Conference: Animal suffering in long-distance transport: ask John Dalli
A conference is taking place in Malta on 28 September, within the frame of the 8hours campaign, to increase knowledge on the issue of live animal transport…
moreDerecho Animal, the Web Centre for Animals with Rights, is the first website in Spain that provides a database on animal legislation and jurisprudence…
moreThe 8hours website was initially used mainly to promote the 8hours petition – which was signed by 1,103,248 citizens – and to enable visitors to sign online. A new feature has now been added to the 8hours website: a blog where readers can both keep up to date with the published news and comment on it.
moreAnimal welfare: EU Council against animal welfare and EU citizens.
Luxembourg, 18 June 2012: This morning, the Council of EU Ministers of Agriculture adopted its conclusions ‘on the protection and welfare of animals’…
moreLast Thursday, 7 June, EU Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, John Dalli (Malta) received a group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs)…
moreThe 8hours campaign was launched jointly by Animals’ Angels – an international organisation which has documented hundreds of cases of severe suffering …
moreOn the occasion of its first 365 days of life (28 May 2011 to 27 May 2012), the AnimalWelfareAndTrade website offers many reasons to celebrate.
moreThe first edition of this book was published in Mexico in 2010. It was so well received that a second edition is now planned for the end of 2012. I was honoured to accept…
moreOn 19 January 2012 the European Animal Welfare Strategy (2011-2015) was adopted by the EU Commission. Better enforcement of existing legislation is one of its essential aspects…
moreBrussels, 8 May 2012: This morning the Environment and Transport Committees of the European Parliament voted on draft opinions responding to the Commission’s report on live animal transport of November 2011…
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