6 months of AnimalWelfareAndTrade
(03/12/2011)

The 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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Animal welfare:Romanian Parliament sentences stray dogs to death
(24/11/2011)

Bucharest, 22 November: in a vote already postponed several times amid international appeals to reject the proposal, the Romanian Parliament …

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8hours signatures pass 900,000
(24/11/2011)

Over 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 …

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Animal Welfare:EC report on live transport fails to protect animals transported for slaughter
(11/11/2011)

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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Italian seminar on captive animals
(27/10/2011)

Animal welfare experts, veterinarians and representatives of Piedmont regional scientific institutes and of the Italian Ministry of Health will gather in Turin on Thursday 17 November for a seminar on the ‘Protection of Exotic Animals’…

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Animal Welfare: Nopalio.it – International campaign targets Palio di Siena and similar events
(25/10/2011)

The numerous palios using animals – mostly horses – held in Italy every year have always been defended on the grounds of an alleged respect for traditions.

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50 MEPs support 8hours
(17/10/2011)

While the petition has gone past 750,000 signatures, support for achieving an end to long-distance journeys for animals sent for slaughter in the EU is growing in the European Parliament too.
50 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have already decided to voice their support for the campaign by signing the petition…

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European Parliament adopts Written Declaration on dog population management
(14/10/2011)

Animal Welfare – Written Declaration 26 on dog population management in the European Union has been adopted on Thursday 13 October…

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Minnesota Daily: pigs deserve the humane treatment we afford to dogs
(28/09/2011)

Imagine: A man forces his dog to live permanently in a crate year after year — 24/7. The crate is barely larger than Fido’s body; he can’t even turn around…

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Animal welfare – Wired: Fish photographed using tool to eat
(28/09/2011)

A professional diver has captured what are believed to be the first images of a wild fish using a tool. The picture, captured in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, shows a blackspot tuskfish smashing a clam on a rock until it cracks open

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