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ARCH Launches Film About Haiti
The Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti (ARCH) has released a film about their work with animals in the wake of the devastating earthquake in January in which 250,000 people died.

ARCH has helped more than 24,000 animals in the last six months, and the four-minute film shows how a team of local veterinary staff trained by the RSPCA run a mobile vet clinic for pets, farm animals and poultry.

The mobile clinic provides rabies and anthrax vaccines, parasite treatments, vitamin shots and first aid where needed.

RSPCA officer Kevin Degenhard, who worked as ARCH co-ordinator in Haiti for two months, said: “It has been an astonishing achievement to help so many animals during such a difficult time. The team in Haiti has done so well.

“We’ve always taken a strong view that it’s crucial to help communities rebuild in the wake of this terrible disaster, and a vital part of that is helping people to look after their surviving animals, as they depend on these animals for food, protection and companionship.”

To view the full length film, please click here.

To download the four-minute film, please click here.

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Defra shares new Sanitary and Phytosanitary guidance

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 Defra has published guidance for the vet sector ahead of a proposed UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement.

The agreement, which will change the movement and trade of animals and related products, could see reductions in checks, paperwork and certification. As well as describing regulatory developments, the advice highlights the importance of animal ID, registration and traceability in disease control and other compliance arrangements.

The guidance can be found here. More detail is expected as negotiations progress. 

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New form for online veterinary medicines retailers

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has produced a new online form for retailers wishing to sell veterinary medicines on the internet.

The form replace the previous Word version and is part of the VMD's ongoing commitment to digitise its processes. Anyone retailing prescription medicines online, including POM-V, POM-VPS and NFA-VPS categories, is lawfully required to register with the VMD before trading.

The change only applies to new applicants. Retailers already listed on the VMD's Register of Online Retailers or registered under the Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS) do not need to do anything.