#Act4 Wildlife The COVID-19 crisis has prompted decision makers to clamp down on the legal and illegal trade of exotic animals in the EU. MEPs support call for an EU Positive List of species allowed as pets 8 April 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 Wildlife The organisation Animal Advocacy and Protection (AAP) continues its fight to obtain legislation at a European level prohibiting the use of wild animals in circuses. NGO's campaigns for EU-wide ban on wild animals in circuses 6 June 2019 AAP
#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 Wildlife On Wednesday, Parliament approved a new law banning single-use plastic items such as plates, cutlery, straws and cotton buds sticks. European Parliament votes to ban certain disposable plastic items 27 March 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Belgium, France, Germany, and the Netherlands are the world’s largest importers of kangaroo meat with annual totals up to 1,000 tons of meat, equivalent to approximately 1 million animals [1]. EU to act responsibly on import of cruel and contaminated kangaroo meat 6 March 2018 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 Wildlife Large carnivores are charismatic species. Wolves, bears, lynxes and wolverines are top predators that are starting to return to regions where they were completely wiped out by hunters in the past. Achieving coexistence with large carnivores in the EU 26 February 2018 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 Wildlife At a major exhibition in the European Parliament (January 2018), the Fur Free Alliance and Eurogroup for Animals exposed the facts about how real fur is produced, and why more national bans on fur factory farming are needed in the EU. ‘Make Fur History’ – A landmark exhibition at the European Parliament 19 January 2018 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 Wildlife MEP Neena Gill tabled in January a Written Declaration to call the Council and Commission upon to re-examine rules and procedures with a view to restricting all trophy imports. In the video below she calls on the public to contact their MEP to ensure their support. MEP Neena Gill’s Written Declaration on Trophy Hunting 2 February 2016 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 Wildlife The claim of high ethical standards made by the European fur trade are in stark contrast to the reality in fur farms and criticised by animal welfare experts, according to the new report “Nordic fur trade – marketed as responsible business”. Animal suffering and the marketing tactics behind the European fur trade revealed in new report 13 October 2015 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 Wildlife The European fur industry, and especially the Nordic fur industry, markets itself as a responsible business concerned about ethics. Major new report: What’s behind fashion? Animal welfare and the European fur trade will be launched at 13.00 on 15 October 2015 in the European Parliament 8 October 2015 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 Wildlife From 21 to 23 January 2014, the European Fur Information Centre (a pro-fur trade body) will hold an exhibition at the European Parliament to promote the fur industry. Facts about fur production 20 January 2014 Eurogroup for Animals
