The seminar-presentation “Modern international methods of animal identification” will be held in Uzhgorod

GO Dog Training Club "Laika" and the organization Animal-id.infowith the support of the NGO "Association of animal protection organizations of Ukraine" are the organizers of the seminar-presentation "Modern international methods of animal identification," which is designed for: veterinarians, dog handlers and other interested professionals and journalists.

The one-day seminar to be held on October 20, 2015 in the premises of the Transcarpathian Regional Library at: Uzhgorod, Svoboda Avenue, 16, will consider the following issues:

– International rules and standards for the production of electronic animal identification devices (manufacturers, their individual features, how to check the quality of microchips);

– Registration of animals in the world and in Ukraine (Myths and Facts)

– Why identification and registration of animals is beneficial to all (animals, their owners, city residents);

– Which stereotypes should be broken and what popularization should be conducted to have more animal owners chip their pets;

– Prospects of implementation of the program for pet identification in Uzhgorod.

In addition, the seminar organizers are ready to answer questions, such as:

– International rules and standards (ISO 11784/85, ICAR);

– How to quickly check all microchips for compliance;

– Rules for registration of animals around the world and in Ukraine;

– Which databases are used in Ukraine, advantages and disadvantages, who owns and who controls them;

– How to increase demand for chipping among customers of clinics and dog clubs today.

The seminar will begin at 16:30.

Experts of the seminar:

– Viktor Kopacz, the president of the nonprofit international database animal-id.info, the only representative of Ukraine in the European Database Association Europetnet, a member of the working group at the Ministry of Environment of Ukraine, a member of the Association of animal protection organizations of Ukraine;

– Vasyl Dub, the director of the manufacturer of animal identification products (a-chip).