#Act4 FarmAnimals Thousands of Danish young calves are starving and thirsty on long-distance journeys out of the country, according to a report published today by Animal Protection Denmark. The calves stay in the trucks for up to 17 hours in conditions neither in accordance with Danish or EU law. Animal Protection Denmark is calling for a Danish ban on the long-distance transport of unweaned young calves. Animal Protection Denmark calls to ban live exports of unweaned calves 14 June 2022 Animal Protection Denmark
#Act4 FarmAnimals As the summer season approaches, Welfarm launches its new campaign to end the suffering of farm animals in hot weather. Welfarm's new campaign exposes the suffering of farm animals in hot weather 10 June 2022 Welfarm
#Act4 FarmAnimals The European Commission has opened a new consultation to inform the drafting of a Framework Sustainable Food Systems law. Join the online consultation on Sustainable EU food system 9 June 2022
#Act4 FarmAnimals Our member Compassion in World Farming France is involved in the development of the Planet-Score initiative, an environmental labelling system that allows consumers to compare the sustainability of food products based on 4 criteria: animal welfare, impact on biodiversity, effect on climate change and pesticide use. The result is a composite format that presents these four indicators together with an aggregated score (from A to E). Planet-Score environmental labelling system awarded first prize at a ceremony in Paris 3 June 2022 CIWF
#Act4 FarmAnimals 18 European NGOs have formed a coalition to demand the end of the killing of chicks and ducklings. This cruel practice is currently allowed under EU law but could be prohibited as part of the revision of EU legislation on farm “animal welfare,” which is slated to take place in 2023 - 2025. EU grinds and gasses hundreds of millions of chicks and ducklings every year 1 June 2022
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Italian coalition in support of End the Cage Age - the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) calling for an end to the caging of animals reared for food - released a new investigation today carried out in seven Italian rabbit farms. The coalition calls on the Italian government to urgently introduce a national ban on cage farming and support the EU Commission's commitment. New investigation documents the conditions of rabbits bred for meat in Italy: crowded and injured in battery cages 19 May 2022 Essere Animali
#Act4 FarmAnimals Our Member Organisation GAIA have sent an open letter in Flemish newspapers calling on the Flemish Animal Welfare Minister to finally ban caged systems for laying hens in Flanders. They also launched a poster campaign throughout the region to raise extra visibility for the issue. GAIA calls on Flemish animal welfare Minister to free caged hens 10 May 2022 GAIA
#Act4 FarmAnimals On 14 April, the Dutch government announced that it would allocate € 60 million to support the formation of an ecosystem around cellular agriculture. It represents the largest public funding into the cellular agriculture field ever, globally. How the Netherlands is leading the global food revolution 29 April 2022
#Act4 FarmAnimals During Essere Animali’s roadside checks with MEP Eleonora Evi, three trucks carrying lambs were sanctioned by the traffic police. The conditions were not adequate to guarantee that the animals could move naturally. In one case, a lamb traveled for hours with one leg stuck between the bars of the truck. Three trucks carrying lambs sanctioned by traffic police in Italy following investigation 22 April 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 goal of this project is to detect any illegalities and document the conditions of the lambs in order to ask the European Commission for laws that better protect farm animals during transport. This is one of the most stressful phases, causing a lot of suffering for animals raised for food. Wellbeing of lambs during transport: Essere Animali roadside checks together with MEP Eleonora Evi 12 April 2022 Essere Animali
#Act4 FarmAnimals The third report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), launched on 4 April, covers the mitigation pathways that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It follows upon the previous report launched earlier this year that detailed the catastrophic consequences of climate change and concluded that the brief window to secure a liveable future is rapidly closing. New IPCC report: dietary shift and meat alternatives are needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 6 April 2022