AnimaNaturalis, together with Equalia, FAADA and over 50 other Spanish animal protection organisations have launched a campaign to influence Spain’s political agenda and encourage citizens to vote in the national elections this Sunday 23rd July. Making animals count in the Spanish elections 19 July 2023 AnimaNaturalis
Whilst there are currently no operational fur farms or foie gras production in the country, this move will help to prevent these farming methods that disregard animal welfare from being practised in the future. Malta bans fur farming and foie gras production 12 August 2022
#Act4 FarmAnimals European Parliament backs retrogressive report, which lacks ambition for animal welfare and flies in the face of citizens’ wishes Decerle Report prioritises the economic interests of farmers over and above the welfare of farmed animals 16 February 2022 Press Release
#Act4 FarmAnimals European citizens thank the European Parliament for demanding an end to the cruel and unnecessary force-feeding of ducks and geese for the production of foie gras. Foie gras: the European Commission can now easily stop animal suffering 18 June 2021 GAIA Press Release
#Act4 FarmAnimals Earlier this year, we visited a Pigs of God fattening farm to document the lives of the animals inside. The pigs of God: Force-fed, then slaughtered for spectacle 7 November 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Following an expose published by Open Cages, Ukrainian poultry company MHP will cease production at Ukraine’s only foie gras farm. Ukraine’s last foie gras farm to shut down 31 July 2019 Otwarte Klatki
#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
"Finally! After more than 20 years of campaigning we've achieved our goal!" said GAIA's president Michel Vandenbosch, excited about the decision of the Flemish government to ban fur farming and force-feeding for the production of foie gras. The ban has been decided on the initiative of Flemish Minister of Animal Welfare Ben Weyts. Flemish government bans fur farming and force-feeding for foie gras 23 July 2018
