#Act4 AnimalsEU After several weeks of anticipation, the UK and Australia announced on 15 June that they have reached a political agreement on a trade deal. The future Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will grant huge trade preferences to Australian beef and sheep meat, with no further condition on animal welfare standards. This is a dreadful precedent for UK trade policy. UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement sets a dangerous precedent for Animal Welfare 17 June 2021
#Act4 AnimalsEU A research published in the World Resources Institute in March 2021 found that two of the main products responsible for deforestation are beef and soy, the latter being used for animal feed. The EU, as net importer of these products, should address the impact of such imports on the environment and on animals to ensure coherence between EU trade policy and the EU Green Deal. Beef production drives deforestation five times more than any other sector 22 April 2021
The Royal Decree requiring the installation of video surveillance cameras in slaughterhouses will be approved by the end of this year. As a result, Spain will be ahead of other European Union countries in approving this animal welfare regulation, as the installation of video surveillance systems in slaughterhouses has previously only been mandatory in the United Kingdom. Video surveillance cameras in Spanish slaughterhouses become mandatory by the end of 2021 18 March 2021 Equalia
#Act4 FarmAnimals The FARMS Initiative’s goal is for financial institutions to encourage and support meat, milk and egg producers, and other companies in the supply chain, towards meeting Responsible Minimum Standards with respect to how farmed animals are raised, transported and slaughtered. Eurogroup for Animals endorses the FARMS initiative on farmed animal responsible minimum standards 15 February 2021 CIWF
#Act4 AnimalsEU More than a year after the end of the EU-Mercosur negotiations, the EU finally published the related Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA). The document, which was supposed to provide guidance to EU negotiators, confirms the agreement will lead to further intensification of animal agriculture in the region. EU-Mercosur trade agreement will fuel intensification of animal agriculture, says EU assessment 22 July 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Feedback, a US-based campaign group working to regenerate nature by transforming food systems, launched its founding report making the case that Big Livestock, like Big Oil, by its very nature belongs on the wrong side of history. New report highlights the link between industrial animal agriculture and climate change 23 April 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Guardian's monthly roundup of the biggest issues in farming and food production, with must-read reports from around the web. Coronavirus threat to EU food supplies, America's beef capital and the 'anti-meat agenda' 25 March 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals The decision by fast food outlet McDonald's to close all its Irish restaurants will have a massive impact on an already struggling beef sector. McDonald's closure to have big impact on Irish beef sector 23 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 A quiet revolution is also taking place in labs, where scientists are working to cultivate meat and seafood grown from cells, with the potential to reduce demand for industrial animal agriculture even further. Will cultured meat soon be a common sight in supermarkets across the globe? 20 February 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Netherlands ships millions of live animals to the other side of the world every year. The Netherlands is the largest animal trader in the world 17 February 2020
#Act4 AnimalsEU Campaigns to promote consumption of pork and veal labelled ‘indefensible’ in light of health and climate concerns. EU spending tens of millions of euros a year to promote meat eating 17 February 2020
