#Act4 Wildlife Some 67,154 badgers have been killed in the since the scheme began in 2013. Tens of thousands more badgers face slaughter as UK areas ask for licences to kill 17 March 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals A pig breeder was sentenced to three years in prison by the Ulm district court on Friday for cruelty to animals in factory farming. Pig farmer sentenced for animal cruelty 17 March 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Trump administration rescinds Obama-era regulation for organic farms. Trump USDA withdraws animal welfare regulation for organic farms, sparking backlash 15 March 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals On 7 March 2019, the FDA and the USDA concluded a formal agreement (“7 March Agreement”) on their cooperation to oversee the production of cell-based meat from livestock and poultry. How the US and EU will regulate cell-based meat: differences and similarities 15 March 2019
#Act4 LabAnimals China has announced that post-market cosmetic testing in the country will no longer include animal tests. China ends animal testing requirements on post-market cosmetics 14 March 2019
#Act4 Wildlife With regard to animal welfare and conservation, whistleblowers are often alerting authorities, media, and NGOs about the lack of compliance with the legislation. Intergroup meeting report: "Whistleblowers: the protection of persons reporting on breaches of EU law” 14 March 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Ukraine has unexpectedly come out on top in a spat with Brussels over a special type of chicken import that has infuriated Europe's poultry farmers. Chicken Kiev baron on course for big EU trade win 14 March 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Departmental report says shooters bribed landholders and farmers provided false information Kangaroo pet food trial: one million animals killed, and fraud and bribery alleged 13 March 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Animals should only be transported from Bavaria to other countries if German animal protection standards are adhered to throughout the route. Bavaria bans live export to 17 states 13 March 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals After Bavaria and Schleswig-Holstein, Hessen has temporarily stopped live animal transports to certain third countries of the EU. After Bavaria and Schleswig-Holstein, Hesse has temporarily banned live transports to certain third countries 13 March 2019 Deutscher Tierschutzbund
#Act4 FarmAnimals The text, tabled on the initiative of the minister in charge of animal welfare Ben Weyts (N-VA), provides for a transition phase to allow companies to gradually dismantle their facilities. Flanders bans fur farming and force-feeding in foie gras production 13 March 2019
#Act4 Aquatics A few years ago, scientists from the University of Tennessee noticed curious behaviour in three captive male white-spotted cichlid fish. Playing, courtship and vanity: The rich emotional lives of fish 12 March 2019