#Act4 Wildlife A campaign – supported by an international coalition of almost 40 conservation and animal welfare organisations – calls on airlines flying between Norway and Japan to pledge not to carry or promote whale meat. How to tackle whaling in Norway 9 March 2020
#Act4 Wildlife Japan insisted Friday that it no longer whales, an endangered species, in international waters, but is accused of violating a wildlife treaty by allowing the marketing of stocks of killed whales in the past years. Whale hunting: Japan under pressure 17 August 2019 C'est Assez
#Act4 AnimalsEU Japanese fishermen have set sail to hunt whales commercially for the first time in more than three decades after Tokyo’s controversial decision to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission. Japan resumes commercial whaling for the first time in 30 years 1 July 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Canada has made it illegal to catch and hold whales, dolphins and porpoises in captivity. Canada passes ‘Free Willy’ bill to ban captivity of whales and dolphins 11 June 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Australia’s global leadership on whale conservation will be tested as Japanese hunters move to a different hemisphere Japan's war on whales isn't over – the Australian government must keep fighting 1 April 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Iceland has announced it may kill more than 2,000 whales over the next five years, despite a declining market for whale meat and a growing sentiment against whaling among the Nordic country’s own citizens. Iceland says it may kill 2,000 whales in next five years 22 February 2019
A fleet of five vessels will reportedly leave for the country’s coastal waters on 1 July Japan to resume commercial whaling one day after leaving the International Whaling Commission 25 January 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU The European Parliament has finally given its consent to the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (JEEPA), which unfortunately is a missed opportunity to advance the protection of animals. EU-Japan Trade Agreement is a fact, despite weak provisions on animal welfare 12 December 2018 Eurogroup for Animals
This week, the objective of the EU is clear: to show the world – and the US – that rules-based free trade works. EU and Japan sign JEEPA amidst crisis over whaling 18 July 2018 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 AnimalsEU In December 2017, the European Commission announced that it had finalised the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (JEEPA) and released a series of agreed texts. The missed opportunity of the EU-Japan Free Trade agreement 11 January 2018 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 AnimalsEU The Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (JEEPA) provides an opportunity to discuss contentious issues such as whaling or the use of animals in cosmetic testing, and to adopt strong commitments to improve animal welfare standards in general. Promising outlook for animal welfare in Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement 7 July 2017 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 Wildlife Every year the North Atlantic turns into a red sea as Faroese carry on the ‘grindadráp’, a cruel tradition which involves driving cetaceans into bays before severing their spinal cords with knives, resulting in a slow and extremely painful death. Action against the killing of pilot whales in Faroe Islands 28 January 2014 Eurogroup for Animals
