took its IT systems temporarily offline, causing 'considerable operational disruption'.

It has warned that the security steps taken and ongoing plans to move its operational systems and IT infrastructure to the Cloud are likely to have an ongoing impact over a number of weeks.

Due to the risk that personal information was accessed, CVS has informed the Information Commissioner's Office. The company is working with third party consultants to investigate the incident.