#Act4 FarmAnimals Some research proposals focus only on short term benefits for the industry. Dutch Council on Animal Affairs releases report on animal procedures for the livestock sector 9 April 2019
#Act4 LabAnimals A new scientific publication by the Cruelty Free International science team, looking at whether drug tests on animals help predict human responses, has been published in the scientific journal BMC Medical Ethics. Scientists confirm that animal tests for human drugs do not work 11 March 2019
#Act4 Aquatics This ask report focuses on improving the environmental conditions of factory farmed animals. Specifically, it is focused on improving management of dissolved oxygen levels for fish. "Helping fish breathe" study focuses on improving management of dissolved oxygen levels for farmed fish 1 March 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Last Monday, London-based think-tank Chatham House published a report containing a series of considerations on the future of plant-based and lab-grown meat in the European Union. EU should fund meat alternatives and clarify rules, Chatham House report says 22 February 2019
Fisheries ministers are risking the sustainability of fish stocks by consistently setting fishing limits above scientific advice. Fishing limits and science - overfishing in the North East Atlantic 11 February 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals “A case of the atypical form of BSE in Poland has been confirmed,” Krzysztof Niemczuk said, quoted by the Polish PAP news agency. Poland reports atypical case of ‘mad cow disease’ 5 February 2019
#Act4 Wildlife The illicit great ape trade involves a fusion of brutality and financial sophistication. To tackle great ape trafficking, follow the money, report says 29 January 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The castration of male piglets is a routine and long-standing practice in pig husbandry, common across most countries in the European Union (EU). European Commission shares best practices for the production, processing and marketing of meat from pigs that are not surgically castrated 29 January 2019
#Act4 Wildlife The use of wild animals in travelling circuses generates strongly held opinions and a considerable degree of public and political interest. Summary of Welsh public consultation on wild animals in travelling circuses is available 24 January 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The European Commission will send a team of inspectors to Poland on Monday after a TV report showed sick cows being butchered for food in a Polish slaughterhouse. EC inspectors to investigate Polish slaughterhouse in wake of TV report showing sick cows being slaughtered for food 23 January 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Wildlife poaching and trafficking pose a serious threat to unique species in the Amazon countries of Bolivia and Suriname, according to a new study commissioned by IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands. New report shows wildlife crime in Bolivia and Suriname poses serious threat to indigenous species 22 January 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Food safety is a high priority for the EU and affects all citizens Court of Auditors new report finds that EC and Member States fail to fully implement the EU regulations on the use of chemicals in animal feed 15 January 2019