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RSPCA lifts the lid on unregulated puppy trade in England.
Unscrupulous puppy traders aren't only leaving behind them a trail of dead or dying puppies and heartbroken families, but also huge bills and a mounting strain on resources for charities, police and local authorities. Read more
New initiative for ban on wild animals in circuses in Germany
The federal state of Hesse introduced a new proposal in the Federal Assembly (Bundesrat) suggesting the ban of certain species such as primates, elephants, bears, rhinoceroses, giraffes and hippos. The German government rejected similar claims by the federal states both in 2003 and 2011. In a press statement Deutscher Tierschutzbund welcomed the decision. President Thomas Schröder stated that a ban was long overdue and it was time for the government to act. Read more
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FOUR PAWS welcomes the European Council’s support to the idea of creating an EU Animal Welfare Platform.
During its Council Agriculture and Fisheries session held on 15th February 2016, the European Council has welcomed the idea to create an EU animal welfare platform, suggested by the German, Swedish, Danish and Dutch delegations. Read more
Call to the Swedish government to ban wild animals in circuses.
A petition against wild animals in circuses was submitted on Tuesday afternoon over to the Swedish government. More than 150 000 people had signed the petition launched by Djurens Rätt (Animal Rights Sweden) and the news site Newsner. Read more
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Protest against fur farms in Belgium,
GAIA will stand by Animal Rights Belgium Saturday, February 27, 2016 in Langemark (West Flanders) to protest against fur farms in Belgium - all located in Flanders - and invite the Flemish government to ban as is already the case in Wallonia and the Netherlands. Read more
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Animals in Media
ALDI introduces Animal Welfare Policy
ALDI has launched an international animal welfare purchasing policy and that the responsibilities and steps to be undertaken and developped under this policy are relevant at both head office level as well as national level for the various ALDI branches. Read more
Thousands of dairy farmers in the UK only will be driven out of business due to debts and the abolition of the milk quotas, which is driving farm gate milk prices to unprecedented lows.
As many as one in five of the UK’s 10,000-plus dairy farms could be forced to close this year, as falling milk prices and rising debt reach crisis levels for farmers across the country, various industry bodies have warned. The National Farmers Union (NFU) said many dairy farmers are at the end of their tether, operating at a loss and unable to receive any more finance from banks. Read more
Britain's got talons: the writer raised on raptors.
Merlin in the Highlands, harriers in the Fens, peregrines in Coventry cathedral … James Macdonald Lockhart on how he travelled the length of Britain to capture the wild beauty of its thriving raptors. Read more
Thousands of dairy farms face closure as debts reach crisis levels.
The number of dairy farms in Britain has plummeted to around 10,500 today. Read more
Curb antibiotic use in farm animals.
New guidelines to curb the overuse of drugs in food animals are inadequate to deal with a growing crisis. Read more
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