#Act4 FarmAnimals Concerns come as Senate calls for release of dozens of outstanding independent observer reports RSPCA seriously concerned about 'sanitised' live export observer reports 24 July 2019 RSPCA
#Act4 FarmAnimals Organic livestock farming is the only CAP supported agri-environmental (AES) measure that has been shown to correlate with higher bird numbers. Organic livestock farming benefits bird conservation more than conventional animal agriculture 22 July 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has extended the ban placed on the transport of ruminants to continental Europe for an additional 48 hours. Irish Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine extends live export ban to Europe 22 July 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Staff at the state-of-the-art veterinary hospital at the international animal welfare charity The Donkey Sanctuary will feature on the CBBC show ‘The Pets Factor’ this Friday, July 19. The Donkey Sanctuary stars on CBBC TV show 'The Pets Factor' 19 July 2019 The Donkey Sanctuary
#Act4 FarmAnimals Chemicals are everywhere in our modern society. European Commission’s Fitness Check: barriers remain to the use and acceptance of non-animal test methods for regulatory purposes 19 July 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Today, EU Member States agreed on providing exceptional market support to Italian egg and poultry meat producers, who were affected by avian influenza in 2017 and 2018. European Commission to provide exceptional support to Italy’s poultry sector following avian flu 18 July 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals An undercover investigation by our member organisation Essere Animali in the largest Italian intensive dairy sheep farm has exposed some workers treating the animals cruelly. ESSERE ANIMALI: The dark side of dairy sheep farming in Italy 17 July 2019 Essere Animali
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Romanian authorities recently authorised the mass transportation of 70 000 sheep to the Persian Gulf. The sheep were transported on the ship Al Shuwaikh by transport company Kuwait Livestock Transport & Trading (KLTT). EC to carry an audit in Romania on animal transport shortly 16 July 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Last week, the European Parliament's committees held their constitutive meetings and elected their Chairs. European Parliament elects British Liberal Democrat MEP as chair of the PECH committee 15 July 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Irish cattle are being shipped to eastern Europe before being taken to Turkey, circumventing a ban on live exports to hot countries during July and August that was put in place to prevent livestock dying of heat exposure. Loophole in summer export ban leaves cattle roasting in 38°C trucks 14 July 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Plant-based imitations of meat and dairy products are currently on the rise in Europe and, according to their promoters, aim to become mainstream. Farmers lobby shares its reasons to restrict the naming of plant-based products 12 July 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals In an interview with EURACTIV France, French MEP and vice-chair of the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group, Eric Andrieu, spoke about the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), highlighting its lack of environmental provisions. French MEP makes encouraging statement on animal welfare in the CAP 12 July 2019