#Act4 Pets On 20 January 2022, the European Parliament adopted the Digital Services Act and we welcome this very important step in the fight against online illegal pet trade. Although illegal animal trade is included in the scope of the regulation, we note some loopholes, and call Member States to further improve this text to curb the illegal trade of companion animals. Digital Services Act: if not for the animals, do it for the money 21 January 2022
The “Have you met” is a monthly interview to raise awareness for our Member Organisations, their work, main battles and achievements for animals. This month we have the pleasure to interview Kati White, Executive Director of SEY. Have you met SEY? 18 January 2022 SEY Interview
Our member organisation Společnost pro zvířata has launched a campaign to spread awareness of the risks of fireworks and other pyrotechnics. Pyrotechnics can cause injuries, trauma, shock and death to animals, damage human health (physical and mental), and contaminate the environment. The use of some pyrotechnics is also in breach of law in the Czech Republic. Fireworks harm animals, human health, and pollute the environment: Campaign to limit the use of pyrotechnics 30 December 2021 Společnost pro zvířata
#Act4 Pets Last week colleagues from our political team went on a mission to Ireland to visit our Irish Members the DSPCA and the USPCA, and also met with the head of the Animal Welfare Unit in the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine. Mission to Ireland 11 November 2021 USPCA
#Act4 Pets A new petition has been launched in Spain to demand equal protection for all animals, including galgos. Open petition to save galgos in Spain 26 October 2021 AnimaNaturalis
#Act4 Wildlife After a marathon day finalising the adoption of the ambitious law aiming to reduce pet abandonments and end the use of wild animals in shows, the French Senate significantly weakened the text. No surprises as French senators distort anti animal mistreatment law 1 October 2021 FBB
#Act4 Pets Aid for companion animals affected by flooding in Germany 29 July 2021 Deutscher Tierschutzbund
#Act4 Pets Eurogroup for Animals visited Lëtzebuerger Déiereschutzliga (the National League for the Protection of Animals) in Luxembourg on 9 July for a shelter visit and to discuss both interior and cross-border challenges facing cats and dogs in Luxembourg. This visit was also the occasion to conduct an interview featuring Luss Bildgen, President of Lëtzebuerger Déiereschutzliga, and Tilly Metz, Member of the European Parliament. Lëtzebuerger Déiereschutzliga (LNPA): Interview of MEP Tilly Metz and Luss Bildgen 15 July 2021 LNPA
#Act4 Pets Animal shelters, pet shops, and the like are considered "zoological nucleus" and must comply with the Spanish legislation that governs the authorization procedure. A zoological nucleus is any center, establishment, or facility that houses, maintains, raises, or sells animals, whether or not this is its primary activity. Unfortunately, the only state legislation on this subject that is currently in effect dates from 1975 and is clearly out of date, harming companion animals. New Spanish draft royal decree on zoological centers for pet animals 8 April 2021 ANDA
#Act4 Pets Eurogroup for Animals has released a policy briefing on the need to include illegal animal trade in the Communication on an EU Strategy to tackle organised crime (2021-2025). As the convergences between animal trafficking and other forms of transnational organised crime have been very well-established, it is evident that illegal animal trade must be addressed accordingly. Will illegal animal trade be addressed in the EU Organised Crime Strategy? 7 April 2021
#Act4 Wildlife On 29 January 2021, the French National Assembly approved on first reading an ambitious text on pets and captive wild species. It must now be submitted to the Senate for adoption in March. Fight against animal abuse : historic vote at the French National Assembly 2 February 2021 FBB
#Act4 Pets The Animal Friends Croatia, which has been intensively lobbying for a ban on firecrackers for years, welcomed today's vote on the Final Bill on Amendments to the Law on Explosive Substances and the Production and Trafficking of Weapons. At the second reading, members of parliament unanimously supported the ban on firecrackers of category F2 and F3. Unfortunately, amendments by which the use of other pyrotechnics from these categories would be allowed only between the 31st of December and the 1st of January were not accepted. 12/18/20 Historical moment: Firecrackers finally banned! 21 December 2020 Prijatelji životinja
