#Act4 Pets Last week colleagues from our political team went on a mission to Ireland to visit our Irish Members the DSPCA and the USPCA, and also met with the head of the Animal Welfare Unit in the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine. Mission to Ireland 11 November 2021 USPCA
#Act4 Pets A new petition has been launched in Spain to demand equal protection for all animals, including galgos. Open petition to save galgos in Spain 26 October 2021 AnimaNaturalis
#Act4 Pets Aid for companion animals affected by flooding in Germany 29 July 2021 Deutscher Tierschutzbund
#Act4 Pets Eurogroup for Animals visited Lëtzebuerger Déiereschutzliga (the National League for the Protection of Animals) in Luxembourg on 9 July for a shelter visit and to discuss both interior and cross-border challenges facing cats and dogs in Luxembourg. This visit was also the occasion to conduct an interview featuring Luss Bildgen, President of Lëtzebuerger Déiereschutzliga, and Tilly Metz, Member of the European Parliament. Lëtzebuerger Déiereschutzliga (LNPA): Interview of MEP Tilly Metz and Luss Bildgen 15 July 2021 LNPA
#Act4 Pets Animal shelters, pet shops, and the like are considered "zoological nucleus" and must comply with the Spanish legislation that governs the authorization procedure. A zoological nucleus is any center, establishment, or facility that houses, maintains, raises, or sells animals, whether or not this is its primary activity. Unfortunately, the only state legislation on this subject that is currently in effect dates from 1975 and is clearly out of date, harming companion animals. New Spanish draft royal decree on zoological centers for pet animals 8 April 2021 ANDA
#Act4 Pets Eurogroup for Animals has released a policy briefing on the need to include illegal animal trade in the Communication on an EU Strategy to tackle organised crime (2021-2025). As the convergences between animal trafficking and other forms of transnational organised crime have been very well-established, it is evident that illegal animal trade must be addressed accordingly. Will illegal animal trade be addressed in the EU Organised Crime Strategy? 7 April 2021
#Act4 Pets The Animal Friends Croatia, which has been intensively lobbying for a ban on firecrackers for years, welcomed today's vote on the Final Bill on Amendments to the Law on Explosive Substances and the Production and Trafficking of Weapons. At the second reading, members of parliament unanimously supported the ban on firecrackers of category F2 and F3. Unfortunately, amendments by which the use of other pyrotechnics from these categories would be allowed only between the 31st of December and the 1st of January were not accepted. 12/18/20 Historical moment: Firecrackers finally banned! 21 December 2020 Prijatelji životinja
#Act4 Pets Pets being moved for commercial purposes and pets rehomed by charities are subjected to different rules than pets travelling with their family just for holidays. From January 1st we expect delays en route to and at ports, so we advise to pause these types of pet movements for the short to medium term. Read more to understand why. What are the new rules applying to the commercial movement and rehoming of pets after Brexit? 18 December 2020
#Act4 Pets Due to Brexit there are important new rules applying for pets travelling with us. Check with your vet before traveling! Brexit and pets 11 December 2020
#Act4 Pets Donald Broom, emeritus professor of animal welfare at Cambridge University, and Iwona Mertin, our Cats & Dogs Programme Leader will join the webinar as special guest and panelist. Webinar: Animal cruelty and animal rights 22 October 2020 LNDC
#Act4 Pets At least 5,000 pets were found dead in cardboard shipping boxes last week at a logistics facility in Central China, likely casualties of a miscommunication in the supply chain of China's thriving mass-breeding industry. 5,000 pets found dead in boxes at Chinese shipping depot 5 October 2020
#Act4 Pets Six cultural and demographic trends could reduce the demand for pets. Is America really raining cats and dogs? 2 October 2020
