#Act4 FarmAnimals Anima International worked together with Greenpeace Poland to share what’s happening in the local community of Kruszyniany, where investors planned to build factory farms for broiler chickens. A Polish community’s struggle against industrial poultry farms 18 May 2020
Eurogroup for Animals’ Italian member organisation LAV is asking everyone to sign their manifesto to act immediately on the causes of the pandemic and avoid future ones. Six steps to prevent future health crises: LAV’s manifesto 18 May 2020 LAV
#Act4 FarmAnimals What are the most slaughtered species? Compared to 2010, do Italians eat more or less meat? These are the questions Essere Animali tackles in the new fascinating report on Italian animal farming industry in the past 10 years. Report: 10 years of animal farming in Italy 18 May 2020 Essere Animali
#Act4 FarmAnimals The impact of COVID-19 on the agriculture sector was the subject of an extraordinary EP Agriculture Committee meeting on Monday, which was attended by Stella Kyriakides, the EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety. COVID-19 is no excuse to delay Farm-to-Fork, says Commissioner Kyriakides 12 May 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 FarmAnimals Although the exact origin story of the COVID-19 outbreak is still uncertain, it is highly likely that the virus began as a zoonotic disease. COVID-19: The latest zoonotic disease stemming from the meat industry 11 May 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals In 2018 Member States reported 246,571 cases of campylobacteriosis. The highest occurrence was detected in chicken meat (37.5%) and turkey meat (28.2%). Campylobacteriosis is the most commonly reported zoonotic disease in the EU 11 May 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 Dita L. Michaličková, the president of our Member organisation Spolecnost pro Zvirata from the Czech Republic, published an opinion piece urging for a transition to a plant-based diet in order to fight this and future health crisis. We need to move towards a plant based diet 4 May 2020 Společnost pro zvířata
#Act4 FarmAnimals As part of the Green Deal, the Farm to Fork strategy has an important role to play in the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. MEPs call on Timmermans to reduce industrial meat and dairy in the Farm-to-Fork strategy 4 May 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Feedback, a US-based campaign group working to regenerate nature by transforming food systems, launched its founding report making the case that Big Livestock, like Big Oil, by its very nature belongs on the wrong side of history. New report highlights the link between industrial animal agriculture and climate change 23 April 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals “If you actually want to create global pandemics, then build factory farms.” The meat we eat is a pandemic risk, too 23 April 2020
#Act4 AnimalsEU In light of the health crisis caused by COVID-19 GAIA calls for the closure of wet markets around the world. "We've had enough!" campaign for closure of wet markets 20 April 2020 GAIA