#Act4 FarmAnimals The ANIT-Committee has not yet published a timetable for upcoming activities but among the important next steps to take will be the appointment of the rapporteur and the shadow rapporteurs of the investigation report. EP Animal Transport Committee meet for the first time 28 September 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 Equines That was the main take home message from the European Parliament’s Intergroup on Animal Welfare and Conservation meeting of 14 July dedicated to the Role of the Third Sector during Crisis and Recovery: Case of COVID-19 and Equine Welfare Charities. COVID-19: NGO sector and its 28.3 million of workers deserve a targeted help at the EU and national levels 27 July 2020
#Act4 LabAnimals The education of new scientists and investment in core facilities for non-animal methods are key to move towards non-animal science, which may be compromised by current and future investment in COVID-19 research: this was just one of the conclusions drawn by the Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals today. Don’t forget the lab animals during COVID-19 20 May 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 LabAnimals The Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals have launched a declaration calling on the European Commission to establish a concrete strategy with targets to phase out the use of animals in specific areas of research, education, and testing. MEPs call on the Commission for a phase-out strategy for animals in science 5 December 2019 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 FarmAnimals This morning, the members of the Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals discussed the pressing issue of live transport. Preparatory meeting: Live transport of animals 28 November 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Did you know that hundreds of millions of animals in the EU are still kept in cages, either for their entire lives or prolonged periods of time? Find out what’s on the horizon for animals at the EP this week 7 October 2019 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 AnimalsEU This morning, the Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals held its first preparatory meeting for this new legislative term. First Intergroup preparatory meeting of the new parliamentary term: Board elections and priorities 19 September 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Ursula von der Leyen will be the next President of the European Commission after a majority of MEPs voted in favour of her appointment tonight. Is the new President-elect of the Commission committed to making a change for animals? 16 July 2019 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 AnimalsEU Five newly elected MEPs shared their top priorities for animals at Eurogroup for Animals’ Annual Event in Brussels on Wednesday. They all agreed that new and improved legislative measures are needed to mend the animal welfare crisis in the EU. New MEPs want to see legislative improvements for animals 21 June 2019 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 LabAnimals This morning, the Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals discussed the continued use of animals for testing the safety of cosmetic ingredients in the EU. Intergroup meeting report: "The continued use of animals for cosmetics testing in the EU" 28 March 2019
#Act4 Wildlife With regard to animal welfare and conservation, whistleblowers are often alerting authorities, media, and NGOs about the lack of compliance with the legislation. Intergroup meeting report: "Whistleblowers: the protection of persons reporting on breaches of EU law” 14 March 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Tomorrow, Eurogroup for Animals will launch its VoteforAnimals2019 campaign to put animal welfare at the heart of the next European elections. VoteForAnimals2019 offers opportunity for MEP candidates to (re)connect with citizens and win votes 13 February 2019 Eurogroup for Animals
