#Act4 Pets The demand for traits such as short muzzles, large eyes and excessive skin folds have resulted in extreme and unhealthy breeding. A new campaign hopes to raise awareness and reduce demand for unhealthy dogs. No animal should suffer for beauty: new campaign exposes impacts of extreme breeding 20 March 2024 Animal Protection Denmark
#Act4 Pets For the first time, the welfare of cats and dogs will be protected by EU legislation. The proposal is set to introduce long overdue measures on the traceability of cats and dogs, breeding practices and imported animals, but further work is required to tackle extreme breeding and online sales. Good news for cats and dogs: finally protected by EU legislation 8 December 2023
#Act4 Pets Flat-faced cat breeds, such as the Persian and the exotic shorthair, have been bred to such an extent that they suffer from a number of physical and hereditary conditions. Veterinarians and animal welfare organisations in the Netherlands have launched a new campaign calling on consumers not to buy a flat-face cat. New campaign urges consumers to avoid buying flat-faced cats 10 November 2023 Dier&Recht
#Act4 Pets Norway’s Supreme Court handed down a final verdict that the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dog breed is too sick and inbred for breeding to continue. They also ruled that the breeding of English bulldogs must fit with new frameworks, with breeding falling outside such frameworks to be illegal. Landmark ruling against unethical dog breeding in Norway 18 October 2023
#Act4 Pets Eurogroup for Animals welcomes the new scientific opinion from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), but notes that the apparent lack of scientific evidence for common sense approaches prevents further welfare improvements. New EFSA scientific opinion on the protection of cats and dogs in commercial breeding establishments 15 September 2023
#Act4 Pets Our Scottish member OneKind, has called on the Scottish Government to put an end to the breeding of flat-faced dogs, cats and rabbits, such as French bulldogs, amongst other welfare calls, ahead of the 2021 Scottish elections. OneKind launches 2021 manifesto calling on the Scottish Government to prioritise animal welfare 21 September 2020 OneKind
#Act4 FarmAnimals To meet the changing and growing consumer demand for chicken meat, the poultry industry has selected broiler chickens for increasing efficiency and breast yield. While this high productivity means affordable, consistent product, it has come at a cost to broiler welfare. New study brings more evidence that fast growth breed are deleterious to broiler chicken welfare 14 September 2020
#Act4 Pets From May 18 2020, pedigrees will no longer be provided to purebred short-snouted dogs that do not comply with the law. Success: no more pedigrees for pugs and French bulldogs in the Netherlands 2 June 2020
#Act4 LabAnimals Gene-edited pigs and brain implants are blurring the lines of what it means to be human, so our morals and laws may need to change to include beings that are “substantially human”. Should animals with human genes or organs be given human rights? 6 March 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Lidl Denmark is to become the first retail chain in the country to eliminate fast-growing broiler chickens Ross 308 from their supply chain of fresh meat. Lidl Denmark is taking big steps for broiler chickens 27 February 2020
#Act4 Pets Our Belgian colleagues at SAVAB are on high brachycephalic alert! Small Animal Veterinary Association Belgium on brachycephalic alert 17 February 2020
#Act4 AnimalsEU The 30 Millions d'Amis foundation has revealed the results of its third annual barometer on the French and animal welfare. Bullfighting, hunting, breeding: what the French want regarding animal welfare 30 January 2020