#Act4 FarmAnimals Our French member L214 reveals new shocking images shot in a pig farm located in Auvergne. This investigation aims to draw the attention of French MPs to the cruel reality of intensive breeding on the same day a public discussion on a proposed law on the animal condition is taking place in the French National Assembly. New horror images in an intensive pig farm in France 8 October 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Less and better animal farming is crucial in the fight against climate breakdown, but it is also essential in preventing new pandemics. Animal farming in EU worse for climate than all cars 28 September 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Covid has got experts thinking urgently about the risk of diseases passing from farmed animals to humans. We examine the major outbreaks of the past two centuries Farm animals and pandemics: nine diseases that changed the world 22 September 2020
#Act4 Wildlife L214 and Pierre Rigaux, independent naturalist, obtained the images of one of the largest animal hunting farms located in France (Missé in Deux-Sèvres), belonging to the giant of the hunting breeding industry, Gibovendée. Hunting industry: New Investigation about the leader in game farming in France 22 September 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Biosecure farms complete with staff quarantine and chutes for dead pigs are seen as progress, but may carry their own risks. A 12-storey pig farm: has China found the way to tackle animal disease? 21 September 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals How many lives and days of suffering go into U.S. consumption of animal products every day? New research shows the impact of replacing animal products 21 September 2020
#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 The Swedish non-profit organisation Axfoundation has developed a document laying out how to ensure responsible animal husbandry and reduce the unnecessary use of antibiotics in livestock. Sweden takes a step closer to reducing antibiotic overuse in livestock 17 September 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals A recent report on the circulation of A(H1N1) subtype influenza viruses in the swine population in China with evidence of zoonotic potential has alerted the world to the pandemic risk associated with swine influenza viruses. FAO/OIE/WHO Tripartite statement on the pandemic risk of swine influenza 15 September 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals The European Parliamentary Research Services recently published a comprehensive briefing on the EU pig meat sector that is meant to inform MEPs and their assistants. Animal welfare and environmental degradation feature prominently among the issues to be urgently addressed. European pig sector suffering from animal welfare and environmental problems, says research by European Parliament 15 September 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
A series of six seminars with leading experts from around the world, with the aim of inspiring an in-depth conversation – and actions – at the nexus animals x climate change x global health "Animals, Climate Change and Global Health": A series of six webinars 14 September 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Plant protein foods -- like lentils, beans, and nuts -- can provide vital nutrients using a small fraction of the land required to produce meat and dairy. By shifting to these foods, much of the remaining land could support ecosystems that absorb CO2. The carbon opportunity cost of animal-sourced food production on land 14 September 2020