#Act4 FarmAnimals Leaked documents from US-UK trade deal talks reveal the US pushing lower food standards on Britain post Brexit, including allowing imports of chlorine-washed chicken. New report addresses challenges and solutions on coexistence with large carnivores 28 November 2019
President Donald Trump signed a bill that makes animal cruelty a federal felony on Monday, saying the measure would help us be "more responsible and humane stewards of our planet." Trump signs a bill that makes animal cruelty a federal felony 26 November 2019
#Act4 LabAnimals The legislation would end safety testing of cosmetic products on animals and prohibit the sale of products developed using animal testing. US is one step closer to ending animal testing for cosmetics 19 November 2019
#Act4 Equines Tens of thousands of wild horses and burros are ranging over federal land in the West, three times what the land can support, and the agency says its efforts to manage the herd are increasingly coming up short. On Virginia’s Eastern Shore, wild horses are an asset, not a headache 12 November 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Dean Foods, America's biggest milk producer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday. America's largest milk producer files for bankruptcy 12 November 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Today, on October 30, 2019, the New York City Council passed Intro 1378, banning foie gras from force-fed birds. The Health Committee unanimously voted yesterday to push the bill before the entire Council. New York bans foie-gras 30 October 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Macy’s will completely phase out the sale of animal fur from its stores by early 2021, making it the biggest U.S. retailer to ban the controversial product. US retailer Macy’s is banning fur from 2021 22 October 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU The British Poultry Council releases statement on 'free market approach'. Brexit: poultry industry says accommodating US trade demands could create two-tier food system 21 October 2019
#Act4 LabAnimals Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed a directive to prioritize efforts to reduce animal testing. US EPA commits to concrete measures, milestones and timelines to reduce animal testing 10 September 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU A cultural transformation: Spaying and neutering are now the norm, and rescue adoption is growing in popularity. Why euthanasia rates at animal shelters have plummeted in US 3 September 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU SACRAMENTO — California has enacted a new ban on fur trapping for animal pelts, making it the first state to outlaw a centuries-old livelihood that was intertwined with the rise of the Western frontier. California becomes first state to ban fur trapping 3 September 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU A New York City proposal to ban the sale of foie gras, the fattened liver of a duck or goose, has the backing of animal welfare advocates, but could mean trouble for farms outside the city that are the premier U.S. producers of the French delicacy. New York City mulls ban on foie gras over animal cruelty concerns 19 August 2019