Dave St. Louis

WSAVA aims to advance the health and welfare of companion animals and to advocate on behalf of companion animal veterinarians – and, increasingly, the wider veterinary team – globally.

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The BRTCA was established in 1997. Its purpose is to encourage quality in breeding, education, and ethical responsibility.

World Association For DALmatians (WAFDAL) is the only international dalmatian breeding club

The Veterinary Companion Animal Surveillance System (VetCompass™) is an initiative focused on improving companion animal health. This not-for-profit research project is part of, and wholly owned by, The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and aims to investigate the range and frequency of companion animal health problems and identify important risk factors for the most common disorders.

Through its member associations, the Federation of European Companion Animal Veterinary Associations (FECAVA) represents more than 25,000 companion animal veterinarians in 39 European countries. FECAVA strives to improve the veterinary care of pets through professional development. It also provides a voice for companion animal issues at European level and works closely with other European veterinary organisations and stakeholders.

The DBRG campaigns for the enactment of legislation to properly protect dogs, and to raise public awareness of the health and welfare problems associated with dog breeding.

The European School for Advanced Veterinary Studies (ESAVS) is a non profit organization founded in 1991 as a pioneering EU project. Since then, ESAVS has grown into a leading institution in advanced veterinary education, offering specialized training programs to veterinarians worldwide.

Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) is a catalogue/compendium of inherited disorders, other (single-locus) traits, and genes in 253 animal species (other than human and mouse and rats, which have their own resources) authored by Professor Frank Nicholas of the University of Sydney, Australia, with help from many people over the years. OMIA information is stored in a database that contains textual information and references, as well as links to relevant PubMed and Gene records at the NCBI, and to OMIM and Ensembl.

The Brachycephalic Working Group (BWG) comprises leading UK dog welfare organisations, veterinary organisations, universities, breed clubs, The Kennel Club, and government. BWG aims to improve the health and welfare of brachycephalic (flat faced) dogs by working collaboratively as a multi-stakeholder group to reduce the negative impacts from conformation-related health issues on individual dogs as well as also curbing the current trend towards rising demand for dogs with brachycephaly.

Through comprehensive veterinary care, nutrition, breakthrough programs in diagnostics, wearable health monitoring, DNA testing and pet welfare, our 100,000 Petcare Associates help pets in more than 130 countries.

WISDOM PANEL® is part of the Science & Diagnostics Division at Mars Petcare and is the leading genetic testing provider globally having tested over 4+ million pets. Wisdom Panel offers a complete portfolio of genetic tests for pet parents, breeders, and veterinarians, supporting the health and wellbeing of cats and dogs.

Companion Animal Health and Genetics is an open access journal focused on advancing the health and welfare of domesticated animals/pets by providing new clinical, genetic, and epidemiological insights.

APOP is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the awareness, prevention, and treatment of pets with obesity and weight-related disorders.

Established within the veterinary community for over twenty years, the Vetstream team understands the pressures of practice life. Based on our experience we have created a range of solutions, harnessing new technologies to support veterinary staff in their clinical work, and building a successful practice team. Vetlexicon is a reliable tool designed for veterinary professionals that will support you through your career. Whether you need a reference point for a specific diagnosis to help boost your confidence, or a sequence of images that refresh your knowledge with a surgical procedure, you will be able to find it on Vetlexicon.

Agria is one of the world’s leading animal insurers, partnering with IPFDogs through the Agria SKK Research Fund.

For more than 100 years now the VDH has been exerting a positive influence on life with a dog in Germany. The VDH has established itself as the greatest lobby group, as an institution rich in tradition and as a seal of quality, and is much sought after as an absolute authority on all matters relating to dogs. For professionals from the media, courts of justice, government ministries, local authorities and also for those simply interested in dogs – the VDH is the first point of contact for everyone.

The Royal Kennel Club is the biggest investor in canine health and welfare in the country. It registers approximately 250,000 pedigree dogs each year and thousands more on its companion dog and activity registers. The Kennel Club invests the money that it makes back into dogs through the Kennel Club Charitable Trust and the Kennel Club Educational Trust.

Svenska Kennelklubben is Sweden's largest organisation dedicated to dogs and dog owners. It represents the interests of our 300,000 members – first time dog owners, experienced breeders, hunters, dog lovers, puppy buyers, exhibitors, agility competitors and many more.

Royal Canin is a global leader in pet health nutrition. In an industry that continues to adapt to popular trends in cat and dog food, our mission will remain the same; to constantly bring, through Health Nutrition and shared knowledge, the most precise nutritional solution for cats' and dogs' health nutrition needs, by building on constantly deepened scientific knowledge and Royal Canin's roots in the feline and canine professional networks.

Raad van Beheer is the official kennel club of The Netherlands. Founded in 1902, it currently represents around 200 breed clubs with 150,000 members.

Norsk Kennel Klub has more than 225 membership clubs and 13 regions across Norway. Its clubs have a total of 75,000 members and registers approximately 30,000 puppies annually.

The Irish Kennel Club promotes the responsible ownership and breeding of dogs throughout Ireland through education, registration, training and support schemes and events.

Suomen Kennelliitto, established in 1889, is a nationwide expert organisation on canine matters in Finland. Its aim is to promote the breeding of pedigree dogs, support diverse dog-related activities and improve dog-keeping standards in Finland. Suomen Kennelliitto disseminates expert information and serves as a comprehensive lobbying organisation for Finnish and international dog activities.

The Ente Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana (ENCI) is an association recognized in 1940, with its origins in the Italian Kennel Club founded in 1882. ENCI is an association of breeders aimed to protect dog breeds by improving and increasing breeding. ENCI offers assistance to breeders and breed clubs for managing selection plans by collaborating with the main Italian Universities.