#Act4 FarmAnimals Each year, the City of Oslo buys food for almost NOK 200 million. Now, the Environmental Green Party (MDG) wants Oslo to commit to purchasing so-called animal-safe food. Norwegian Greens ask City of Oslo to buy animal-friendly labelled food 29 August 2019 Dyrevernalliansen
#Act4 Aquatics A project that aims to determine the optimal water conditions for treating salmon with gill health issues has been launched by a consortium of Scottish aquaculture experts today. Turning ill health to gill health 28 August 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals A mealworm production facility will be built in the Netherlands as an alternative option for livestock farmers. Mealworm production facility to be built in the Netherlands 28 August 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Conservation research shows humans are ‘loving the dolphins too much’ in Bay of Islands region New Zealand bans swimming with bottlenose dolphins 28 August 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Experts say many animals may die from Amazon fires What the Amazon's fires mean for its animals 28 August 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Party also pledges, if in government, to ban trophy hunters from selling their spoils in the UK Labour plans to phase out animal testing as part of manifesto promise 28 August 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Elephant advocates are celebrating reports that Yahoo! Japan, the world’s largest internet ivory retailer, has decided to end sales of elephant ivory on its platforms by November 1st, 2019. Decision by Yahoo! Japan to end ivory sales celebrated by elephant advocates 28 August 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals New investigation by our French member L214 reveals the horrible conditions rabbits bred for their meat have to endure in a farm located in the town of Nueil-les-Aubiers (Deux-Sèvres) in central-west France. L214: Investigation in a French rabbit farm shows it’s time to #EndTheCageAge 27 August 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The country was going to breed a herd of genetically dehorned cows. Then errors in the cows' DNA cropped up. Brazil's plans for gene-edited cows got scrapped because of errors in DNA 26 August 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals There’s ‘no downside’ with chlorinated rooster and no scientific motive to uphold a ban on it after Brexit, a senior Authorities adviser has claimed. Chlorinated chicken poses ‘no health problems’, claims senior UK Government scientist 25 August 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Lack of rain may be forcing animals to seek food from rubbish bins in Aiguafreda Town near Barcelona uses wolf urine to keep wild boar away 22 August 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Tail lesions are a major welfare concern within pig farming. Study: “The Importance of the social sciences in reducing tail biting prevalence in pigs” 21 August 2019