#Act4 FarmAnimals Measures published by the European Commission yesterday to contain risks to health and animal welfare during the COVID-19 crisis may actually result in inappropriate checks on animals being transported. EC’s health and welfare measures for COVID-19 may pose further problems for animals transported alive 1 April 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 FarmAnimals Live sheep exports will be avoided during the northern hemisphere summer to improve animal welfare outcomes. Australia bans live sheep exports to the Middle East from June 1 to September 14 31 March 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Air transport of livestock occurs frequently from most Australian major cities. Identifying animal welfare impacts of livestock air transport 30 March 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals The first campaign of its kind began in Israel in June 2018 and is supposed to continue until 2021. The European Union is subsidizing a campaign to encourage Israel to consume European animals 2 March 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Romanian authorities officially approved the livestock vessel Queen Hind for export of live animals. The cause of the capsizing of livestock vessel Queen Hind is still unknown 28 February 2020 Animals International
#Act4 FarmAnimals Discovery by salvage divers off Romania raises new questions over EU exports of live animals Secret decks found on ship that capsized, killing thousands of sheep 4 February 2020 Animals International
#Act4 FarmAnimals EU Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis called on the next EU executive to include animal welfare in the new Green Deal following a tragedy in which almost 15,000 sheep drowned in the Black Sea off Romania’s coast. Andriukaitis questions live animal transport after Romanian sheep tragedy 26 November 2019
Eight of the 9366 cattle exported from Timaru to China have died during transit in 2019, according to the Ministry for Primary Industries' voyage report summaries. Export cattle vigorously prepared for long transit by sea, New Zealand's farmers say 22 November 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Eight of the 9366 cattle exported from Timaru to China have died during transit in 2019, according to the Ministry for Primary Industries' voyage report summaries. Export cattle vigorously prepared for long transit by sea, New Zealand's farmers say 22 November 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals It was one of the few provisions of the Agriculture and Food Law (EGalim) dealing with animal welfare. In October 2018, MEPs voted to ban new construction and rearrangement of cages for laying hens. Associations denounce French government for backing out on improving the welfare of caged chickens 20 November 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Irish imported calves are regarded as being of a high quality and valued in the Netherlands, Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed said on Tuesday. Irish Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed was in the Netherlands promoting Irish live exports 19 November 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed was in the Netherlands on Tuesday promoting Irish live exports. Irish Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed was in the Netherlands promoting Irish live exports 19 November 2019