#Act4 FarmAnimals A sample of frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, authorities said Thursday, the latest in a series of reports of contaminated imported food products. Chinese officials say chicken wings imported from Brazil tested positive for Covid-19 13 August 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals In Mexico City live itinerant markets won't be allowed to sell animals anymore, as established in the Official Gazette as of this August. Mexico City bans the sale of animals in live itinerant markets 12 August 2020 Animal Equality
#Act4 FarmAnimals Compiled by a team of international wildlife and veterinary experts, a new study has identified seven routes by which pandemics could occur and 161 options for reducing the risk. It concludes that widespread changes to the way we interact with animals are needed; solutions that only address one issue – such as the trade in wild animals – are not enough. Human interactions with wild and farmed animals must change dramatically to reduce risk of another deadly pandemic 29 June 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Beatrice Fenton. A royal re-thinking of food and farming with Prince Charles 29 June 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals A German meatpacking plant was ordered to shut after hundreds of workers became infected by the coronavirus, adding to a string of outbreaks at slaughterhouses across Europe. German meat plant ordered shut after Coronavirus outbreak 19 June 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Commercial aquaculture is at risk "of fostering future zoonotic pandemics", according to a new report by FAIRR. Radical rethink required for global aquaculture? 12 June 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Nearly three-quarters of the world’s largest meat, fish and dairy companies have been graded as a ‘high’ pandemic risk and criticised for their inability to prevent the emergence of new zoonotic diseases in a new report released on Wednesday (3 June). COVID-19 could be ‘straw that breaks meat industry’s back’ says new report 8 June 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals The impact of COVID-19 on the agriculture sector was the subject of an extraordinary EP Agriculture Committee meeting on Monday, which was attended by Stella Kyriakides, the EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety. COVID-19 is no excuse to delay Farm-to-Fork, says Commissioner Kyriakides 12 May 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 FarmAnimals Although the exact origin story of the COVID-19 outbreak is still uncertain, it is highly likely that the virus began as a zoonotic disease. COVID-19: The latest zoonotic disease stemming from the meat industry 11 May 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Compassion in World Farming launched a detailed policy report examining the relationship between factory farming and pandemics. New campaign: "Is the next pandemic on our plate?" 11 May 2020 CIWF
#Act4 FarmAnimals Dita L. Michaličková, the president of our Member organisation Spolecnost pro Zvirata from the Czech Republic, published an opinion piece urging for a transition to a plant-based diet in order to fight this and future health crisis. We need to move towards a plant based diet 4 May 2020 Společnost pro zvířata
#Act4 FarmAnimals As part of the Green Deal, the Farm to Fork strategy has an important role to play in the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. MEPs call on Timmermans to reduce industrial meat and dairy in the Farm-to-Fork strategy 4 May 2020