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Zawya
4 days ago
- Business
- Zawya
Eritrea: Encouraging Results in Ensuring Health of Agricultural Production
The Ministry of Agriculture has reported encouraging progress over the past 34 years in maintaining the health standards of agricultural and livestock products supplied to markets. According to the Ministry's Regulatory Service, the number of agricultural product processing enterprises has increased from 8 before independence to 30 today. The Ministry has also established quarantine centers at Asmara International Airport, the ports of Assab and Massawa, and in Teseney, aimed at ensuring the safety of imported food products. Plants and plant products intended for export are required to submit safety certificates from these quarantine facilities. The Regulatory Service is also responsible for certifying and multiplying seed varieties introduced at research centers. Over the past 10 years, the number of improved seeds multiplied has risen from 700 to 50,000. Additionally, mechanisms have been put in place to control chemical pesticides before they inflict harm to animals and plants. Between 2007 and 2017, over 300 tons of expired pesticides were safely disposed of through a national campaign. In collaboration with relevant government and private institutions, the Regulatory Service has established a national information system that has documented over 4,500 seed varieties. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Information, Eritrea.
CBC
23-05-2025
- Health
- CBC
Uptick in avian flu kills wild geese, puts 3 Sask. farms in quarantine
Testing confirmed avian flu after hundreds of dead geese were found near Lipton, Sask. Three Sask poultry farms are under quarantine because of the virus.
Telegraph
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Telegraph
‘Barking mad': Taxpayers funding dog which crossed Channel with migrant
Taxpayers are funding a dog which crossed the English Channel with a migrant. A German Shepherd was taken ashore after Border Force officials discovered it in Dover, Kent. It accompanied one of the 1,183 migrants who have arrived on small boats since Saturday last week. The dog, which was at the end of a 21-mile journey in a dinghy, will now spend at least four months in Government-approved quarantine at the taxpayer's expense. Its owner is believed to be staying in a hotel for asylum seekers. The case, first reported by The Sun, is believed to be the first time a dog has crossed the Channel with an illegal migrant. Money will have to be spent on the animal to prevent the spread of rabies and other infectious diseases it may have brought to the country. Police were reportedly considering whether to adopt the canine as an official border dog. Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice told the newspaper that the case showed Britain's borders were wide open. He said: 'This country's open borders policy is so porous even household pets are arriving.' Chris Philip, the shadow home secretary, said: 'Labour have lost control of our borders. 'Their pledge to smash the gangs lies in tatters. 'Since taking office, we have seen nearly 36,000 illegal arrivals and now even dogs are making the crossing. 'The cost of quarantining this dog will run into thousands, all paid for by the British taxpayer. 'It is barking mad.' A source told The Sun that the experience was 'a first' and that Border Force officials 'couldn't believe their eyes but treated the animal with the same humanity they show any individual'. They said: 'No one truly knows where this animal has come from or its back story so every precaution has to be taken to protect the public. 'Vets will need to give it a full check-up with jabs and vaccinations to ensure it poses no risk before it can be allowed out of isolation. 'Asylum applications can take years so the pet may need months of further care in kennels until its owner is processed.' A Government spokesman told The Sun: 'The UK takes biosecurity very seriously. 'Where an animal comes from an unlisted country, it is placed in quarantine to prevent dangerous diseases like rabies coming into the country. 'We all want to see the end to dangerous boat crossings that undermine our border security and put lives at risk.'
