EUROPEAN COMMISSION ANNOUNCE COMMITMENT TO ‘END THE CAGE AGE’
Ending the month of June on a high, the European Commission yesterday committed to phase out cages in animal farming across the EU by 2027 – a move that marks a monumental change for millions of farm animals.
Calling for the removal of PMSG from the European Pharmacopoeia
Animal Action Greece has co-signed a letter written by Eurogroup for Animals supporting a request submitted to the European Pharmacopoeia Commission, asking to cancel the monograph “gonadotropin, equine serum, for veterinary use” from the European Pharmacopoeia.
MEPs call on the Spanish and Greek authorities to deal with the live animal transport crisis
The fate of 1,700 bovines is still uncertain: after three months at sea they keep being bounced around the Mediterranean. We join the European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals in reaching out to the Spanish and Greek authorities…
A NEW STATEMENT ON THE RISKS OF MINK FARMING
Eurogroup for Animals and the Fur Free Alliance have released a scientific statement on public health risks associated with SARS-CoV-2 and intensive mink production…
CALLING FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION ON MINK FARMS
Despite supposedly strict measures being in place on EU mink farms, coronavirus has spread to more than 370 mink farms across 9 countries, including 10 in Greece…
LOCKDOWN 2: WHAT ABOUT THOSE LIVING OUTSIDE?
When the first lockdown was announced in Greece back in March, feeding stray animals was not included in the governments list of ‘reasons to leave your home’…
Letter to the Minister of Agriculture: Request to support the phasing out of cages in livestock farming
RESCUE JUST ONE OR CHANGE THE LIFE OF MILLIONS? It can’t be an either/or. We have to do both! When we share with you the stories of animals we have helped, we often focus on a single individual and allow it to stand for many others just like it. But our aim remains to change […]
ONE MILLION EU CITIZENS MAKE HISTORY FOR FARM ANIMALS
One million EU citizens have signed the #EndTheCageAge European Citizens Initiative (ECI) petition, the biggest ever political push for farm animal welfare. The #EndTheCageAge ECI, which aims to end the use of cages for farm animals across the continent, was launched in September 2018 by Compassion In World Farming in partnership with Eurogroup for Animals […]
Together we will #End_the_Cage_Age
94% of people in Europe believe protecting the welfare of farm animals is important, and 82% believe farm animals should be better protected. Yet, hundreds of millions of farm animals across the EU are forced to live their entire lives imprisoned in tiny, barren cages. This extreme confinement is routinely inflicted on many different species. […]
Submission of 10.000 signatures for the rescue of the animals at EKPAZ
Athens 20th September 2018 Re: Submission of 10,000 signatures to save the animals at the wildlife rescue centre (EKPAZ) on the island of Aegina. Dear Mr Famellos Dear Ms Teligioridou We wish to draw to your attention that more than 10,000 individuals have now signed the petition that Animal Action Greece created in […]
