#Act4 FarmAnimals Mediabusiness VICE Spain and Animal Equality took advantage of World Meatless Day, 20 March, to launch a new campaign called 'uncaged' on the meat industry and animal cruelty. ‘Uncaged’ launched in collaboration with VICE Spain 20 March 2019 Animal Equality
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Minister for Agriculture has described an IFA demand on live exports as 'reckless' for the industry. Irish Minister for Agriculture slams Irish Farmers’ Association’s calf export demand as 'reckless' and risks bringing down entire industry 19 March 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals On 13 March GAIA officially launched their slaughter-free meat campaign. GAIA: Belgians say ‘yes’ to cell-based meat 18 March 2019 GAIA
#Act4 FarmAnimals A pig breeder was sentenced to three years in prison by the Ulm district court on Friday for cruelty to animals in factory farming. Pig farmer sentenced for animal cruelty 17 March 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Trump administration rescinds Obama-era regulation for organic farms. Trump USDA withdraws animal welfare regulation for organic farms, sparking backlash 15 March 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals On 7 March 2019, the FDA and the USDA concluded a formal agreement (“7 March Agreement”) on their cooperation to oversee the production of cell-based meat from livestock and poultry. How the US and EU will regulate cell-based meat: differences and similarities 15 March 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Animals should only be transported from Bavaria to other countries if German animal protection standards are adhered to throughout the route. Bavaria bans live export to 17 states 13 March 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals After Bavaria and Schleswig-Holstein, Hessen has temporarily stopped live animal transports to certain third countries of the EU. After Bavaria and Schleswig-Holstein, Hesse has temporarily banned live transports to certain third countries 13 March 2019 Deutscher Tierschutzbund
#Act4 FarmAnimals The text, tabled on the initiative of the minister in charge of animal welfare Ben Weyts (N-VA), provides for a transition phase to allow companies to gradually dismantle their facilities. Flanders bans fur farming and force-feeding in foie gras production 13 March 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals With the increasing middle classes in countries like China and India, global meat consumption is expected to rise. Meat consumption has detrimental effects on animal welfare, climate and human health. So why has the EU spent €71m promoting it? 12 March 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Two separate government agencies will come together to regulate the new market of lab-grown meat. Regulation framework in place to regulate cell-grown meat in the US 11 March 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Saturday we were also in the episode aired on Rai3 at PresaDiretta where there was talk of antibiotic resistance. Investigation on systematic use of antibiotics in farms 11 March 2019 Essere Animali