#Act4 FarmAnimals Today, Eurogroup for Animals joined the European Commission, the Council and the Parliament at the launch of the first EU Organic Day EU Organic Day: what it could mean for animal welfare 23 September 2021
#Act4 FarmAnimals Eurogroup for Animals welcomes the European Organic Action Plan 2021-2027 released today by the European Commission. The publication of the Organic Action plan follows the objectives set out in the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Biodiversity Strategy of “at least 25% of the EU’s agricultural land under organic farming and a significant increase in organic aquaculture by 2030.” Organic Action Plan: what it could mean for animal welfare 25 March 2021
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) is calling on the European Commission to allow immunocastration of piglets in organic farming as an alternative to surgical castration. A new position paper, with which Eurogroup for Animals agrees, provides the scientific and ethical rationale. Federation of Veterinarians of Europe: immunocastration of pigs should be allowed in organic production 10 August 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Compassion in World Farming launched a detailed policy report examining the relationship between factory farming and pandemics. New campaign: "Is the next pandemic on our plate?" 11 May 2020 CIWF
#Act4 FarmAnimals The global demand for food will increase in the future. To meet this demand, it is not enough simply to increase productivity in a sustainable way. We also need to change from linear mass consumption to a more circular economy — which will mean changing our norms, habits and routines. New report on sustainability in food production recommends reducing meat production levels 9 April 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals The study says that adapting to climate change must be made a top priority for the European Union’s agriculture sector if it is to improve resilience to extreme events like droughts, heatwaves and floods. Climate change threatens future of farming in Europe 4 September 2019
