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Updated website raises profile of animal welfare in the European Parliament

The European Parliament’s Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals has launched its new website, which features a fresh and modern design. The website contains the latest information on...

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Press Release: Live animal transport must be reduced to prevent unnecessary...

The European Parliament during its plenary session in Strasbourg adopted Written Declaration 49/2011 on the establishment in the European Union of a maximum time limit of eight hours for the...

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Animal Welfare and Education – ensuring future generations make the link

Members of the European Parliamentary Intergroup meeting in Strasbourg today listened to initiatives that are currently on-going in the field of animal welfare education during its session. “Today’s...

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New president takes helm at Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of...

Strasbourg – During its session today the Intergroup elected Janusz Wojciechowski MEP as its new President and he takes over the role with immediate effect. “It is a great privilege to follow in the...

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Alternatives to surgical castration of pigs urgently need to be applied...

Strasbourg – During its session today the Intergroup discussed the situation regarding the European Declaration on Alternatives to Surgical Castration of Pigs and how it is being implemented across the...

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Consumer information needed as majority of EU citizens do not know the origin...

Strasbourg – During its 309th session the Intergroup on Animal Welfare discussed the need to improve information to consumers on animal products. The average EU consumer does not know how or where the...

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European Commission must ensure proper implementation and enforcement of the...

Strasbourg – During its 310th session the Intergroup called on the Commission to phase out killing methods which cause intense suffering to animals, such as slaughter without stunning, the use of CO2...

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Better Implementation of Animal Experimentation Directive Instrumental for...

At today’s meeting of the Intergroup on the Conservation and Welfare of Animals, the topic discussed was one that remains a great concern for the citizens of the EU and therefore of great importance to...

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Ground-breaking report on the health and welfare of EU horses, donkeys and...

At today’s Intergroup session in Strasbourg Eurogroup for Animals and World Horse Welfare published ‘Removing the Blinkers: The health and welfare of European equidae in 2015’, the first ever report to...

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European Commissioners urged to publish new animal welfare strategy for...

Strasbourg –    At its meeting today Fredrick Federley MEP (ALDE, SE) supported by 75 MEPs from 22 member states presented Commissioner Andriukatis with an oral question urging the European Commission...

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European citizens expect higher animal welfare standards in organic animal...

Will the Parliament vote accordingly on 12 October? Although in principle, organic farming is supposed to meet high standards of animal welfare, the reality is that high standards are not always being...

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Modern Society must realise that wild animals have no place in circuses today

Strasbourg –    Today, the Intergroup on Welfare and Conservation of Animals met to discuss the welfare of wild animals in circuses. The meeting was opened by MEP Karin Kadenbach who gave an update on...

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New report on fur farming: A scientific review of animal welfare standards...

Strasbourg –   Today, the Intergroup on Welfare and Conservation of Animals met to discuss fur farming in the EU. The meeting was opened by MEP Janusz Wojciechowski, President of the Intergroup on...

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Commission Recommendations on implementation of pig welfare legislation do...

During the Intergroup of Thursday 10 March, MEPs called on the European Commission to step up efforts to protect pig welfare. Currently the majority of Member States are not in compliance with the Pigs...

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Debate on the animal welfare concerns of foie gras production

The title of today’s meeting of the Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals in the European Parliament in Strasbourg was: ‘Foie gras: The cruelty behind the delicacy’. The speakers...

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