#Act4 Pets North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has ordered pet dogs to be confiscated in the country’s capital, saying the pooches represent Western “decadence’’ — but their owners fear Fido is really headed for someone’s dinner table. Kim Jong Un orders pet dogs to be confiscated in North Korean capital 24 August 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals As the world turns its attention to the risk of eating meat, the city of San Francisco plans to reduce the consumption of animal products in city jails and public hospitals. San Francisco to reduce meat and dairy served in hospitals and jails 24 August 2020
The universities of Leuven and Ghent will open a university chair programme dedicated to ethics and animal welfare. The place of animals in our society will be the main focus. Creation of a university research program dedicated to animal welfare in Belgium 24 August 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Danpo, the largest Danish chicken processor, had pledged to phase out broiler chickens by the end of 2021, switching from Ross genetics to the slow-growing Ranger Gold. Denmark bets on slow growth broiler chicken breeds 24 August 2020
#Act4 Wildlife The animal condition has become an important societal issue and the expectations of the French population are very high in this matter. Petition to ban wild animals in circuses in France 24 August 2020
#Act4 Pets Minister to introduce law next year to ensure nation’s 9.4 million dogs get enough exercise Germans must walk their dogs twice a day, new law will say 24 August 2020
#Act4 AnimalsEU 129 French parliamentarians have already joined the initiative against animal abuse launched in July by entrepreneurs and NGOs. Animal welfare in France: the Shared Initiative Referendum tries to rally politicians 24 August 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Hundreds of thousands of calves are born in the Dutch dairy industry for which there is actually no market. The “byproducts” of the dairy industry: three calves per minute 24 August 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals High temperatures and hundreds of animals crammed together on a truck without refrigeration are a horrible combination. Nevertheless, it happens to millions of Danish pigs every year. Millions of transported pigs suffer from heatwave 24 August 2020 Dyrenes Beskyttelse
#Act4 AnimalsEU Chlorination of hens and use of pig sow stalls among US-UK disparities highlighted by charity ahead of post-Brexit trade talks US chickens 'literally sitting in each other's waste' says RSPCA 24 August 2020
Summer always shows to be a busy season for animal rescue centers as pet owners not only tend to abandon their pets when they leave on holiday but also need to keep a close eye on their pets in the extreme heat. While this usually applies to companion animals like dogs and cats, animal welfare supporters were disturbed by a scene which occurred on 30 July in the town of Spalding in the UK. Abandonment of animals: 80 fish in a small tank dumped in the UK 21 August 2020 RSPCA
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Federation of Veterinarians of Europe wants to oppose the use of veterinary anaesthetics in animals by lay people or without direct supervision of a veterinarian. FVE publishes position paper on anaesthesia as a veterinary act 21 August 2020
