CAROcat website launched
(04/04/2013)

The CAROcat website has recently been inaugurated, and is already attracting the attention of visitors from all over the world. Initiatives on cat welfare in Europe will be organised soon.

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Open letter to Maltese voters
(01/03/2013)

Christa Blanke, President and Founder of Animals’ Angels, and Adolfo Sansolini, Coordinator of the 8hours campaign, have addressed an open letter to Maltese voters and party leaders in advance of the forthcoming general election on 9 March.

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New book on bullfighting
(09/01/2013)

“Tauromaquia, el mal cultural” (“Bullfighting: the Cultural Evil”) is a new book against bullfighting written by Carmen Méndez, president of Spanish animal welfare organisation ADDA.

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Work for AWAT!
(08/01/2013)

AnimalWelfareAndTrade – Adolfo Sansolini’s consultancy work – is growing, and an office will soon be opening in London to respond more rapidly to enquiries, and enable collaborators to receive improved support and contractors to benefit from a larger structure…

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Costa Rica bans hunting as a sport
(17/12/2012)

On Monday 10 December Costa Rica became the first Latin American country to ban hunting as a sport.

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European Parliament demands 8-hour limit
(17/12/2012)

The European Parliament’s Own-Initiative Report on the Protection of Animals During Transport was adopted on 12 December in their plenary session in Strasbourg

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Animal Welfare: bienestar animal productividad y calidad de la carne book published
(17/12/2012)

The book ‘Bienestar animal. Productividad y calidad de la carne’ contains the chapter ‘on Animal Welfare and International Trade’ written by Adolfo Sansolini…

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John Dalli resigns from the European Commission
(16/10/2012)

John Dalli has resigned as European Commissioner for Health and Consumers. Mr Dalli was responsible for animal welfare in the European Union, but his resignation is apparently unconnected …

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Animal Welfare: European Manifesto launched in Malta to end long-distance live animal transport and to respect EU citizens’ rights
(02/10/2012)

Manifesto of Malta for animal welfare and EU citizens’ rights launched.

2 October 2012: International speakers and Maltese citizens convened at the conference ‘Animal Suffering in Long-Distance Transport: Ask John Dalli’ to share…

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Animal welfare: open letter to Maltese electors and conference announcement
(19/09/2012)

Open letter to Maltese electors and conference announcement
Malta, 19 September: this morning a full-page advert appeared in The Times of Malta, denouncing the inaction of Commissioner John Dalli on live animal transport…

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