#Act4 FarmAnimals Did you know over 240 million pigs are farmed in Europe? Trapped in bleak and unhygienic factory farms, they are forced to face a number of awful scenarios. The European Commission has the power to help pigs immensely by creating specific rules for their welfare in the ongoing revision to the animal welfare legislation. No Animal Left Behind: why do farmed pigs need specific laws to protect their welfare? 15 May 2023
#Act4 FarmAnimals The NGO Equalia has been pushing since the end of 2018 for better regulation in Spanish slaughterhouses, which was ratified last week with the approval of the royal decree in the Congress of Deputies. Spain becomes the first EU country to legislate the installation of video surveillance cameras in all slaughterhouses 31 August 2022 Equalia
#Act4 FarmAnimals Instead of complying with the ruling of the Supreme Court, the Government amends the law on which the ruling was based Unsettling developments on slaughter without stunning in Greece 2 March 2022 Hellenic Animal Welfare Federation
#Act4 FarmAnimals A new investigation by Essere Animali documents culling operations on a farm where cases of avian flu were detected. The film shows chickens being collected with the blade of a bulldozer and then herded by the thousands into containers which, once sealed, are filled with gas. New investigation documents culling of thousands of chickens due to avian flu 1 February 2022 Essere Animali
#Act4 FarmAnimals Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. The Belgian Constitutional Court upholds the ban on slaughter without stunning in Flanders and Wallonia 30 September 2021 GAIA
#Act4 FarmAnimals Today is a historic day for animals, as the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) clarified that Member States are allowed to impose mandatory pre-slaughter stunning. Animal welfare victory: the CJEU ruling confirms Member States right to introduce mandatory pre-slaughter stunning 17 December 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals A new Scientific Opinion by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) identifies many animal welfare problems likely to occur in cattle at the time of slaughter, and propose measures to minimise and prevent them. Eurogroup for Animals calls on the EU Commission to take the assessment into account for the revision of the Regulation 1099/2009. EFSA reiterates that slaughter without stunning should not be practiced 5 November 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Amicus Curiae submitted by Prof. Alemanno and Prof. de Sadeleer to the CJEU in support of the Flemish decree banning slaughter without stunning Amicus Curiae on CJEU case 23 October 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Sri Lankan government will be amending the Animal Act after the Cabinet approved a proposal by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to ban the slaughter of cows in this predominantly Buddhist country. Sri Lanka bans cow slaughter, but has yet to pass animal welfare bill 13 October 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Equalia reports a slaughterhouse in Toledo for serious irregularities in the facilities, including animal welfare, food safety and hygiene deficiencies. CCTV on slaughterhouses in Spain 28 September 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals In a comprehensive new policy, leading vets and other experts have recommended no fewer than 67 ways to improve the welfare of animals at slaughter in order to provide them with a life worth living and a humane death. UK vets push for change on the welfare of animals at slaughter 7 September 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Last week, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) received five new mandates from the European (EU) Commission to inform the future revision of the animal welfare legislation, as part of the action plan of the Farm to Fork strategy. EFSA new mandates on animal welfare legislation 30 July 2020
