More than 600,000 signatures of support have already been collected, and meanwhile new activities have been launched to achieve an end to long-distance journeys for animals sent for slaughter in the European Union …
moreResearch conducted at Northampton University has shown that cows are very social animals which often form close bonds with friends in their herd. Separation can be highly stressful and have an impact not only on animal welfare but also on milk yields …
moreToday the 8hours campaign has reached a significant milestone with its 500,000th signature. The initiative, which calls for an end to long-distance journeys for animals sent for slaughter in the European Union, was launched jointly by Animals’ Angels…
moreSince 28 May there have been more than 1,000 visits to AnimalWelfareAndTrade, made by over 400 visitors from 45 countries. Here are some more detailed figures, courtesy of Google Analytics:
So far there have been 407 visitors from 45 countries …
An agreement has been reached in the US in which both the United Egg Producers (UEP) and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) will endorse federal legislation aimed at improving the treatment of all the 280 million laying hens used in the US each year. The talks were triggered by two Initiatives announced …
moreThe European Commission has published the latest issue of its biannual Animal Welfare Newsletter, presenting recent initiatives, news and trends on animal welfare within the European Union.
The newsletter was first published in July 2010 …
I was among the organisers of the 2008 Forum on Global Aspects of Farm Animal Welfare and of the 2009 Conference on Global Trade and Farm Animal Welfare …
moreVIER PFOTEN/FOUR PAWS helps animals around the world. It conducts political and educational campaigns, manages sanctuaries for rescued bears and big cats, and helps animals in disaster areas. We are working together on various campaigns.
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AnimalWelfareAndTrade opened on 28 May. Today I am pleased to report that the website has already received its 501st visit. Here are some more figures (courtesy of Google Analytics):
So far there have been 258 visitors from 34 countries, with an average viewing of 6 pages per visit …
While Europeans can still support the 8hours campaign by signing the petition at www.8hours.eu, a new opportunity is now available for non-Europeans as well: Change.org has kindly agreed to support the campaign with a parallel online petition: http://www.change.org/petitions/help-to-stop-the-long-distance-live-animal-transport-in-the-european-union Please sign yourself if you haven’t already done so, and ask your contacts to support 8hours too!
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