#Act4 Wildlife With its new campaign #kangaroosnotshoes, GAIA asks sportswear manufacturer Adidas to stop selling shoes made from kangaroo leather. To achieve this, GAIA is collaborating with The Center for a Humane Economy, Kangaroos Alive and FAADA. Gaia and FAADA want Adidas to stop selling cruel kangaroo leather shoes 1 September 2020 GAIA
#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 Wildlife The makers of ‘KANGAROO - a Love-Hate story’ have now released the film on several major streaming platforms. ‘KANGAROO - a Love-Hate story’ now on digital release 28 May 2020
#Act4 LabAnimals Ten years after the 2010 European directive on animal testing, the EU's progress in this area is insufficient, says animal rights organization Gaia. Belgium ranks 4th among EU countries carrying out most painful animal tests 17 February 2020
#Act4 Wildlife After a year of campaigning, GAIA has managed to convince Carrefour Belgium to stop selling kangaroo meat. GAIA: Carrefour Belgium stops selling kangaroo meat 14 January 2020 GAIA
#Act4 Wildlife Every year, an average of 1.6 million kangaroos are killed for commercial purposes in Australia, making it one of the biggest commercial hunts in the world. With the EU the biggest market for kangaroo meat and skins, its citizens are calling for a ban on imports 26 November 2019 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 AnimalsEU Brigitte Bardot—who celebrated her 85th birthday on 28 September—has received the GAIA Lifetime Achievement Award. Brigitte Bardot receives the GAIA Lifetime Achievement Award 13 October 2019 GAIA
#Act4 AnimalsEU Why do we need an EU Commissioner for Animal Welfare? It's high time for an EU Commissioner for Animal Welfare (Please sign the petition!) 11 September 2019 GAIA
#Act4 AnimalsEU GAIA launched its summer tour in Brussels, in the presence of Kevin Borlée. Belgian summer tour to End the Cage Age 25 July 2019 GAIA
#Act4 AnimalsEU Thirteen international animal welfare organisations – led by Tierschutzbund Zürich and Animal Welfare Foundation – are calling for a suspension of horsemeat imports based on a lack of traceability and respect for animal welfare requirements. TIERSCHUTZBUND ZÜRICH and ANIMAL WELFARE FOUNDATION: “Stop the deceit over horsemeat imports” 12 June 2019 AWF
#Act4 LabAnimals On this 40th World Day for Animals in Laboratories (#WDAIL), several animal protection organisations from our network are raising awareness of animal experimentation and calling for concrete scientific policies that can promote a move towards scientific research that doesn’t use animals. Our members swing into action for World Day for Animals in Laboratories 2019 24 April 2019 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 Pets From now on, it is compulsory in Belgium to have your cat sterilized. The measure aims to solve the problem of overpopulation of stray cats. Campaign to lower VAT rate for the sterilization of cats 15 April 2019 GAIA
