#Act4 FarmAnimals Young calves exported from Ireland to holding centres in France, before they are sold to farms across Europe, have been beaten and brutalised, an investigation has found. Live export Irish calves brutally ill-treated in France en route to south Europe 11 May 2019 Investigation
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Vosges group, based in Éloyes, has announced its commitment to source from chicken farms and slaughterhouses meeting the European chicken commitment. France’s Thiriet group commits to animal welfare 11 May 2019
#Act4 Aquatics First Symposium on Welfare in Aquaculture Swansea symposium explores welfare indicators in cleanerfish 11 May 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals We’ve all heard them and used them – the common references to farmed animals that appeal to the worst part of human nature: ‘pearls before swine’, ‘what a pig’, ‘like lambs to the slaughter’, ‘bird brain’. Face it: A farmed animal is someone, not something 11 May 2019
#Act4 Pets The city council has assured in a statement that it will "continuously monitor the ads to sanction in case of persistence in the breach of the withdrawal of the ads" Online pet trade: Barcelona demands the withdrawal of online adverts 10 May 2019
#Act4 Wildlife In fact, is an activity that produces additional stress to the dolphins, already held in limited spaces and forced to perform in shows with jumps and pirouettes, accompanied by music at very high volume. Zoomarine: Swimming with dolphins in dolphinarias is finally banned 10 May 2019 LAV
Meat-free foods that "bleed" like the real thing are becoming increasingly common. Could these vegetarian alternatives replace "traditional" burgers and sausages? The vegetarian 'meat' aiming to replace the real thing 10 May 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Our Portuguese Member, Animais de Rua, organised a political debate on 6th of May in Lisbon. ANIMAIS DE RUA: Portuguese candidates share their priorities for animals 10 May 2019 Animais de Rua
#Act4 Wildlife These include plants and animals not native to Europe that have either accidentally or deliberately been introduced in Europe’s environments. A new report locates Europe's 'invasive alien species 9 May 2019
#Act4 Pets Carl the cat was born to beat the odds. Cats rival dogs on many tests of social smarts. But is anyone brave enough to study them? 9 May 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The government should follow the European Parliament's call and develop a plan for how Sweden should minimize the transport of animals for slaughter and transport meat instead. Transporting meat instead of live animals 9 May 2019 Djurens Rätt
#Act4 Wildlife Eight years ago J. Broomhall Ltd, a family-run abattoir in Gloucestershire, became the first in the country to get a licence to slaughter alpacas. British alpacas cheat the abattoir 9 May 2019