#Act4 Wildlife Eurogroup for Animals has signed a letter together with its member organisations, Luonto-Liitto, Animalia, SEY, and other organisations to demand that the European Commission take action and seriously intervene in Finnish wolf policy. Letter to the EU Commission: Action must be taken now on wolves in Finland 11 February 2021 Luonto-Liitto
#Act4 Wildlife According to a survey by the polling company Taloustutkimus, 62 % of Finns do not approve of killing animals for their fur. Survey: 62 % of Finns do not approve of killing animals for their fur 21 January 2021 Animalia
#Act4 Wildlife Nature is a huge network where everything is connected to everything. Large carnivores like wolves play a very important role in it, which man cannot replace, Francisco Sánchez Molina states. What we do to the wolves, we do to ourselves 17 December 2020 Luonto-Liitto Opinion
#Act4 Wildlife Wolves and other large carnivores play an important role in ecosystems and should not be killed for hobby purposes. You have to learn to live side by side with wolves 23 September 2020 Luonto-Liitto
#Act4 Wildlife In a historical vote, the Social Democratic party of Finland (SDP) committed to working towards ending fur farming and fur sales both in Finland and in the EU within a reasonable transition period. News on the decision broke on 24 August during the Social Democrats’ party congress, held in Tampere, Finland. Finnish Social Democrats take a historical stand against fur farming, Animalia and Justice for Animals rejoice 25 August 2020 Animalia
#Act4 Pets Finnish study finds three-quarters of dogs exhibit highly problematic behaviour. Dog breeders urged to act over high levels of anxiety in pets 9 March 2020
The aim of the study was to evaluate the job satisfaction of official veterinarians working in the field of animal welfare control and identify both positive features and challenges of their work. Finnish vets stressed by animal welfare control work, study says 24 February 2020
#Act4 Wildlife Two surveys carried out on behalf of our Finnish member organisation Animalia proved that 74 percent of Finns already oppose fur farming in its current form. ANIMALIA: 74% of Finns oppose fur farming and most don't accept killing animals for fur 4 December 2019 Animalia
#Act4 Wildlife Earlier this month Animalia gave the Anti-Animal Award of the Year to Jari Leppä, Finnish Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, for his questionable interpretation of the EU Invasive Alien Species Regulation. ANIMALIA: Misinterpretation of the EU Invasive Alien Species regulation leads to more suffering for raccoon dogs in Finland 25 November 2019 Animalia
#Act4 AnimalsEU An investigation by animal advocacy group reveals the horror of fur farming in Finland – again. The horrors of fur farming revealed again in Finland 18 October 2019
#Act4 Wildlife The Court of Justice of the European Union has confirmed the strict protection of the wolf in Europe, saying that hunting permits should be delivered only in exceptional cases, and as a very last resort after non-lethal measures have been adequately implemented and have failed. Member States should protect their wolves, says the European Court of Justice 16 October 2019 Eurogroup for Animals Press Release
#Act4 AnimalsEU The short-term objective of the management plan shall be the minimum viable wolf population defined by 25 breeding pairs of wolves and the long-term objective shall be a favorable conservation status of the wolf population. Recommendations for the adoption of the new Finnish Wolf Management Plan 5 September 2019 Luonto-Liitto
