#Act4 Wildlife On Tuesday 17 May Eurogroup for Animals along with its members organisations Animal Protection Denmark and AAP were invited to the PETI Committee meeting to give a presentation on the Positive List. This meeting came at the right time with the AGRIFISH Council meeting on Tuesday 24 May and the ongoing revision of the Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking. EU Positive List received unanimous support at the PETI Committee 23 May 2022 AAP
#Act4 Wildlife The Statens Serum Institut has published their long-awaited health assessment regarding the reopening of Danish mink farms. The government of Denmark currently has a temporary ban on mink breeding in place until 2023 following a COVID-19 outbreak in several hundred mink farms, which resulted in the country’s entire mink population being culled. Report concludes public health still at risk from mink farms in Denmark 12 May 2022 Dyrenes Beskyttelse
#Act4 Wildlife The government of Denmark has agreed to extend the temporary ban on mink breeding for another year to 2023. The current ban was instituted after a COVID-19 outbreak in several hundred mink farms in Denmark last year prompted the government to order all mink in the country culled. Denmark extends ban on mink breeding to 2023 5 October 2021 Dyrenes Beskyttelse
#Act4 Wildlife COVID-19 spreading in mink farms all over Europe Public health concerns should prompt permanent closure of all mink farms in Europe 5 November 2020 Dyrenes Beskyttelse
#Act4 Wildlife For the last four circus elephants in Denmark the life on the road is finally finished. Denmark’s last circus elephants moved to a large safari park 18 May 2020 Dyrenes Beskyttelse
#Act4 Wildlife With the help of the Animal Protection, an agreement has now finally been reached between Cirkus Arena and Cirkus Trapez on the one hand and the government on the other hand on the transfer of the last circus elephants in Denmark. Final home secured for the last circus elephants of Denmark 31 August 2019 Dyrenes Beskyttelse
