#Act4 FarmAnimals New investigation by Essere Animali on a dairy farm producing milk for Grana Padano. New investigation on dairy farm producing Grana Padano cheese: “calves in unacceptable conditions, regulatory revision required”. 13 July 2021 Essere Animali Press Release
#Act4 FarmAnimals Today, Eurogroup for Animals’ member Animal Equality Italy released terrible images that demonstrate the multiple violations of animal welfare legislation committed by Zema, a leader in the meat distribution sector in Italy. Shocking new investigation in Italy: Cruelty and violence against pigs at Zema slaughterhouse 10 June 2021 Animal Equality
#Act4 FarmAnimals New report on the hidden costs of meat consumption in Italy reveals the environmental and health impacts which fell on society. If we were to include the hidden costs, one kilogram of beef would cost on average 19 euro more. What’s the real cost of meat? New Italian report sheds light on the 36.6 billion euro bill, in terms of damage to the environment and to the health of consumers 19 April 2021 LAV Press Release
#Act4 FarmAnimals The transport of lambs for Easter continues this year, three trucks from Poland and Romania identified in illegal conditions, stopped by the police and sanctioned New investigation on the transport of lambs for Easter: Animal Equality, Animal Welfare Foundation and ENPA denounce unacceptable situation 1 April 2021 AWF
An independent study, conducted by our member LAV and Demetra, a consulting company in the field of sustainability, reveals the environmental and health costs of meat consumption in Italy. 37 billion euros, the hidden cost of meat consumption in Italy 11 March 2021 LAV
#Act4 Wildlife On 26 February, the Italian Minister of Health Roberto Speranza extended the suspension of the mink breeding activity to the whole of 2021. The previously adopted temporary suspension would have expired on 28 February, but our Italian member organisation LAV successfully called for its extension. Mink and COVID-19: Italy suspends mink breeding in fur farms for the whole 2021! 2 March 2021
#Act4 FarmAnimals In collaboration with Italian television, Animal Equality has released a new investigation that reveals the cruel reality of pigs bred for meat in Northern Italy - a region that markets its products with the so called prestigious stamp “excellence Made in Italy.” Animal Equality reveals mistreatments in a pig farm in Northern Italy 23 February 2021 Animal Equality
#Act4 FarmAnimals The investigative team of Essere Animali managed to film the killing of thousands of mink in the Capralba farm, in the province of Cremona, using a drone. As in Denmark, the animals killed in a gas chamber and thrown with the tractor shovel into a bin. The mink massacre in an Italian COVID-19 infected farm filmed by Essere Animali 8 December 2020 Essere Animali
#Act4 Wildlife COVID-19 spreading in mink farms all over Europe Public health concerns should prompt permanent closure of all mink farms in Europe 5 November 2020 Animal Protection Denmark
#Act4 FarmAnimals The rapid spread of COVID-19 is not only limited to humans, but also affects animals. Especially in mink breeding farms, the virus is given free rein as health authorities stay silent on the matter. This, in turn, is a liability for public safety. COVID and mink: coronavirus outbreak in mink farms traced back to August 2 November 2020 LAV
#Act4 LabAnimals Our Italian member organisation LAV commented: "We can no longer accept that research institutes do not need to comply with the laws". Italian State Council suspends testing on macaques. Animal rights activists: "Laws must be respected" 26 October 2020 LAV
#Act4 Pets Donald Broom, emeritus professor of animal welfare at Cambridge University, and Iwona Mertin, our Cats & Dogs Programme Leader will join the webinar as special guest and panelist. Webinar: Animal cruelty and animal rights 22 October 2020