#Act4 FarmAnimals Fish farming (also known as ‘aquaculture’) has increased in recent decades, and so has the concern about welfare issues that result from keeping fish in crowded pens and subjecting them to procedures that cause pain and stress, not unlike other farmed animals. Canada’s first-ever Code of Practice for fish is open for public comment 27 November 2020 WAP
#Act4 AnimalsEU On November 3, we joined, along with some of our members, the 8th EU Platform on Animal welfare meeting. EU Platform on Animal Welfare 9 November 2020 CIWF Long read
#Act4 FarmAnimals There is ample science showing how antibiotic overuse on factory farms leads to antibiotic-resistant superbugs, antimicrobial resistance, that spreads to workers, the environment and into the food chain. New report- Fueling the pandemic rise: Factory farming and the rise of superbugs 20 October 2020 WAP
#Act4 AnimalsEU With their new campaign, World Animal Protection is calling for the G20 to (make a collective commitment to) end the inter-country trade in wild animals and wild animal products, and to ask for global institutions and bodies to put in place mechanisms to develop, facilitate and implement this ban. Job opportunity: G20 Campaign Consultant - Apply by July 3rd 29 June 2020 WAP
#Act4 Wildlife Help World Animal Protection end the wildlife trade and protect the animals, the planet and our own health by supporting the campaign. Petition: "Keep them wild - keep us safe!" 15 June 2020 WAP
#Act4 Wildlife To end the suffering of millions of wild animals used as entertainment, food, medicine, and pets and to prevent future pandemics, World Animal Protection shifts its focus on fighting against the entire global wildlife trade. We need to end the entire wildlife trade 4 May 2020 WAP
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) measures how food companies perform on their commitments to improve farm animal welfare. The 2019 Business Benchmark on farm animal welfare is out! 3 April 2020 WAP
#Act4 Wildlife World Animal Protection reveals the cruelty of the global trade in Ball pythons - Africa’s most legally traded live animal. 'Suffering in silence': the truth about the Ball python trade 30 March 2020 WAP
#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
#Act4 Wildlife Are otter cafes ethical? Cruel pet otter craze fuelled by Japanese otter cafes and social media 11 February 2020 WAP
#Act4 Wildlife This month, World Animal Protection has published two reports, one exposing degrading performances and activities in the world’s zoos and aquariums, and the other revealing the expanding industry of big cats being bred and killed for their body parts. WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION: Shocking reports on wild animals in captivity and bred for traditional medicine 1 August 2019 WAP
#Act4 Wildlife Influencers on social media and otter cafés in Japan cause an otter madness: more and more people in Southeast Asia want an otter as a pet. But is that really so much fun? ‘Otter Madness’: Cruel practices of wild animals kept as pets and in cafés in Japan 29 May 2019 WAP
