#Act4 Wildlife Mink were pulled from cages by their tails or hind legs and hurled into mobile gas chambers on fur farms in the Netherlands, video footage has revealed. The rough handling of the animals breaks EU animal-welfare regulations. Video shows mink pulled from cages and thrown ‘like rubbish’ into gas chambers on Dutch fur farms 23 November 2020
#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 An unexpected win for animal-rights activists. Covid-19 ends Dutch mink farming 7 September 2020
#Act4 Wildlife A survey commissioned by the Dutch government showed that despite recent incidents of wolves attacking farm animals, a majority of Dutch people have no problem coexisting with the animals. Dutch people enthusiastic about wolves returning to the Netherlands 29 June 2020
#Act4 Wildlife The Netherlands, a top exporter of mink, has killed more than 500,000 of the animals this month to stop the spread of disease. Coronavirus is killing the Dutch mink industry 26 June 2020
#Act4 Wildlife A Dutch judge late on Thursday (June 4) postponed the planned cull of around 10,000 mink on farms in the Netherlands where coronavirus had been reported, after animal rights groups objected. Coronavirus: Dutch postpone cull of thousands of minks amid animal rights objections 8 June 2020
#Act4 Wildlife Fur farming has been banned in the Netherlands, with the effect from 2024,. However, amid COVID-19 infections among minks used for fur farming, Dierenbescherming thinks the existing farms should close immediately. Fur farms should close immediately 2 June 2020 Dierenbescherming
#Act4 Wildlife Two mink breeders in North Brabant have diagnosed the coronavirus in several animals, reports Minister Schouten of Agriculture. The animals had gastrointestinal complaints and breathing problems. Coronavirus found at mink farms in North Brabant 27 April 2020
#Act4 Wildlife Wild animal populations in both the Netherlands' open natural areas and in the agricultural landscaped halved since 1990, according to the Living Planet Report Netherlands published by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Netherlands' animal populations halved since 1990; nitrogen the main culprit 10 February 2020
#Act4 Wildlife Our Constitution says nothing about animals and their rights. That is strange, says philosopher of law Janneke Vink (29). "If an extraterrestrial would read our Constitution, it cannot tell that animals exist." “Animal rights are not just an opinion - they are anchored to democracy” 24 October 2019
#Act4 Wildlife From July till December Namibia’s beaches turn red. Cape fur seals, enjoying the morning sun, are startled by hunters with clubs. Young pups were driven together and beaten to death, not standing a chance against the hunters. All this just to end up as a fur coat. BONT VOOR DIEREN: Stop the Namibian seal hunt 22 October 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Velt and Bird Protection Flanders are surprised by the high number of pesticides in bodies of dead tits. Combinations of 36 different pesticides found in thousands of dead birds’ nests in Belgium 11 September 2019
