#Act4 Wildlife One of the oldest and largest Italian circuses has arrived in Russia’s northernmost city of Pevek after an epic cross-country trek — but their tour has raised concerns among Russians over the ethics of using wild animals as performers. Italian circus crosses Russia with exotic animal performers, igniting animal rights concerns 2 October 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU A semi-quantitative welfare assessment for optimised welfare improvement based on an expert survey Experts say broilers have unacceptably low welfare, despite feasible alternatives 1 October 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU 1 October 2019 is the last day for filing statements at the European Patent Office (EPO) against patents on conventionally bred plants and animals. EU Parliament and civil society organisations oppose patents on plants and animals 1 October 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU The Agriculture and Rural Development Committee questioned the Polish candidate for the agriculture portfolio Janusz Wojciechowski on EU farm policy reform and trade negotiations. AGRI Commissioner-designate Wojciechowski calls for improved animal welfare standards at hearing 1 October 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU This week marks the 23rd round of negotiations on the future investment agreement between the EU and China - but it is still unclear what kind of provisions will be included on sustainable development, and there has been no discussion on animal welfare yet. EU-China investment agreement must promote higher animal welfare standards 1 October 2019 RSPCA
#Act4 AnimalsEU Marine fish stocks and the ecosystems they inhabit are in decline in many parts of our ocean, including in some European waters, because of overfishing and the ecosystem effect of fishing in general. Ending overfishing can mitigate impacts of climate change 30 September 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU This year, small slaughterhouses for farm animals are coming Polish Agricultural minister announces a plan to re-activate small slaughterhouses 29 September 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Food technology company Ochakov Food Ingredients Plant produced the country’s first cultured meat, a 40-gram cutlet grown from animal cells without the need to slaughter animals. Russia produces its first lab-grown “meatloaf” 29 September 2019
#Act4 Pets A study evaluating the public's ability to identify banned dog types in the U.K. finds that they have difficulty accurately identifying breeds, particularly Pit Bull Terrier types. Can the general public spot a ‘dangerous dog’? 27 September 2019
A draft decree from the Ministry of Agriculture on the methods of prohibiting new breeding of laying hens in battery worries animal defense associations. Laying hens in cages: French government’s implementing decree is yet another setback for animal welfare 27 September 2019
#Act4 Wildlife The report aims for assisting IUCN to clarify the ethical acceptability of trophy hunting according to current IUCN statutes and policies and consistent with generally accepted methodologies of social and environmental ethics. New IUCN report: Trophy hunting not consistent with “sustainable use” 27 September 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Campaigners say the environments breach British standards, both the Red Tractor standard and UK legislation on animal welfare. Undercover filming reveals conditions for Nandos’ chickens 27 September 2019