#Act4 Wildlife Today, the live version of the LIVE EuroBirdPortal (EBP) viewer was released. New interactive maps let users follow birds across Europe in real time 13 April 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The agriculture committee of the European Parliament voted in the beginning of April on reforms of EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP) in opposition to the environment committee that wanted to make EU farm subsidies conditional on minimal animal welfare standards. ENVI and AGRI committees divided on animal welfare in Common Agricultural Policy 12 April 2019
#Act4 LabAnimals The number of animals killed or severely injured in tens of thousands of experiments at Cardiff University in the last year has been revealed. Tens of thousands of frogs, fish, mice and rats subjected to 'experiments' at Cardiff University 12 April 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Some Member States have applied management methods which imply the capture, sterilisation and release of species included in the Union list. EC confirms that the capture, sterilisation and release of invasive alien species is possible 12 April 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The report describes the outcome of an audit carried out by Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety in Poland from 4 to 8 February 2019. Following "serious shortcomings" reported in Polish slaughterhouses, compulsory CCTV is being considered 12 April 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals 'Let's save the male chick'. It is the new stage of Coop and its commitment to animal welfare in the context of the 'We raise health' campaign. Largest supermarket chain in Italy presents 'Save the male chick' project 12 April 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Singapore has seized nearly 26 tonnes of pangolin scales - the most ever recorded - in two separate operations over the past week, increasing calls for improved protection for the endangered species. Singapore busts reveal loss of 38,000 endangered pangolins 11 April 2019
#Act4 Pets We’ve all come across stray cats in European holiday destinations. Why luxury resorts in Cyprus are installing ‘cat hotels’ for strays 11 April 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The EU Birds Directive marks its 40th year in 2019. Projects under the LIFE programme have been working to implement the directive and save species since LIFE’s inception in 1992. LIFE and birds: 40 years of the EU Birds Directive 11 April 2019
#Act4 LabAnimals The number of cats and dogs used for medical experiments increased by 49 percent in 2017. The Netherlands has increased the number of cats and dogs used in research 10 April 2019
#Act4 Equines Horses are notorious for belly ailments. Over the course of a lifetime, chances are good a horse will suffer at least once from some kind of gastrointestinal (GI) problem, with severity ranging from mild to life threatening. Tested: A new camera-in-a-capsule method of examining a horse's gut 10 April 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Essere Animali has released a new investigation that documents the cruel procedures that more than 9 million pigs endure on Italian factory farms. The release of the investigation also coincides with the launch of a campaign with a petition, #SOSpigs. ESSERE ANIMALI: #SOSpig campaign 10 April 2019 Essere Animali