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New research from the University of Copenhagen shows that 85 percent of laying hens in Danish production have fractures of the sternum due to the intensification of breeding them to be small and lay many large eggs. Animal Protection Denmark is taking action.

Large eggs push small hens to the breaking point

22 September 2021

Dyrenes Beskyttelse

Over 1 billion fish are being raised on fish farms in the EU at any one time. These are undomesticated species quite new to being captive in production systems, which are often highly intensive and are themselves new technologies undergoing development.

EU subsidies and aquaculture - the weakened link

13 September 2021

Every animal deserves to enjoy life. No animal is a machine, without feelings or curiosity or needs. But billions are treated as ‘units of production’ and squeezed and stacked together like batteries being charged. They should be cared for as the sentient, smart, pleasure-seeking creatures they truly are, and given every chance to enjoy their lives. They deserve living spaces that add pleasure and interest and choice to the everyday, that feed curious minds, and encourage connections and wellbeing.

No Animal Left Behind: Why no animal should be considered a machine

Today, Eurogroup for Animals’ member Animal Equality Italy released terrible images that demonstrate the multiple violations of animal welfare legislation committed by Zema, a leader in the meat distribution sector in Italy.

Shocking new investigation in Italy: Cruelty and violence against pigs at Zema slaughterhouse

Animal Equality

Djurskyddet Sverige, one of our member organisations, published their own consumer guide, Handla Djurschysst. It is intended for Swedish citizens who want to make animal welfare-conscious food purchasing decisions.

Djurskyddet Sverige publishes their guide to help consumers to make animal welfare conscious choices

Djurskyddet Sverige

The RSPCA recently launched a campaign in the UK to persuade supermarkets to join the Better Chicken Commitment, the leading set of broiler welfare standards which is pushing the food industry to adopt better practices

RSPCA’s campaign to stop cheap chicken

As part of our campaign ‘No Animal Left Behind’, we release our first demand today: Good Health. Animal welfare laws should ensure that animals are healthy, fit and whole. Yet, billions live in preventable pain every day, breathless, injured, diseased, in misery. Animals deserve to feel strong and full of life, to want to run and swim and peck and play. It’s not enough to exist; they should thrive. We call on the EU Commission to commit to ambitiously revise the EU animal welfare legislation.

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'Let's talk about pork' is a campaign launched by the French, Spanish and Portuguese meat industries to improve the image of pig farming. Animal Equality Spain has launched a counter-campaign called "Real or Fake?" to dispel the myths propagated by the pig industry's ridiculous campaign.

Animal Equality works to end meat marketing subsidization

Animal Equality

The countdown is officially on: With the European Commission currently reviewing the animal welfare legislation, Eurogroup for Animals, together with its 70 members across Europe, is today launching its campaign for farmed animals. With 7 key demands, the campaign will shed light on the failures and poor enforcement of the current animal welfare legislation and call on the European Commission to commit to revising the entire legislation, leaving no animal behind.

No Animal Left Behind: How 2021 could be the year we change the future for farmed animals

At the end of February, YouGov conducted a consumer study, which clearly shows that Swedish consumers believe that animal welfare is of great importance. The fact that the animals are allowed to stay outside is very important or important for 84% of the respondents.

Swedish consumers want to keep the grazing requirement

Orders issued by the French Ministry of Agriculture on 25 January 2021 allow several intensive farms (ducks, chickens, turkeys, guinea fowl) to apply for the High Environmental Value (HVE) level 2 label.

French school cafeterias : Intensive livestock farms certified High Environmental Value (HEV) by the government

In collaboration with Italian television, Animal Equality has released a new investigation that reveals the cruel reality of pigs bred for meat in Northern Italy - a region that markets its products with the so called prestigious stamp “excellence Made in Italy.”

Animal Equality reveals mistreatments in a pig farm in Northern Italy

23 February 2021

Animal Equality

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