#Act4 Pets Cats are very good at hiding their health problems, a survival instinct from their wild ancestors, when showing weakness made them easier prey. A better way to screen cats for heart disease 18 October 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU An investigation by animal advocacy group reveals the horror of fur farming in Finland – again. The horrors of fur farming revealed again in Finland 18 October 2019
#Act4 LabAnimals Following a shocking investigation by Cruelty Free International and SOKO Tierschutz showing cruelty to monkeys and dogs in the Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology (LPT) near Hamburg, our German member organisation Deutscher Tierschutzbund calls for the closure of the laboratory and for the implementation of the EU Directive. Cruel treatment of laboratory animals shows failure in the implementation of EU Directive 16 October 2019 Deutscher Tierschutzbund
#Act4 LabAnimals According to the Green MEP, policymakers must not give up their ambition of making the “3 Rs” approach to animal testing mandatory. Green MEP calls for EU action plan on alternatives to animal testing 15 October 2019
#Act4 Wildlife France has demanded Brussels allows French farmers to shoot more wolves, as the population of the resurgent species surges across Europe. France has wolves in its sights as it demands Brussels' blessing to shoot more 15 October 2019
#Act4 LabAnimals This is the thirteenth Commission report on the development, validation and legal acceptance of methods alternative to animal testing in the field of cosmetics. EC report on alternative methods to animal testing in cosmetics 15 October 2019
#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 Aquatics The welfare of fish in aquaculture is of increasing public concern in Europe and thus of growing importance for fish farmers. New FAO Report addresses welfare of fish in aquaculture 12 October 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU The number of exemptions issued by the Netherlands allowing the use of electric trawling far exceeds the 5%-limit of the beam trawlers' fleet allowed by the EU during the transitional period. NGO Bloom files a complaint against the Netherlands over breach of EU law on electric fishing 12 October 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Protesters attempt to stop traffic entering market at ‘vigil’ for fish killed by food industry Animal rights protesters close down major UK fish market 12 October 2019
#Act4 Wildlife No trace of the wild South China tiger, Panthera tigris amoyensis (critically endangered, possibly extinct in the wild), has been seen for more than a decade. What we lose when animals go extinct 11 October 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals French researchers found that horses stalled with enrichments, such as forage, windows, and toys, still exhibited signs of stress and depression associated with confinement. French researchers conclude enrichments aren’t enough to make box stalls better 11 October 2019