#Act4 Pets Our Scottish member OneKind, has called on the Scottish Government to put an end to the breeding of flat-faced dogs, cats and rabbits, such as French bulldogs, amongst other welfare calls, ahead of the 2021 Scottish elections. OneKind launches 2021 manifesto calling on the Scottish Government to prioritise animal welfare 21 September 2020 OneKind
#Act4 FarmAnimals Animal welfare and the future of farming is the topic at the heart of the conference organized by La Fondation Droit Animal, Éthique et Sciences on October 22, 2020 at the Grand Amphithéâtre de la Sorbonne (Paris 5th). Conference on 22 October: Animal welfare and the future of farming 21 September 2020 LFDA
#Act4 FarmAnimals Debate on EU animal welfare label aired by the German TV channel ZDF. Debate on EU animal welfare label at the German TV 7 September 2020
The universities of Leuven and Ghent will open a university chair programme dedicated to ethics and animal welfare. The place of animals in our society will be the main focus. Creation of a university research program dedicated to animal welfare in Belgium 24 August 2020
#Act4 Pets Minister to introduce law next year to ensure nation’s 9.4 million dogs get enough exercise Germans must walk their dogs twice a day, new law will say 24 August 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Federation of Veterinarians of Europe wants to oppose the use of veterinary anaesthetics in animals by lay people or without direct supervision of a veterinarian. FVE publishes position paper on anaesthesia as a veterinary act 21 August 2020
An unprecedented survey carried out by Fondation Brigitte Bardot and IFOP in August 2020 reveals that French citizens want better protection for animals. More than two thirds of French citizens want better animal welfare 19 August 2020 FBB
#Act4 LabAnimals The Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) is increasingly impacted upon by the growing global demand for medicines and medical devices, prompting serious questions around animal welfare and sustainability. Report: Horseshoe crabs and the pharmaceutical industry - Challenges and alternatives 17 August 2020 RSPCA
#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 We are seeing the impacts of COVID-19 nearly everywhere, including in the thousands of U.S. laboratories that use millions of animals. Protections for these animals were already thin, but now labs have sent workers home, including those who clean cages and provide water, and federal regulators have been eager to relax their already weak guidelines. Coronavirus exposes lack of animal welfare standards in biomedical research 26 June 2020
#Act4 AnimalsEU On Monday 15 June, Eurogroup for Animals held a webinar entitled “Animal welfare and SDGs: How should EU trade policy help?” and officially launched its report on “Animal Welfare, Trade and SDGs”. Using trade policy to promote animal welfare is crucial to achieve SDGs 22 June 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 FarmAnimals Jane Parker is planning the UK’s first modern, mobile abattoir Mobile abattoir will help meet demand 12 June 2020