European Commission against laying hen cages
Brussels, 26 January 2012: This morning the European Commission announced the start of the infringement procedure against 13 Member States on laying hen cages..
moreThe British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) has embarked on the first stage towards launching Judicial Review proceedings by formally writing to Defra – the UK government’s department responsible …
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One million signatures against long-distance transport!
Earlier today, the one-millionth signature was registered on the www.8hours.eu website. This massive mobilisation of European citizens is calling for an end to long-distance..
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Huffington Post: The 2011 Food Scandals
The investigation into abuses committed on pigs by Smithfields Foods in the USA ranks no. 1 in the list of 2011 food-related scandals published by American online newspaper The Huffington Post…
moreSeveral months into the life of this website, AnimalWelfareAndTrade has developed a slightly broader scope than just an overview of my activities. News has been published on a number of animal welfare issues…
moreIHP’s Christmas letter IHP, the Italian Horse Protection association, has just published its Christmas letter, where it lists some of its animal welfare activities undertaken in 2011…
moreThe AnimalWelfareAndTrade website was launched on 28 May. Six months on, there are some things to celebrate, and also a couple of apologies to make.
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Romanian Parliament sentences stray dogs to death
Bucharest, 22 November: in a vote already postponed several times amid international appeals to reject the proposal, the Romanian Parliament …
moreOver 900,000 people have already signed the 8hours petition which aims to put an end to long-distance journeys for animals sent for slaughter in the EU …
moreEC report on live transport fails to protect animals transported for slaughter
10 November 2011: This morning the Directorate-General for Health and Consumers (DG SANCO) of the European Commission released its report …
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