#Act4 AnimalsEU The Animal Welfare Strategy 2012-2015 aimed to lay the foundation for improving animal welfare standards and to ensure that they were properly applied and enforced across the EU. Eurogroup for Animals congratulates the Commission on conducting a thorough and comprehensive evaluation process drawing lessons from the previous decade activities in the area of animal welfare. EU Strategy for the Protection and Welfare of Animals (2012-2015): the European Commission’s evaluation is finally out 7 April 2021
#Act4 FarmAnimals An investigation carried out by Animals International and Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF) and broadcasted by SWR reveals that despite the current ban in place, German animals end up in Third Countries’ abattoirs. Eurogroup for Animals urges the EU to stop the export of animals to non-EU countries and to prepare a strategy to shift to meat/ carcasses only trade. New investigation reveals the systematic disguise of routes for live transport of German calves to the Middle East 28 October 2020 Animals International
#Act4 FarmAnimals Amicus Curiae submitted by Prof. Alemanno and Prof. de Sadeleer to the CJEU in support of the Flemish decree banning slaughter without stunning Amicus Curiae on CJEU case 23 October 2020
#Act4 LabAnimals The Brussels regional government has awarded a grant of €60,000 to the Free University of Brussels (VUB) to finance research into finding a treatment for liver fibrosis without using animals. Brussels grants Free University of Brussels €60,000 to find alternative to animal testing 10 October 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Today the Advocate General of the Court of Justice released its non-binding opinion on the possibility for EU Member States to adopt a national ban on the slaughter without stunning, following a request made by the Belgian Constitutional Court. Advocate General misses the point on alternatives to slaughter without stunning 10 September 2020 Eurogroup for Animals Press Release
The universities of Leuven and Ghent will open a university chair programme dedicated to ethics and animal welfare. The place of animals in our society will be the main focus. Creation of a university research program dedicated to animal welfare in Belgium 24 August 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals By 2025, all breeding rabbits in professional farms in Flanders must be kept in ‘enriched parks’ that are more spacious and have tunnels and gnawing material. More space to improve the welfare of breeding rabbits 27 July 2020 GAIA
#Act4 AnimalsEU Today GAIA has launched a new and improved (and free!) GAIA app - a digital tool that will allow its supporters to stay informed and take actions faster. Become a digital warrior 22 June 2020 GAIA
#Act4 FarmAnimals Two disinfection firms in the Netherlands have been found liable for a 2017 food scandal that swept across Europe. Eggs were contaminated with the insecticide fipronil, which saw millions of chickens slaughtered. Dutch Court finds firms liable in fipronil egg-tainting scandal 25 May 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals On May 18, following the gradual release of the confinement measured imposed after the breakout of the COVID-19 crisis in Belgium, GAIA launched a campaign to ban cages for laying hens. New campaign: "Tired of being confined? They are too!" 25 May 2020 GAIA
#Act4 Wildlife In a press release, Wallonia regrets that pollution which occurred on April 9 near Cambrai in northern France has “never been reported by France to Belgian authorities“, in violation of an international alert procedure. “Environmental disaster” in the Scheldt: French company causes the death of thousands of fish 27 April 2020
#Act4 AnimalsEU In light of the health crisis caused by COVID-19 GAIA calls for the closure of wet markets around the world. "We've had enough!" campaign for closure of wet markets 20 April 2020 GAIA