Daily Mail
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Send it bark! Taxpayers 'paid for small boat migrant's DOG to be kept in a kennel to quarantine' after crossing the Channel
Taxpayers have been paying thousands for an asylum seeker's dog to stay in the UK. The German Shepherd crossed the Channel in a dingy packed with migrants, in what is believed to have be the first case of its kind. It needs to be isolated to prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as rabies, alongside receiving a full check-up with jabs and vaccinations. It may also need months of further care before its owner's asylum claim is processed. It must now spend four months in quarantine - something opposition MPs have branded 'barking mad'. 'Labour have lost control of our borders,' Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philip told The Sun. 'The cost of quarantining this dog will run into thousands, all paid for by the British taxpayer. It is barking mad.' The German Shepherd came to the UK among the 1,183 human migrants since Saturday last week. There are now talks that the pup could be adopted as an official Border Force dog. A source told the newspaper: 'Border Force officials couldn't believe their eyes but treated the animal with the same humanity they show any individual.' The dog is reported to have been taken to one of the Government's six approved quarantine sites. One of these is the Animal Inn in Deal, which is five miles from Dover. It comes after Keir Starmer vowed to 'take back control' as he pledged to end the 'betrayal' of reliance on cheap foreign labour. The PM accused the Tories of overseeing an explosion in numbers while in power, saying the system seemed 'designed to permit abuse' and was 'contributing to the forces that are slowly pulling our country apart'. A Government spokesman told The Sun: 'The UK takes biosecurity very seriously. 'Where an animal comes from an unlisted country, it is placed in quarantine to prevent dangerous diseases like rabies coming into the country. 'We all want to see the end to dangerous boat crossings that undermine our border security and put lives at risk.'
The Sun
20-05-2025
- Politics
- The Sun
Small boat migrant's DOG looked after for four months costing YOU thousands in latest borders fiasco
TAXPAYERS are to fork out thousands of pounds to put up a DOG that crossed the Channel in a packed dinghy. The German Shepherd made the perilous trip with its illegal immigrant owner. The fiasco is believed to be the first time a canine has been picked up in this way. 3 3 The German Shepherd was taken ashore to spend at least four months in quarantine at taxpayers' expense. Discussions were under way about adopting the hound — whose breed is easily trained — as an official Border Force dog. But there was also anger at what was seen as the latest border fiasco. Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice said: 'This country's open borders policy is so porous even household pets are arriving.' The dog was among 1,183 human arrivals on 20 dinghies since Saturday last week. Thousands of pounds are now likely to be spent on the pet to prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as rabies. Meanwhile, its owner is believed to be staying in a hotel for asylum seekers — also courtesy of the British taxpayer. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philip said: ' Labour have lost control of our borders. 'Their pledge to smash the gangs lies in tatters. 'Since taking office, we have seen nearly 36,000 illegal arrivals and now even dogs are making the crossing. The Sun watches as hundreds of illegal migrants arrive at Dover 'The cost of quarantining this dog will run into thousands, all paid for by the British taxpayer. 'It is barking mad.' In what is believed to be a first for Border Force, officials discovered the German Shepherd last week near the end of its perilous 21-mile trip at Dover, Kent. A source said: 'Search and rescue teams are always prepared for the worst, often helping newborn babies, and elderly pensioners requiring wheelchairs. 'But they were astounded after finding a pet dog nestled among a group of migrants packed into an unsuitable inflatable in the Dover Strait. 'It was a first. 'Border Force officials couldn't believe their eyes but treated the animal with the same humanity they show any individual. 'The dog will now need to spend up to 120 days in quarantine. 'It's unbelievable. 'No one truly knows where this animal has come from or its back story so every precaution has to be taken to protect the public. 'Vets will need to give it a full check-up with jabs and vaccinations to ensure it poses no risk before it can be allowed out of isolation. 'Asylum applications can take years so the pet may need months of further care in kennels until its owner is processed.' The dog is understood to have been taken to one of six Government-approved quarantine sites across the UK. Kent's only facility is The Animal Inn in Deal, five miles from Dover. Dogs were heard barking there yesterday but a worker did not think the cross- Channel canine was among them. Its arrival coincided with the PM's immigration White Paper to 'take back control' of UK borders. A Government spokesman said: 'The UK takes biosecurity very seriously. 'Where an animal comes from an unlisted country, it is placed in quarantine to prevent dangerous diseases like rabies coming into the country. 'We all want to see the end to dangerous boat crossings that undermine our border security and put lives at risk.'
