#Act4 FarmAnimals The livestock sector is today at the epicentre of public debates in Europe and beyond. European livestock sector tries to influence debate on negative impact of farming with #MeatTheFacts 25 September 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals International animal rights associations have handed Nacional dramatic and poignant photographs proving that Croatia does not comply with European animal welfare standards European Commission is considering sanctions on Croatia over animal abuse in Rasa 13 August 2019 AWF
#Act4 FarmAnimals Concerns come as Senate calls for release of dozens of outstanding independent observer reports RSPCA seriously concerned about 'sanitised' live export observer reports 24 July 2019 RSPCA
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has extended the ban placed on the transport of ruminants to continental Europe for an additional 48 hours. Irish Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine extends live export ban to Europe 22 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 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
#Act4 FarmAnimals The European Commission wants to tighten the rules for animal transport over long distances. Dutch Food Safety Authority has laid down in the conditions that cattle export will be refused if the temperature at EU-Turkish border is expected to exceed 30°C 8 July 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Party for the Animals has taken the first step on Tuesday to set up a European parliamentary committee of inquiry to investigate animal transport abuses Anja Hazekamp MEP calls on her colleagues to support the creation of a committee of inquiry on live transport 2 July 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Despite the wide availability of cheap, nutritious food, misconceptions around issues such as animal welfare and the use of antibiotics are driving unhealthy and unrealistic expectations of food producers. It’s time public woke up to reality of livestock farming, says former MEP 18 June 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) acknowledges that sometimes sick animals are transported, while this is not permitted officially. Pig Business Netherlands: Dutch food authorities admit that transport of sick animals sometimes unavoidable despite strict controls 13 June 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Government is considering banning the trade in live cattle exports, worth $30 million last year. New Zealand Government may ban live cattle exports 11 June 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The cattle entered the ship alive and perished on the way to Arrecife, where they disembarked. Live export: 20 cows die onboard ship to the Canary Islands 2 June 2019 Investigation