#Act4 Wildlife Eurogroup for Animals has signed a letter together with its member organisations, Luonto-Liitto, Animalia, SEY, and other organisations to demand that the European Commission take action and seriously intervene in Finnish wolf policy. Letter to the EU Commission: Action must be taken now on wolves in Finland 11 February 2021 Susiryhmä
#Act4 Wildlife According to a survey by the polling company Taloustutkimus, 62 % of Finns do not approve of killing animals for their fur. Survey: 62 % of Finns do not approve of killing animals for their fur 21 January 2021 Animalia
#Act4 Wildlife In a historical vote, the Social Democratic party of Finland (SDP) committed to working towards ending fur farming and fur sales both in Finland and in the EU within a reasonable transition period. News on the decision broke on 24 August during the Social Democrats’ party congress, held in Tampere, Finland. Finnish Social Democrats take a historical stand against fur farming, Animalia and Justice for Animals rejoice 25 August 2020 Animalia
#Act4 Wildlife Two surveys carried out on behalf of our Finnish member organisation Animalia proved that 74 percent of Finns already oppose fur farming in its current form. ANIMALIA: 74% of Finns oppose fur farming and most don't accept killing animals for fur 4 December 2019 Animalia
#Act4 Wildlife Earlier this month Animalia gave the Anti-Animal Award of the Year to Jari Leppä, Finnish Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, for his questionable interpretation of the EU Invasive Alien Species Regulation. ANIMALIA: Misinterpretation of the EU Invasive Alien Species regulation leads to more suffering for raccoon dogs in Finland 25 November 2019 Animalia
#Act4 Wildlife Last week Animalia announced the steady decline of Finland’s fur industry. The good news was sourced from the 2018 statistical report published by FiFur, the Finnish fur breeders association, which shows a systematic decrease in the numbers of fur farms and animals bred for fur. ANIMALIA: Finnish fur industry in sharp decline 14 August 2019 Animalia
#Act4 Wildlife Estonian, Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian animal rights organizations have for many years worked to ban fur farms in their countries. Uniting forces against fur farming 25 February 2019 Project 1882
#Act4 Wildlife In the midst of Finnish animal welfare law reform and some months ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections, Animalia has announced the results of a poll* surveying Finnish citizens’ opinion on fur farming. ANIMALIA: Majority of Finns oppose current fur farming practices 29 November 2018 Animalia
#Act4 AnimalsEU Animalia condemns the new bill to the Finnish Animal Welfare Law which will be further challenged by the animal welfare advocates, since it's ignoring the opinions and recommendations of animal welfare experts. New Finnish Animal Welfare Law proposal disappoints 1 October 2018 Animalia