#Act4 FarmAnimals Animal welfare actions must be considered as essential components to fully realise the aims of the Farm to Fork Strategy, in line with the Council Conclusions agreed by the Member States in December 2019. Our feedback on the Farm-to-Fork Strategy 20 March 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Anyone who wants to cross the Polish border must fill out forms and have the temperature measured, resulting in horror queues. This creates distressing conditions, especially for drivers who transport livestock. Truck drivers in horror queue at Polish border: 'My chickens are dying' 20 March 2020
#Act4 Wildlife LFDA published a scientific study about zoonosis and the origins of corona virus leading to COVID-19 pandemic crisis. A study carried out on 335 viral diseases emerged between 1940 and 2008 showed that 60% of them came from animals, including 72% due to wildlife. COVID-19: Origin of zoonosis and modes of contamination 20 March 2020 LFDA
#Act4 FarmAnimals The European Commission insists that the transport of livestock between EU member states must continue, despite the severe problems imposed by the COVID-19 emergency. COVID-19: Urgent action is needed to avoid animal welfare crisis during the transport of live animals 19 March 2020 EurogroupforAnimals Press Release
#Act4 FarmAnimals The coronavirus outbreak stresses the need to change how we make our meat. Modernizing meat production will help us avoid pandemics 17 March 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals The pigs were sent to china to repopulate the Chinese herd decimated by African swine fever. France: 2,000 pigs fly to China 16 March 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals There has been a significant rise in the number of fish welfare complaints received by government agencies over the past 18 months. Fish welfare complaints ‘can be taken out of context’ 16 March 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals New research suggests that cleaner fish are nine times less effective at removing sea lice from salmon in pens surrounded by lice skirts, possibly due to the increased depth the salmon swim at in such pens. Deep concerns over cleaner fish strategy 16 March 2020
#Act4 AnimalsEU The UK would find it “very challenging” to restrict imports based on food standards from next year, an NFU director has confirmed. WTO rules could force UK to accept food imports produced to lower standards 16 March 2020
#Act4 Wildlife Online technology companies in the Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online reported removing or blocking over 3 million listings for endangered and threatened species and associated products from their online platforms to date. Tech companies take down three million online listings for trafficked wildlife 16 March 2020
#Act4 Wildlife Two extremely rare white giraffes have been killed by poachers in north-eastern Kenya, conservationists say. Rare white giraffes killed by poachers in Kenya 16 March 2020
#Act4 AnimalsEU The European Union's top trade official has canceled plans to visit the United States and Canada next week as concerns escalate about the fast-spreading coronavirus, two EU officials said on Wednesday. Hogan cancels trip to US, Canada over coronavirus concerns 16 March 2020
