#Act4 AnimalsEU Two Indian citizens were arrested due to smuggling attempt into the country on a flight from Guangzhou, China with thirty-two small boxes packed with 5,225 red-eared slider turtles. Trafficking ring involving thousands of turtles uncovered in Florida 26 June 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Eight fire salamanders and a natterjack toad were intercepted by Customs officers in Dublin in recent months. Eight fire salamanders and a natterjack toad the latest in a series of exotic animal seizures 25 June 2019 ISPCA
#Act4 Aquatics The fishmeal and fish oil (FMFO) industry is devastating the seas and earning immense profits perverting food chains in multiple deviant ways New report shows how the fishmeal and fish oil industry threatens West African fish stocks 24 June 2019
#Act4 Pets Many of us will have experienced that super friendly cat who seems to love being stroked one minute, only to bite or swipe at us the next. How to stroke a cat, according to science 23 June 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Donkeys are naturally silent carriers of a range of diseases that could be transported around the world, but this hasn't curtailed the international ejiao trade. Instead, the global donkey population is now at risk. The Ejiao Trade 22 June 2019 The Donkey Sanctuary
#Act4 FarmAnimals Thunderbolt in the egg industry! New investigation shows cruelties to broilers in Groupe Avril’s farms haven't stopped 21 June 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Lawyers from ClientEarth have helped launch a High Court challenge to the UK government’s Brexit laws, over sweeping new powers that may weaken protection for seas and wildlife in the UK. Environmental groups launch Brexit regulation court challenge over wildlife risk 21 June 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals It is difficult to go out to dinner and find a menu in which most dishes offered are meat-free. The obsession with meat: a story more than 2 million years old 21 June 2019
#Act4 Wildlife As a demonstration of their commitment, The Estée Lauder Companies will also be beginning its journey of Leaping Bunny cruelty free certification, starting with the certification of some of its brands. Cruelty Free International and The Estée Lauder Companies unite towards a global end to animal testing for cosmetics 20 June 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals EU Member States today agreed to a proposal from the European Commission to make €50 million available to Irish beef farmers, which can be matched by national funds to reach a maximum of €100 million. Your tax euros at work: Irish beef farmers get €50 million in CAP money 20 June 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Leo Varadkar, along with French President Emmanuel Macron and the Polish and Belgian Prime Ministers, has written to Jean Claude Juncker raising concerns over ongoing Mercosur talks. Varadkar warns EU president of Mercosur threat for beef 19 June 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals While EU/Mercosur trade agreement has entered “endgame” negotiations and could lead to a political agreement in the last week of June, AVEC representing the European poultry meat sector, raises the alarm bell! EU poultry industry sector says no to the Mercosur Agreement 19 June 2019