#Act4 FarmAnimals The coronavirus outbreak stresses the need to change how we make our meat. Modernizing meat production will help us avoid pandemics 17 March 2020
#Act4 AnimalsEU The European Union's top trade official has canceled plans to visit the United States and Canada next week as concerns escalate about the fast-spreading coronavirus, two EU officials said on Wednesday. Hogan cancels trip to US, Canada over coronavirus concerns 16 March 2020
#Act4 AnimalsEU Negotiators from both sides release a joint statement saying the talks can not go ahead as planned in London next week. Brexit trade talks have been cancelled next week due to the coronavirus pandemic 16 March 2020
#Act4 LabAnimals With more than 110,000 confirmed human cases worldwide and no sign that the coronavirus is going away, researchers are looking to animals to understand COVID-19. They are testing monkeys, mice and even ferrets. Labs rush to study coronavirus in transgenic animals 16 March 2020
#Act4 AnimalsEU New research into the animal welfare policies and legislation of 50 countries could be a vital tool in assessing animal welfare standards in the EU’s trade negotiations. New tool that can revolutionise trade agreements 16 March 2020 WAP
These are challenging times for everyone. We hope that you, your families and friends are all well and stay well. We’re continuing our work for animals 13 March 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 AnimalsEU An India-EU summit scheduled for Mar 13 in Brussels has been postponed because of the coronavirus, New Delhi said Thursday (Mar 5). India-EU summit postponed due to coronavirus 9 March 2020
#Act4 Pets A pet dog in Hong Kong has a “low-level” infection of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 in people, in what may be the first known human-to-animal transmission of the novel coronavirus that has sickened more than 90,000 people worldwide. Dog has ‘low-level’ coronavirus infection in first known human-to-animal transmission 9 March 2020
#Act4 Wildlife A study has called into question the effectiveness of measures to clamp down on the illegal wildlife trade. Illicit wildlife products 'slipping through the net' 5 March 2020
#Act4 Pets The southern Chinese technology hub of Shenzhen is moving to outlaw the consumption of dogs and cats as the country clamps down on the wildlife trade that scientists suspect led to the coronavirus outbreak. Coronavirus: Shenzhen prepares ban on eating cats and dogs after outbreak 28 February 2020
#Act4 Pets Moscow authorities are rounding up stray animals and exterminating rats as a precaution against the new coronavirus, actions that animal rights campaigners decried as cruel and scientifically groundless. Moscow rounds up stray animals, kills rats over coronavirus fears 28 February 2020
#Act4 Wildlife 200 individuals and organizations issued an open letter to world health authorities urging them to work with governments to take global action. Coronavirus: Experts call for global ban on live animal markets, wildlife trade 20 February 2020