#Act4 Wildlife Congrats to LAV: their #SAVEKANGAROOS campaign led to another extraordinary result! Success: Prada will no longer use kangaroo leather 10 August 2020 LAV
#Act4 Wildlife The makers of ‘KANGAROO - a Love-Hate story’ have now released the film on several major streaming platforms. ‘KANGAROO - a Love-Hate story’ now on digital release 28 May 2020 Deutscher Tierschutzbund
#Act4 Wildlife LAV initiated a petition aimed at the Italian Minister of the Environment, Land and Sea Protection Sergio Costa to prohibit the reproduction and trade of all exotic animals. Petition: Stop the trade of exotic animals! 25 May 2020 LAV
#Act4 Wildlife Following LAV’s campaign exposing Italy’s leading role in kangaroo leather imports, sportswear brand Diadora has been the first to pledge kangaroo-free production from next year. LAV: First victory for kangaroos 13 November 2019 LAV
#Act4 Wildlife We express deep satisfaction with Diadora’s promptness in deciding to stop using kangaroo skins in its products. Diadora to ban the use of kangaroo leather by the end of 2020 31 October 2019 LAV
#Act4 Wildlife More than two million kangaroos are killed every year in some of the most brutal ways. There’s also an astonishing number of collateral victims – joeys dependent on their mothers and wounded animals – left to die slow, agonizing deaths. Italy holds a leading role in kangaroo leather imports 7 October 2019 LAV
#Act4 Wildlife We have learned and ascertained that, in the past few days, the release of the eight tigers owned by the Weber family, initially subject to this provision, following the tragic death of the tamer, was ordered. 8 tigers who killed their tamer are still stuck in the truck: we have a solution, leave them to us! 18 July 2019 LAV
#Act4 Wildlife The umpteenth incident, or rather an announced tragedy, in the circus world: this time the victim is a human, a tamer torn by four tigers from a circus waiting in the province of Bari. Italy: Tamer killed by 4 tigers. Stop circuses with animals! 5 July 2019 LAV
#Act4 Wildlife Today LAV is urgently calling on political forces to approve the Legislative Decree to ban animals from circuses in Italy, following the death of a tamer in Bari. LAV: Call for ban on animals in circuses after trainer killed by tigers 5 July 2019 LAV
#Act4 Wildlife In fact, is an activity that produces additional stress to the dolphins, already held in limited spaces and forced to perform in shows with jumps and pirouettes, accompanied by music at very high volume. Zoomarine: Swimming with dolphins in dolphinarias is finally banned 10 May 2019 LAV
#Act4 Wildlife Thanks to the fierce efforts of our Italian member organisations LAV and Essere Animali, fur farming gained visibility in Italy again last week, with a strong message against barbaric practices. LAV AND ESSERE ANIMALI: It’s time for Italy to ban fur farming! 1 April 2019 LAV
#Act4 Wildlife In his call for more decisive action, at Community and local level, to protect endangered species and biodiversity, European Commissioner Vella has spoken extremely clear words on the "wolf issue" which affects many Member States. EU Commissioner Vella says "Hands off wolves: biodiversity is at risk" 1 March 2019 LAV