#Act4 LabAnimals Most animals used in biomedical experiments are not accounted for in published papers, a first-of-its-kind study suggests. The analysis found that only one-quarter of more than 5500 lab animals used over a 2-year period at one university in the Netherlands ended up being mentioned in a scientific paper afterward. The researchers believe the pattern could be similar at institutions around the world, resulting in potentially millions of animals disappearing from scientific studies. Millions of animals may be missing from scientific studies 26 October 2020
#Act4 Pets At least 5,000 pets were found dead in cardboard shipping boxes last week at a logistics facility in Central China, likely casualties of a miscommunication in the supply chain of China's thriving mass-breeding industry. 5,000 pets found dead in boxes at Chinese shipping depot 5 October 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Today L214 presents new investigative images filmed at the end of August 2020 in a cage farm of more than 40,000 rabbits, located in Augan in the Morbihan. New investigation in a cage rabbit farm in Morbihan 29 September 2020 L214
#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 One Kind
#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 Animal issues are no longer socially invisible, and increasingly, greater attention is being devoted to understanding the moral significance of experiences of animals and to taking into consideration the welfare of animals. AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2020 Edition 29 January 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Today the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published three scientific opinions on the welfare of rabbits kept in the EU for meat consumption. EFSA concludes conventional rabbit cages have worst welfare score 9 January 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 FarmAnimals An open letter co-signed by organisations from all across Europe is calling on the new EU Commissioners to end the use of cages in farming. More than 160 organisations call on the new EU leaders to end caged farming 5 December 2019 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 Pets You might think it’s just an innocent trip to the pet shop with your children. In reality, you could be leaving a trail of traumatised guinea pigs. Pet stores under fire for ‘interactive’ zones 4 December 2019 RSPCA
#Act4 FarmAnimals In five years, rabbit farms in the Treviso province, the central province for this activity, have fallen from 100 to 40 and one of the main reasons is the changed consumer attitude towards animals in other parts of Europe kept at home as if they were dogs or cats. "People see them as pets" - Six out of ten meat rabbit farms are closing down in Northern Italy 20 November 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals A total of 1,617,405 citizens have signed the EndTheCageAge European Citizens’ Initiative to make cages history for farmed animals. Sixth ECI calls for end of cages for farmed animals 9 October 2019 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 FarmAnimals The End the Cage Age European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) has closed with over 1.5 million signatures asking the EU to put an end to the confinement of farmed animals. More than a million people want to see the end of cages for farmed animals 12 September 2019 Eurogroup for Animals Press Release
