#Act4 FarmAnimals By 2025, all breeding rabbits in professional farms in Flanders must be kept in ‘enriched parks’ that are more spacious and have tunnels and gnawing material. More space to improve the welfare of breeding rabbits 27 July 2020 GAIA
#Act4 LabAnimals Ten years after the 2010 European directive on animal testing, the EU's progress in this area is insufficient, says animal rights organization Gaia. Belgium ranks 4th among EU countries carrying out most painful animal tests 17 February 2020
#Act4 Wildlife After a year of campaigning, GAIA has managed to convince Carrefour Belgium to stop selling kangaroo meat. GAIA: Carrefour Belgium stops selling kangaroo meat 14 January 2020 GAIA
#Act4 Wildlife Every year, an average of 1.6 million kangaroos are killed for commercial purposes in Australia, making it one of the biggest commercial hunts in the world. With the EU the biggest market for kangaroo meat and skins, its citizens are calling for a ban on imports 26 November 2019 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 AnimalsEU Thirteen international animal welfare organisations – led by Tierschutzbund Zürich and Animal Welfare Foundation – are calling for a suspension of horsemeat imports based on a lack of traceability and respect for animal welfare requirements. TIERSCHUTZBUND ZÜRICH and ANIMAL WELFARE FOUNDATION: “Stop the deceit over horsemeat imports” 12 June 2019 AWF
#Act4 Pets From now on, it is compulsory in Belgium to have your cat sterilized. The measure aims to solve the problem of overpopulation of stray cats. Campaign to lower VAT rate for the sterilization of cats 15 April 2019 GAIA
#Act4 FarmAnimals On 13 March GAIA officially launched their slaughter-free meat campaign. GAIA: Belgians say ‘yes’ to cell-based meat 18 March 2019 GAIA
#Act4 Wildlife GAIA launches a brand new campaign. Its objective: to put an end to the trade in kangaroo meat in our country Belgium is the largest importer of kangaroo meat 29 January 2019 GAIA
