#Act4 Wildlife Between June and July 2021, LAV's investigative team documented Italy's three main exotic animal fairs, revealing an "out of control" reality for thousands of animals plus a serious public health risk. Undercover investigation reveals "out of control" Italian wet markets 11 October 2021 LAV Investigation
#Act4 Wildlife On 26 February, the Italian Minister of Health Roberto Speranza extended the suspension of the mink breeding activity to the whole of 2021. The previously adopted temporary suspension would have expired on 28 February, but our Italian member organisation LAV successfully called for its extension. Mink and COVID-19: Italy suspends mink breeding in fur farms for the whole 2021! 2 March 2021
#Act4 Wildlife COVID-19 spreading in mink farms all over Europe Public health concerns should prompt permanent closure of all mink farms in Europe 5 November 2020 Dyrenes Beskyttelse
#Act4 Wildlife Animal rights activists say that the text proves irrefutably the serious mistreatment suffered by the bears M49, M57 and DJ3 at the facility. Sedated and confined bears in Italy refuse food 5 October 2020
#Act4 Wildlife Congrats to LAV: their #SAVEKANGAROOS campaign led to another extraordinary result! Success: Prada will no longer use kangaroo leather 10 August 2020 LAV
#Act4 Wildlife LAV initiated a petition aimed at the Italian Minister of the Environment, Land and Sea Protection Sergio Costa to prohibit the reproduction and trade of all exotic animals. Petition: Stop the trade of exotic animals! 25 May 2020 LAV
#Act4 Wildlife Clear waters, animals in the city, clear skies, satellite maps showing the reduction of pollution on the most polluted areas of the planet: immediately after the first days of lockdown, the narrative that the pandemic was paradoxically doing good for the planet began to make its way. This pandemic is the general test of what awaits us with climate change 18 May 2020
#Act4 Wildlife Following the campaign to obtain a national fur farming ban, Essere Animali recently announced another small but significant win for minks in Italy. ESSERE ANIMALI: Big win for minks in Italy 6 December 2019 Essere Animali
#Act4 Wildlife Following LAV’s campaign exposing Italy’s leading role in kangaroo leather imports, sportswear brand Diadora has been the first to pledge kangaroo-free production from next year. LAV: First victory for kangaroos 13 November 2019 LAV
#Act4 Wildlife More than two million kangaroos are killed every year in some of the most brutal ways. There’s also an astonishing number of collateral victims – joeys dependent on their mothers and wounded animals – left to die slow, agonizing deaths. Italy holds a leading role in kangaroo leather imports 7 October 2019 LAV
#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 Wildlife The umpteenth incident, or rather an announced tragedy, in the circus world: this time the victim is a human, a tamer torn by four tigers from a circus waiting in the province of Bari. Italy: Tamer killed by 4 tigers. Stop circuses with animals! 5 July 2019 LAV
