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All over the world, countless animals in overcrowded shelters live sadly or struggle for their survival in wild colonies. Day after day, even today, animals that have become inconvenient are still abandoned, deported or mistakenly kept for lack of better knowledge. The Susy Utzinger Animal Welfare Foundation contributes with effective means to the fact that animal suffering can be reduced or even prevented sustainably.

This animal welfare work is based on four pillars:

1. Competence Centre Animal Shelter: Animal shelters become high-quality transition stations for homeless animals, where animals are kept and promoted in a way that is appropriate for their species and finally transferred to good new places.

2. Neutering campaigns: Braking the animal misery

3. Education and training of specialists: Specialists are given the opportunity to optimise their knowledge and improve animal welfare.

4. Education of the population: love of animals with heart and mind

These four elements form the important basis for sustainable animal welfare projects.

Those animals that are not yet able to benefit from the effects of this reconstruction work and have been born into a world where they are not wanted need the emergency aid of SUST.

Emergency aid as a basis for sustainable animal welfare projects: saving lives of animals

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TICK CHECK!

June 2024

Ticks are small and live exactly where four-legged and two-legged friends like to spend their leisure time: at the edges of forests, clearings, or in the grass. Even if the walk is "only" across a meadow, the bloodsuckers find the passing "buffet" quite convenient. They brush off onto plants, then crawl to a suitable spot, bite down, and suck blood.

Ticks can transmit serious diseases. Detecting bites early and quickly removing the bloodsuckers can therefore be crucial.

According to zecken-stich.ch here’s how to quickly and properly remove a tick:

Using a tick card makes it particularly easy. Be careful not to pull out any of your dog's hair. Place the tool as close to the skin as possible and gently pull the parasite out. Tick cards are available at pharmacies.

If you don't have a tick card on hand, use tweezers. Apply the same technique as with the tick card.

If you have no tools available, you can also remove the parasite with your fingernails. Grasp the bloodsucker as close to the skin as possible between your thumb and index finger and pull it out straight and carefully.

Do not use alcohol, oil, or glue to remove the tick. These substances may cause pathogens to enter your pet's bloodstream more quickly.

If you are unsure how to properly remove the parasite, consult a veterinarian.

More useful information is also available in the tick app from the BAG, which can be found on their website:

Country:
  • Switzerland
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TICK CHECK!
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