#Act4 FarmAnimals A new opinion by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) identified 30 hazards, most of them related to stunning and bleeding, that impact the welfare of pigs at slaughter. EFSA (finally) affirms that CO2 stunning is incompatible with pig welfare at slaughter 17 June 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 FarmAnimals Today the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published three scientific opinions on the welfare of rabbits kept in the EU for meat consumption. EFSA concludes conventional rabbit cages have worst welfare score 9 January 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 FarmAnimals Today, the European Parliament hosted the first ever high level political event, ‘Seizing the Day for Fish Welfare’, gathering fish professionals and political stakeholders to discuss the welfare of fish. EU citizens and leading fish stakeholders demand better welfare for fish 6 June 2018 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 FarmAnimals Earlier this week the European Commission presented to the European Parliament and European Council a much anticipated report on the welfare of fish at the time of killing in European aquaculture [1]. Commission flouting legal commitment to protect fish during killing 9 March 2018 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 FarmAnimals Eurogroup for Animals welcomes the long awaited report into welfare aspects of transport and slaughter in European aquaculture, published this week by the European Commission. European Commission report demonstrates need to improve fish welfare regulation 22 November 2017 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 FarmAnimals During its 310th session the Intergroup called on the Commission to phase out killing methods which cause intense suffering to animals, such as slaughter without stunning, the use of CO2 stunning for pigs and the use of electrical water-bath stunners for poultry as soon as possible. Commission must ensure proper implementation and enforcement of the Slaughter Regulation immediately 13 March 2015 Eurogroup for Animals
