#Act4 LabAnimals Project Syndicate reports that the vaccine advocacy group 1Day Sooner published an open letter last July to urge US regulators to permit and begin to prepare for “human challenge” vaccine trials, in which fully informed volunteers would be injected with potential vaccines and exposed to the novel coronavirus virus. 'Human Challenge study' infecting informed healthy volunteers with COVID-19 to begin in 2021 9 November 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 AnimalsEU On Tuesday 16 June, Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan launched a Trade Policy Review. EU Trade Policy Review is an opportunity for the EU to better address animal welfare in trade 22 June 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 AnimalsEU Want to help Stop Pandemics and make Europe a safer and better place for animals and humans? Our ‘Stop Pandemics – Start here’ campaign 9 June 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 Wildlife EU citizens from six countries overwhelmingly support better regulation of the exotic pet trade within the EU, according to an opinion poll by Savanta ComRes for Eurogroup for Animals and AAP Animal Advocacy and Protection. Exotic animals should not be kept as pets, agree 87% of Europeans asked 26 May 2020 Eurogroup for Animals Press Release
#Act4 Pets Today the European Commission has followed in the footsteps of several international organisations in clarifying basic facts for European citizens on pets in the time of COVID-19. European Commission releases Q&A on animals and COVID-19 25 May 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 Pets Urgent solutions are needed to encourage responsible pet ownership and solutions for stray populations as COVID-19 continues to have tragic consequences for some pets and stray animals. Protecting strays during COVID-19 25 May 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 LabAnimals The education of new scientists and investment in core facilities for non-animal methods are key to move towards non-animal science, which may be compromised by current and future investment in COVID-19 research: this was just one of the conclusions drawn by the Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals today. Don’t forget the lab animals during COVID-19 20 May 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 AnimalsEU The day has finally arrived: the Farm-to-Fork and Biodiversity to 2030 strategies of the European Union’s Green Deal have been adopted. Both contain positive points that suggest the Commission is ready to take action for animals – but will these strategies deliver the concrete changes the EU needs to move away from intensive farming and the exploitation of wild animals and their habitats? Green Deal puts animal welfare back on the EU’s agenda 20 May 2020 Eurogroup for Animals Press Release
#Act4 AnimalsEU Eurogroup for Animals urges the European Commission to integrate our recommendations in its Farm-to-Fork and Biodiversity to 2030 strategies. "Stop pandemics? Start here": a Joint open letter to the European Commission 13 May 2020 Eurogroup for Animals Open letter
#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 LabAnimals The 41st World Day for Animals in Laboratories (#WDAIL) falls in the middle of the COVID-19 lockdown, but that hasn’t stopped our network raising awareness and calling for concrete policies to promote a move towards scientific research that doesn’t use animals. 41st WDAIL renews urgent call for change amid COVID-19 animal experiments 24 April 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 AnimalsEU The European Commission has announced that they will again postpone two of the key pillars of the European Green Deal - the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategies. Paws for thought: Green Deal delay must be used to reassess the human-animal relationship 24 April 2020 Eurogroup for Animals Press Release