Photo credits: Compassion in World Farming On 5th February Compassion in World Farming (CIWF), together with Svenska Djurskyddforeningen, organised a debate at the European Parliament to discuss how mobile slaughter can break the chain of long-distance transport, reducing unnecessary suffering for the animals. The event was hosted by MEP Jytte Guteland (S&D, SE) who stressed that […]
On Thursday January 25, Fondation Brigitte Bardot organized a conference on the issue of slaughter without stunning. Sponsored by Pascal Durand, Member of the European Parliament (Greens/EFA, FR), the conference gathered veterinarians, animal advocates, industrial stakeholders, lawyers, and Muslim and Jewish representatives from France to discuss the challenges of slaughter without stunning and opportunities for […]
Watch the full video Read the report “Fish Welfare in European Aquaculture” Today, the European Parliament hosted the first ever high level political event, ‘Seizing the Day for Fish Welfare’, gathering fish professionals and political stakeholders to discuss the welfare of fish. At this occasion experts, farmers, and certifiers voiced the value and importance of […]
Large carnivores are charismatic species. Wolves, bears, lynxes and wolverines are top predators that are starting to return to regions where they were completely wiped out by hunters in the past. Their conservation in highly populated continents like Europe requires integration with human activities. In some EU Member States, a lack of natural prey, habitat loss and unprotected […]
Photo credit: Jo-Anne McArthur > SIGN THE FUR FREE PLEDGE < At a major exhibition in the European Parliament (January 2018), the Fur Free Alliance and Eurogroup for Animals exposed the facts about how real fur is produced, and why more national bans on fur factory farming are needed in the EU. This was […]
To celebrate its 40 years of existence, La Fondation Droit Animal, Ethique et Sciences (LFDA) organises from 28 August to 2 September an exhibition about “Animals today: what do we know of them”. The aim of this exhibition is to provide the public with keys and benchmarks to better understand the subjects related to animals […]