#Act4 FarmAnimals Roadside checks by Essere Animali investigators document trucks parked in the sun with pigs inside, gasping, visibly out of breath. These are dramatic scenes, but they do not constitute any violation of law, thanks to "an absolutely inadequate EU regulatory system in terms of concretely protecting animals" the organisation states. Roadside checks document transport of live animals in temperatures over 36°C without water 25 July 2022 Essere Animali
#Act4 FarmAnimals In an unprecedented move, a French criminal court has condemned the practice of illegal routine tail docking of pigs and issued a fine of 50,000 euros, including 25,000 suspended, against the owners of a pig farm. Justice is served for pigs as French court case condemns routine tail docking 20 April 2022
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Danish retail chain REMA 1000 will significantly increase sales of pork and poultry raised at the highest level of animal welfare. This is happening through a new partnership with Animal Protection Denmark, in which REMA 1000 is the first retail chain in Denmark to enter a total phasing out of fast-growing poultry. Danish retail chain commits to huge boost in animal welfare 31 January 2022 Dyrenes Beskyttelse
#Act4 FarmAnimals Welfarm is calling for a ban on the castration of piglets in its new campaign launched on November 4th in Paris. Welfarm is calling for a ban on the castration of piglets 19 November 2021 WELFARM
#Act4 FarmAnimals In France, many male piglets are castrated to prevent the development of an unpleasant odour (known as “boar smell”) that may occur when the meat of some carcasses is first cooked. Although this practice is decreasing, it remains problematic: it is extremely painful and stressful for the animal. The Bigard group refuses alternatives to castration of piglets 24 June 2021 WELFARM
#Act4 FarmAnimals 'Let's talk about pork' is a campaign launched by the French, Spanish and Portuguese meat industries to improve the image of pig farming. Animal Equality Spain has launched a counter-campaign called "Real or Fake?" to dispel the myths propagated by the pig industry's ridiculous campaign. Animal Equality works to end meat marketing subsidization 18 March 2021 Animal Equality
#Act4 FarmAnimals In collaboration with Italian television, Animal Equality has released a new investigation that reveals the cruel reality of pigs bred for meat in Northern Italy - a region that markets its products with the so called prestigious stamp “excellence Made in Italy.” Animal Equality reveals mistreatments in a pig farm in Northern Italy 23 February 2021 Animal Equality
#Act4 FarmAnimals Two and a half months after the publication of a first investigation filmed in an Allier pig farm supplying the Herta brand, L214 unveils new images shot in January 2021 in the same farm. L214 releases a new footage of one of Herta's pig farm 11 February 2021
#Act4 FarmAnimals Research project to find alternatives to high-concentration CO2 stunning or killing of pigs receives budget approval from the EP. Now the European Commission will invest 2 million euro in applied research in an effort to move away from the inhumane procedure. High-concentration CO2 stunning of pigs: the European Parliament approves funding to move away from the cruel practice 12 November 2020 Press Release
#Act4 FarmAnimals Our French member L214 reveals new shocking images shot in a pig farm located in Auvergne. This investigation aims to draw the attention of French MPs to the cruel reality of intensive breeding on the same day a public discussion on a proposed law on the animal condition is taking place in the French National Assembly. New horror images in an intensive pig farm in France 8 October 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Through an undercover investigation, our Italian member Essere Animali revealed terrible violence on a pig farm supplying Beretta cured meats. Cruelty on a farm supplying the Beretta brand 5 October 2020 Essere Animali
#Act4 FarmAnimals Take home message from the IPEMA webinar: The process of moving towards alternatives to surgical castration is irreversible, even if the solutions applied within Europe differ. Entire male pigs or immunocastration replace piglet castration: IPEMA provides solutions 21 September 2020
