#Act4 AnimalsEU Janusz Wojciechowski, the EU’s agriculture commissioner, wants to crack down on the environmental impact of intensive animal farming, but apart from support from animal welfare groups, his calls have so far met with mixed reactions. EU agriculture chief under pressure over bid to trim intensive pig farming 17 February 2020
There is a urgent need for EU action against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) 12 February 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Vietnamese pigs of Tarragona will be relocated to a sanctuary thanks to the ethical and responsible management agreement between the town hall and the ADAT and FAADA entities. Collaboration with local authorities brings ethical solution for Vietnamese pig colony in Tarragona 11 February 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Slaughterhouses have great difficulty recruiting staff. And the government supervision of slaughterhouses has been failing for years. But the extreme cost-price drive of meat production is at the root of the structural nature of these terrible incidents. Slaughterhouses need more than video surveillance 3 February 2020 Dierenbescherming
#Act4 FarmAnimals The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) launches the second phase of its awareness campaign focusing on the role of travellers as carriers of African swine fever and how they can avoid spreading it. Lunar new year: Travel responsibly to avoid carrying African Swine Fever virus 31 January 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals A German initiative to create a European farm-products label guaranteeing respect for animal welfare received broad support at the European Agriculture Ministers Council on Monday. Europe is considering farm-animal welfare label 30 January 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Researchers worry about the "growing influence [of the lobbies of animal husbandry] in public decisions which takes on a worrying dimension for our democracy" 130 researchers warn in open letter to better protect whistleblowers in France 29 January 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Heat waves aren’t just a people problem. When food, water, shade, and safe transport are scarce, farm animals are often the first ones to suffer. Cooked alive: Transport animals face deadliest temperatures Yet 23 December 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Welcome to our monthly roundup of the biggest issues in farming and food production, with must-read reports from around the web Animals farmed: Dutch reach 'peak pig'; plea to reprieve sheep; and virtual reality for cows 3 December 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Denmark’s industrial pig farms are stunningly productive, but there is another side to their success Danish bacon: what happens when you push pigs to the limit? 30 November 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Une battue record a eu lieu mercredi dernier aux alentours de La-Croix-aux-Bois en forêt domaniale. Un chasseur s’est dit choqué face à ce qu’il estime être un « carnage ». Belgian hunter denounces "carnage" in the Ardennes: 158 boars killed in one morning 29 November 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Iceland, located between Europe and Northern America, is mostly known for its seafood. However, pigs are also gaining importance. Iceland follows Norway in increasing pig welfare 20 November 2019