#Act4 FarmAnimals In what spells as positive news for millions of farm animals, the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture has declared it will end the export of various species used for breeding to third countries from Germany. Germany to tighten up export rules in 2023, sparing countless animals from suffering 5 November 2022
#Act4 FarmAnimals Supermarket giant ALDI has taken a far-reaching decision to improve animal welfare. ALDI is the first major food retailer in Germany to join the European Chicken Commitment and thereby increases its commitment to sustainable retail practices by telling suppliers to treat chickens better. ALDI to join European Chicken Commitment in Germany and Spain 9 November 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals An investigation carried out by Animals International and Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF) and broadcasted by SWR reveals that despite the current ban in place, German animals end up in Third Countries’ abattoirs. Eurogroup for Animals urges the EU to stop the export of animals to non-EU countries and to prepare a strategy to shift to meat/ carcasses only trade. New investigation reveals the systematic disguise of routes for live transport of German calves to the Middle East 28 October 2020 Animals International
#Act4 FarmAnimals A new bill would postpone a ban ending the culling of male chicks in Germany until 2022. Critics say Berlin failed to seek an EU-wide stop to the practice, leaving Polish and Dutch egg imports unchecked. Germany to delay ban on systematic culling of male chicks to the end of 2021 11 September 2020 Deutscher Tierschutzbund
#Act4 FarmAnimals Debate on EU animal welfare label aired by the German TV channel ZDF. Debate on EU animal welfare label at the German TV 7 September 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Until the allegations are clarified, the Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Teltow-Fläming and Prignitz districts will no longer handle cattle transport to third countries. That was coordinated with the Ministry of Consumer Protection. Brandenburg suspends live transport to third countries 27 July 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 The Federal Council of Germany postponed their vote about the future of gestation crates for the second time on 5th of June 2020. No deals at the expense of pigs 15 June 2020 Deutscher Tierschutzbund
#Act4 FarmAnimals Calves that still need to be fed with milk or are accustomed to milk replacer (unweaned calves) place special demands on the technical equipment of transport vehicles during long-distance transport. Germany's Friedrich Loeffler Institute issues technical requirements for long-distance transport of unweaned calves 12 June 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Four Paws announced that Lower Saxony and Saxony will no longer approve live animal transports to and through the Russian Federation, while Lower Saxony will also prohibit transports to North Africa, particularly to Algeria and Morocco. German federal states further limit live animal transport 18 May 2020 Four Paws
#Act4 FarmAnimals On Friday 14 February the Bundesrat in Germany will take a vote which impacts the continual use of sow stalls in Germany. ECI “End the Cage Age”: your help needed in decisive vote in Germany on 14 February 10 February 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 FarmAnimals A spokesman for the Itzeho police commented favorably on the occupation of a slaughterhouse. German police spokesman sympathetic to slaughterhouse occupation receives public reprimand 24 October 2019