In a major breakthrough for animal protection and public health, EU decision-makers have backed a restriction phasing out the ...

Fireworks can cause fear, injury and even death to animals, while also posing wider environmental and safety risks. In this position paper, we call for stronger EU rules to protect animals and ...

This study, created in collaboration with civil society organisation Ecoaction, highlights the attitude of Ukrainians to the welfare of farm animals. It explores the level of desire from the Ukrainian ...

The European Commission has presented its proposal to revise the EU’s Public Procurement rules for the first time in a decade. The reform represents a major opportunity to ensure that billions of ...

Footage from Finnish fur farms shows foxes with extreme skin folds, eye infections and impaired mobility, suggesting that oversized breeding continues despite a 2017 industry pledge to stop it. This ...

A major TV network in Sweden has aired an investigation into Swedish chicken factory farming after receiving footage from Project 1882. The NGO hopes this exposure will help to influence the outcome ...

Plans to build the world’s first commercial octopus farm in Gran Canaria, Spain, have been scrapped, in a major victory for octopuses and the global animal welfare movement. Plans by Spanish company ...

The latest EU statistics on the use of animals for scientific purposes in 2023 have been published. While the data shows a slight drop in numbers, deeper analysis reveals ongoing challenges and areas ...

Animals are being transported in their thousands to active conflict areas such as Israel, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia. Animal protection organisations have been calling on the European Commission to ...

Scotland has taken a major step forward for animal welfare by voting to ban greyhound racing, marking a historic turning point in the protection of dogs. On 18 March, the Scottish Parliament passed ...

Civil society today had the opportunity to present the case for phasing out cages at the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) in Luxembourg, arguing that the European Commission (EC) has failed to uphold ...

European citizens want better for farmed animals, and feel that the current animal welfare legislation is not fit for purpose, the public consultation on the modernisation of the EU’s on-farm animal ...