Title: Cat fair
Location: Geneva
Link out: Click here
Description: This promises to be a catty affair.
Start Date: 2010-02-27
End Date: 2010-02-28

Title: Canine rally
Location: Echandens, Vaud
Link out: Click here
Description: A fun day for your dog (and you too!). Dogs participate in activities and even an obedience class is given.
Date: 14 Jun 2009

Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Swiss government is offering a hand to dog owners who need to find trainers for themselves and their pets, by listing online at www.monanimaljenprendssoin.ch some 400 qualified trainers, listed by region. A new law that went into effect in September 2008 requires future dog owners to pass theory and practical courses, under approved trainers. A transition period gives owners until 2010 to complete their training. The law affects anyone who has bought a dog since 1 September 2008.

The Swiss government has issued a booklet (2 February 2009) for dog owners that details their responsibilities, part of a series of measures to ensure that dogs are trained and treated properly. Linked to this, the government is developing what will become an obligatory course for all owners of dogs.

Eight of Britain’s most overweight pets will go on a 100-day diet to vie for the title of fit pet club champion, reports Xinhua/Reuters. The fattest cat around, and a photo supports that, is Tinks, age 13.

Zug, Switzerland (Le Temps, Fre) – The Animal Oncology and Imaging Center (Ger) in Zug opened 4 October and provides a first in Switzerland: a linear accelerator reactor for cancer therapy. The clinic has specialists in several fields, including internal medicine, surgery, dermatology and ophthalmology.