#Act4 FarmAnimals On 8 June 2021 the UK Government introduced the Animal Welfare Bill to parliament, which introduces a ban on the live export of farmed animals for fattening or slaughter, from or through Great Britain. This ground-breaking ban will spare thousands of farmed animals from a great deal of physical and mental suffering. Great Britain moves to ban live exports; OneKind calls for fast and synchronised action 17 June 2021 One Kind
#Act4 AnimalsEU After several weeks of anticipation, the UK and Australia announced on 15 June that they have reached a political agreement on a trade deal. The future Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will grant huge trade preferences to Australian beef and sheep meat, with no further condition on animal welfare standards. This is a dreadful precedent for UK trade policy. UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement sets a dangerous precedent for Animal Welfare 17 June 2021
#Act4 FarmAnimals The RSPCA recently launched a campaign in the UK to persuade supermarkets to join the Better Chicken Commitment, the leading set of broiler welfare standards which is pushing the food industry to adopt better practices RSPCA’s campaign to stop cheap chicken 22 April 2021 RSPCA
Although cephalopods such as octopus, squid, cuttlefish, and nautilus, and decapod crustaceans such as lobster, crab, and crayfish are capable of feeling pain and suffering, they are still not legally protected in Scotland. One Kind launched a campaign for cephalopods and decapod crustaceans protection 15 April 2021 One Kind
#Act4 AnimalsEU The numerous issues that arose post Brexit in the trade in animals and animal-derived products between the EU and the UK must pave the way to launch EU-UK talks to set up a “Common Veterinary Area” between the EU and Northern Ireland on one side, and Great Britain on the other - something Eurogroup for Animals has been calling for years. Issues on post-Brexit custom rules should be eased by a Common Veterinary Area 8 March 2021
#Act4 FarmAnimals Eurogroup for Animals' member organisation Animal Equality has released undercover footage from a slaughter facility operated by The Scottish Salmon Company, a supplier of major supermarkets. The footage sheds light on how farmed salmon are killed and is the first of its kind to be released in the UK. The investigation has made several extremely serious animal welfare abuses public, including a significant number of fish who were killed while fully conscious. New investigation shows fish killed while fully conscious in Scottish salmon slaughterhouse 15 February 2021 Animal Equality
#Act4 Wildlife Britain’s pet shops are legally selling tens of thousands of wild animals including crocodiles, monkeys and venomous snakes and lizards as “exotic” pets, researchers have found. Most species involved are endangered species, potentially dangerous to humans or highly susceptible to serious welfare problems in captivity, an animal welfare charity said. All were “unsuitable as pets”. UK pet shops selling dangerous or endangered crocodiles, monkeys and venomous snakes 6 January 2021
#Act4 Pets Due to Brexit there are important new rules applying for pets travelling with us. Check with your vet before traveling! Brexit and pets 11 December 2020
#Act4 Pets Thursday 12th of November marked the inaugural meeting of the newly-formed All Party Group (APG) on Animal Welfare and the launch of the USPCA Animal Welfare Manifesto – “Addressing the Deficit”. Animal Welfare Tops Agenda at Stormont 17 November 2020 USPCA
#Act4 LabAnimals An open letter, spearheaded by ADI, is calling for the use of non-animal research methods in the search for a vaccine for COVID-19. Although animal testing is not required, and often unreliable, it is still taking place globally. ADI urges WHO to cut animal tests to tackle COVID-19 16 November 2020 ADI
#Act4 FarmAnimals Intensively reared chicken for meat from supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury and the Co-op is creating an ideal environment for new pandemic viruses to emerge, a report warns. Report warns that supermarket chicken risk ‘catastrophic’ new pandemics 16 November 2020
#Act4 Wildlife A bird said to have the aerodynamic build of a “jet fighter” has been tracked flying more than 12,000km (7,500 miles) from Alaska to New Zealand, setting a new world record for avian non-stop flight. 'Jet fighter' godwit breaks world record for non-stop bird flight 22 October 2020
