#Act4 FarmAnimals With the increasing middle classes in countries like China and India, global meat consumption is expected to rise. Meat consumption has detrimental effects on animal welfare, climate and human health. So why has the EU spent €71m promoting it? 12 March 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Portugal's bullfighting tradition is on its knees, having seen attendance fall nearly by half in the past decade. Portugal's bullfighting culture woos kids to boost its audience 7 March 2019
Madrid City Council approved this Thursday the definitive text to prevent circuses with wild animals from holding shows in the capital and will give a one-year moratorium for circus companies to "reorient their business". Madrid City Council gives circuses one year to stop having animals 7 March 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Milking robots and precision tools make the work of farmers more efficient and less arduous. Robotization and precision tools should not dehumanize livestock lines 7 March 2019
#Act4 Wildlife The one-year anniversary of the Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online (the Coalition) was celebrated in China this week during an event themed under “Protecting Wildlife with Technology”. Global internet giants gather in China to protect wildlife with technology 6 March 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Prevention and punishment of false declarations of compliance with animal welfare eligibility criteria made in order to obtain promotional funding Pork meat: EC states that false claims by producers of compliance with animal welfare standards can lead to reduction or suspension of promotional funding 28 February 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals At Long Dream Farm in the Sierra Nevada foothills, the Abrahams allow their heritage breed cattle to live out their lives and serve as partners in food production. At this small, family-run dairy, animal welfare comes first 25 February 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Canada has passed the halfway mark in prohibiting the trade of shark fins with Member of Parliament Fin Donnelly tabling Bill S-238, the Ban on Shark Fin Trade Act, into the House of Commons. Bill to end trade of shark fins gains momentum in Canada’s House of Commons 22 February 2019
#Act4 Pets This is news that keeps coming up in the news, without us always understanding by what mechanism: "the Minister of Animal Welfare Carlo Di Antonio would seriously think about setting up a tax on pets. Fake tax on pets: Walloon Minister of Animal Welfare furious 19 February 2019
#Act4 Aquatics Fish play various roles in Dutch society. Dutch Council on Animal Affairs releases fish welfare report (in English) 13 February 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Farm animal welfare is a major concern for society and food production. Farm animal cognition—linking behavior, welfare and ethics 12 February 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The IKEA Food Better Programmes frame IKEA Food’s global vision for sustainable agriculture. IKEA commits to higher welfare standards for chickens worldwide 11 February 2019