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Reports of animals suffering in heat more than tripled in the Netherlands
Reports about animals in hot weather more than tripled in the Netherlands this summer compared with last year.
The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority announced the increase on Monday.
Most reports concerned too little shade for animals kept in pastures.
Shade can protect animals from direct sun during hot weather.
The figures show that concerns about animals in the heat increased sharply.
The authority did not provide further details about what happens next.
Reports about animals suffering in the heat in the Netherlands more than tripled this summer compared with last year.
The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority reported the increase.
Most reports concerned animals in pastures having too little shade.
The source did not state why the number of reports increased.
- Who
- The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority.
- What
- Reports about animals in the heat more than tripled compared with last year.
- When
- This summer; the authority reported the figures on Monday.
- Where
- The Netherlands.
- Why
- Not stated.
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The number of reports about animals in the heat was lower than this summer.
Reports about animals in the heat more than tripled, with most concerning too little shade for animals in pastures.
The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority reported the increase.
- Increase
- More than threefold compared with last year
- Most common concern
- Too little shade for animals in pastures
- Reporting authority
- Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority