Every month, we interview one of our member organisations about their work, main battles and achievements for animals. This month we have the pleasure to interview Adrienne Bonnet, Head of Campaign, Advocacy & Legal department at Welfarm. Have you met Welfarm? 11 May 2022 WELFARM
#Act4 FarmAnimals In an unprecedented move, a French criminal court has condemned the practice of illegal routine tail docking of pigs and issued a fine of 50,000 euros, including 25,000 suspended, against the owners of a pig farm. Justice is served for pigs as French court case condemns routine tail docking 20 April 2022
#Act4 FarmAnimals Welfarm is calling for a ban on the castration of piglets in its new campaign launched on November 4th in Paris. Welfarm is calling for a ban on the castration of piglets 19 November 2021 WELFARM
#Act4 FarmAnimals In France, many male piglets are castrated to prevent the development of an unpleasant odour (known as “boar smell”) that may occur when the meat of some carcasses is first cooked. Although this practice is decreasing, it remains problematic: it is extremely painful and stressful for the animal. The Bigard group refuses alternatives to castration of piglets 24 June 2021 WELFARM
#Act4 FarmAnimals Take home message from the IPEMA webinar: The process of moving towards alternatives to surgical castration is irreversible, even if the solutions applied within Europe differ. Entire male pigs or immunocastration replace piglet castration: IPEMA provides solutions 21 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
#Act4 FarmAnimals Our Italian member Essere Animali has released footages of an undercover investigation in two pig farms in prime time on national television (Tg1). Reaching millions of people, Essere Animali urges authorities and also citizens to rethink intensive farming and its harmful consequences for animals and public health. Pig farm investigations released on Italian TV during prime time 14 September 2020 Essere Animali
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Federation of Veterinarians of Europe wants to oppose the use of veterinary anaesthetics in animals by lay people or without direct supervision of a veterinarian. FVE publishes position paper on anaesthesia as a veterinary act 21 August 2020
#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 Owners of the farm, supplying one of Spain’s largest meat companies 'El Pozo', were called in for questioning after Igualdad Animal's investigation from 2018. 'The horror farm' 16 March 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Paris EELV senator Esther Benbassa has drafted a bill for "ethical, socially just and animal welfare friendly" animal husbandry and slaughter. French Senator proposes a law for ethical farming 24 February 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Tail lesions are a major welfare concern within pig farming. Study: “The Importance of the social sciences in reducing tail biting prevalence in pigs” 21 August 2019
