#Act4 FarmAnimals The French Minister for Agriculture and Food, Didier Guillaume, has announced on the France 2 TV show ‘4 Vérités’ a suspension on live animal transport because of the high temperatures. France temporarily restricts live transport because of the heat wave 23 July 2019 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 FarmAnimals In the past 10 years over 200 reports denounced the terrible conditions of animals transported alive to the Commission and over a million European citizens have asked European institutions twice to fundamentally change this reality. European Parliament Party presidents favour ‘implementation report’ over Parliamentary inquiry, against the will of 223 MEPs 19 March 2018 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 FarmAnimals Thanks to over 1 million signatures from EU citizens calling to end long distance live animal transport, the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis has put animal transport high on the agenda. Commission promises to put live animal transport high on the agenda 21 September 2017 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 FarmAnimals Eurogroup for Animals’ #StopTheTrucks campaign has received overwhelming support, exceeding its target of 1 million signatures to call for an end to long distance live animal transportation. Over 1 million European citizens call to #StopTheTrucks 20 June 2017 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 FarmAnimals Eurogroup for Animals launches a new campaign, #StopTheTrucks. It aims to address the many shortcomings of the current live animal transportation rules, which leave many animals unprotected, sick or dead during transport. #StopTheTrucks: End long distance live animal transportation 21 March 2016 Eurogroup for Animals
