In the third year of Russia’s war in Ukraine, inflicting suffering on both humans and animals, many are still looking for ways to show practical support. We’ve updated our list of ways to provide aid to animal protection organisations working on the ground. How you can support animal protection organisations in Ukraine 1 May 2024 Four Paws
#Act4 Wildlife Despite the ever-growing biodiversity crisis, it is still legal to hunt endangered species for trophies, with elephants, rhinos, leopards, lions and polar bears often falling victim to this cruel practice. Trophy hunting helps conservation? The industry’s biggest myths debunked 18 January 2024 Four Paws
#Act4 Pets In the early days of the war in 2022, Eurogroup for Animals and its members reached out to other organisations working in Ukraine to set up a Task Force for companion animals in this country. Humane management of cat and dog populations in Ukraine 3 November 2023 Four Paws
#Act4 Equines Iceland has admitted collecting blood from pregnant mares to obtain the hormone PMSG is in breach of the EU legislation that it is supposed to comply with under the European Economic Area. As of November 2023, the country commits to correct this failure, bringing blood farms in Iceland one step closer to closure. Iceland admits to breaching EU law on horse blood farms 28 September 2023 AWF
A new campaign by German organisation Deutscher Tierschutzbund sheds light on the suffering of street cats across the country, and calls for better cooperation and accountability to address the problem. "Every cat’s life matters": new campaign highlights suffering of street cats in Germany 17 August 2023 Deutscher Tierschutzbund
#Act4 LabAnimals This year’s EUSAAT congress gathered a large multi-sectoral community that is critically thinking about how the EU and the world will succeed in accelerating the transition to non-animal science. EUSAAT congress: Shaping the future for humane science 10 October 2022 Animalfree Research
#Act4 Pets Deutscher Tierschutzbund continues to support its animal welfare centre in Odesa, Ukraine, which proved its resilience to the war. The centre continues its work with staff members neutering stray animals and providing aid to the wounded. Animal welfare centre resilience in Ukraine, regardless of the war 2 September 2022 Deutscher Tierschutzbund
Every month, we interview one of our member organisations about their work, main battles and achievements for animals. This month we are pleased to interview Jürgen Plinz, Treasurer of the Deutscher Tierschutzbund but also Board Member of Eurogroup for Animals. Have you met Deutscher Tierschutzbund? 15 June 2022 Deutscher Tierschutzbund
#Act4 Equines Equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG), also called Pregnant Mare Serum Gonadotropin (PMSG), is a hormone extracted from the blood of pregnant mares. It is used in intensive agriculture to increase the reproductive performance of farm animals such as pigs, sheep, goats and cattle. Eurogroup for Animals calls the European Commission to stop the production, import and use of eCG in the EU 16 May 2022 Welfarm
#Act4 LabAnimals With a focus on the “3Rs in transition: from development to application”, the Congress hosted a number of sessions covering a diverse range of topics. Many sessions explored the development of innovative non animal models for application in the development of treatments for human disease as well as areas such as chemical safety testing and drug testing. Summary of the 11th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences 6 September 2021 RSPCA
#Act4 Pets Aid for companion animals affected by flooding in Germany 29 July 2021 Deutscher Tierschutzbund
#Act4 LabAnimals Fetal bovine serum (FBS) is used as an additive for cell and tissue culture media in biomedical research and testing to enhance cell growth. The symposium will take place online on 3 November. Symposium and Workshop: Replacing Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) in Research & Testing 21 September 2020 Deutscher Tierschutzbund