For 10 years, a rogue fishing vessel and its crew plundered the world’s oceans, escaping repeated attempts of capture. Then a dramatic pursuit across the high seas finally netted the one that got away. The hunt for the fish pirates who exploit the sea 18 February 2019
#Act4 Wildlife It argued, in particular, that the working group did not include a sufficient number of experts on the alternatives to non-human primates in research. Ombudsman concludes no maladministration in selection of experts to evaluate the need for non-human primates in research 18 February 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Cull sows may be more vulnerable to transportation compared to other swine categories, as they are typically culled after several production cycles, and hence may be injured or weak. New Danish study finds cull sows suffer during transport to slaughter due to conditions en route 18 February 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Ministry announced that following the opening of this market, Romania will export nearly 800,000 sheep in the first six months. Romania resumes its sheep exports to Iran 18 February 2019
#Act4 Pets A meeting to ask for justice for the sweet pit bull killed by a Municipal Police officer. Protest for dog killed by Italian police officer 17 February 2019
#Act4 LabAnimals The Australian government has passed a bill that effectively bans animal testing for cosmetics in the country. Australia sets concrete measures to guarantee cosmetic ingredients are no longer tested on animals 15 February 2019
#Act4 Wildlife For this reason, today we have written to the Minister so that indignation turns into concrete changes. Urging concrete actions on pig breeding regulations 15 February 2019 LAV
#Act4 FarmAnimals Figures have revealed more than 94 million cattle, sheep and poultry were slaughtered in England and Wales in 2018 without being stunned first. Slaughterhouse survey: 94m cattle, sheep and poultry slaughtered without stunning in the UK 15 February 2019
#Act4 Aquatics The European Parliament and EU member states clinched an agreement late last night (13 February) over new technical conservation measures for fishing, which includes an EU-wide ban on the controversial pulse trawling starting from mid-2021. EU approves ban on electric pulse fishing from 2021 14 February 2019
#Act4 LabAnimals In his State of the Union address this year, President Trump pledged $500 million over the next 10 years to fund research into cures for childhood cancers. How reliance on animal disease models is halting progress in the biomedical sciences 14 February 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Last week we launched our new high-profile campaign "Insta vs Reality" on Instagram. "Insta vs. Reality" Campaign 14 February 2019
Research suggests density of hairdressers in an area – and resulting human hair – affects rate of lost toes Human hair behind pigeons' lost toes, Paris study finds 14 February 2019