#Act4 Pets Walk into the lobby of the Inn by the Sea, an oceanfront Maine resort near Portland, and you’ll be greeted by a smiling human and a tail-wagging dog. Shelter pets find work (and homes) as hotel 'lobby dogs' 19 July 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Chemicals are everywhere in our modern society. European Commission’s Fitness Check: barriers remain to the use and acceptance of non-animal test methods for regulatory purposes 19 July 2019
#Act4 Pets The RVC has published the results of a new study which shows that the owners of short-muzzled or brachycephalic dogs are either unaware of the suffering of these breeds, or deluding themselves. Owners of short-muzzled dogs “unaware or deluding themselves” about suffering 19 July 2019
#Act4 Wildlife We have learned and ascertained that, in the past few days, the release of the eight tigers owned by the Weber family, initially subject to this provision, following the tragic death of the tamer, was ordered. 8 tigers who killed their tamer are still stuck in the truck: we have a solution, leave them to us! 18 July 2019 LAV
#Act4 Pets It is entirely possible that no one dreads the dog days of summer more than dogs themselves. Is your dog scared by thunder and fireworks? Help is at hand 18 July 2019
#Act4 Aquatics More than one in five freshwater fish species are threatened with extinction according to naturalists. A poor state of conservation which has worsened over the past ten years. Study shows more than 1 in 5 freshwater fish species are threatened by extinction 18 July 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Today, EU Member States agreed on providing exceptional market support to Italian egg and poultry meat producers, who were affected by avian influenza in 2017 and 2018. European Commission to provide exceptional support to Italy’s poultry sector following avian flu 18 July 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals An undercover investigation by our member organisation Essere Animali in the largest Italian intensive dairy sheep farm has exposed some workers treating the animals cruelly. ESSERE ANIMALI: The dark side of dairy sheep farming in Italy 17 July 2019 Essere Animali
#Act4 AnimalsEU Implementation of ban ‘inadequate’ and has resulted in more waste, says Lord Teverson UK ban on discarding edible fish caught at sea has failed 16 July 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Romanian authorities recently authorised the mass transportation of 70 000 sheep to the Persian Gulf. The sheep were transported on the ship Al Shuwaikh by transport company Kuwait Livestock Transport & Trading (KLTT). EC to carry an audit in Romania on animal transport shortly 16 July 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Last week, the European Parliament's committees held their constitutive meetings and elected their Chairs. European Parliament elects British Liberal Democrat MEP as chair of the PECH committee 15 July 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Irish cattle are being shipped to eastern Europe before being taken to Turkey, circumventing a ban on live exports to hot countries during July and August that was put in place to prevent livestock dying of heat exposure. Loophole in summer export ban leaves cattle roasting in 38°C trucks 14 July 2019