#Act4 FarmAnimals Two new Scientific Opinions by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) identify many animal welfare problems likely to occur on poultry during slaughter and killing operations and propose measures to minimise and prevent them. Corrective, preventive measures needed after EFSA spots welfare hazards at poultry slaughter 15 November 2019 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 FarmAnimals Suspended by their legs while still conscious, tied up and with their necks cut halfway through: a new investigation by Animals International reveals the fate of French animals exported alive to Morocco and Lebanon. Revealed: The horrible fate of French animals exported alive to third countries 15 November 2019 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 AnimalsEU The EU and Mercosur – Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay – are close to concluding their trade agreement after 20 years of negotiations, but from an animal welfare perspective, the text on the table is extremely worrying. Why the EU-Mercosur agreement is bad news for European animals 26 June 2019 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 AnimalsEU The European Parliament has finally given its consent to the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (JEEPA), which unfortunately is a missed opportunity to advance the protection of animals. EU-Japan Trade Agreement is a fact, despite weak provisions on animal welfare 12 December 2018 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 FarmAnimals Today, the European Parliament hosted the first ever high level political event, ‘Seizing the Day for Fish Welfare’, gathering fish professionals and political stakeholders to discuss the welfare of fish. EU citizens and leading fish stakeholders demand better welfare for fish 6 June 2018 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 AnimalsEU On 21 April, the European Union and Mexico concluded the modernisation of the “Global Agreement”[1] they initially signed in 1997. Revamped EU-Mexico Trade Agreement creates groundbreaking precedent for animal welfare 27 April 2018 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 Pets At the Brussels premiere of ‘A Dog’s Life’ in the European Parliament, viewers were exposed to the inhumane conditions that hundreds of dogs have to endure behind the closed door of shelters in Bosnia and Herzegovina. “‘A Dog’s Life’ – The strays of Sarajevo” New docu-film to prompt European leadership on humane treatment of stray animals 30 January 2018 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 AnimalsEU The leaked Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay) trade negotiations documents contain the EU’s proposal to Mercosur on animal welfare cooperation. The proposal goes further than anything achieved before with a trading partner. Leaked EU-Mercosur trade agreement promising for animal welfare 7 December 2017 Eurogroup for Animals
