#Act4 FarmAnimals The committee will vote on the rules that EU countries will have to follow when determining how to distribute subsidies to their farming sector. MEPs to vote on the future of intensive farms 2 April 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals At least three dead cows have washed up on beaches in the Canary Islands over the last week. Dead cows washing up on Canary Island beaches shows possible violation of MARPOL convention 1 April 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals At over 1200 farms in our country there is extremely high mortality among calves. Poor care for calves: Mortality on 1,200 farms in the Netherlands is alarmingly high 1 April 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Several German supermarket chains introduce uniform animal welfare label, ahead of the announced voluntary public scheme. Animal advocates criticise German supermarkets’ new animal welfare label 1 April 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Animals that are transported at summer temperatures still experience too much heat stress. As summers get hotter, Dutch animal organizations ask for stricter heat protocol for livestock transport 26 March 2019 Dierenbescherming
#Act4 FarmAnimals Wool industry organisations have produced joint guidance on sheep shearing to remind farmers and professional contractors to work together to ensure that sheep are handled appropriately during shearing. Wool industry issues joint guidance on best practices for sheep shearing 24 March 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Nor can the Government of San Sebastián hold a referendum, which for the mayor is a worrying symptom for municipal "freedom". Ciempozuelos City Council's consultation on bullfighting rejected by Spanish Supreme Court 23 March 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Dutch food technology company Mosa Meat created the world’s first hamburger without slaughtering an animal. Interview: Mosa Meat's Prof. Mark Post on food grown from cells 22 March 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Improving animal welfare is the primary objective of this mobile slaughterhouse project led by Bio Normandie, "it is an increasingly strong demand from consumers and breeders" explains Christophe Dupeyré, project manager in the association. A mobile slaughterhouse project in France for pigs, sheep and goats 21 March 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals New L214 investigation shows the terrible caged conditions in which quails are raised in France. Investigation on caged quails 21 March 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) today launched the Egg-Tech Prize. The Egg-Tech Prize: $6M offered for solution to end the killing of 6 billion day-old male chicks per year 20 March 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Allegations that animals not fit for consumption are entering food chain raise doubts over Netherlands’ inspection regime Dutch government to investigate food safety authority after 'sick cow' cases 20 March 2019