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 […]
IN TIMMERMANS WE TRUST
Animal Welfare is a policy field that does not sit with one Commission department only. Ultimate responsibility for this field should now sit with Frans Timmermans as Executive Vice President for a European Green Deal. Commission President-elect von der Leyen has today unveiled her proposed new team that will take office on 1 November. Whilst […]
‘Ghostly’ no more!
Her fluffy coat may give her a slightly fuzzy, phantom-like outline, but Melina is solidly there, and now in her forever home where she can enjoy the 100% real care that she deserves. She’s just one of the 50 “ghost dogs” that we sterilised last year. She had been particularly badly let down by humanity. […]
Sun-shades for the working equids of Hydra!
Congratulations are in order for the Municipality of Hydra! For years now we have been working closely with HydraArk and other Animal Welfare groups, campaigning for the creation of sun-shades for the working equids by the port, as well as the placement of a water trough. We have been informed that a first step has […]
Supporting two donkey shelters in Crete!
“Don’t you just love my shiny gnashers?” This is one of the donkeys being cared for in Crete by the lovely people at Agia Marina Donkey Rescue, near Heraklion. Our Equine Team was there in May supporting two refuges that take in abandoned and abused donkeys, ponies and mules (the other is Walk With Donkeys […]
VISITING THE SAWA SHELTER IN SANTORINI
On the 24th and 25th of April 2019 our Equine Programme Team -consisted of our veterinarian Michael Gaganis and farrier Aris Vlachakis- travelled to the island of Santorini to care for the retired working equines at the SAWA shelter. Overall they treated a total of 26 animals none of which would have otherwise access to […]
KAsos ‘zoo’: Rescue & Closure
The story of our successful campaign to rescue the ‘zoo’ animals of Kasos The Animal Action Greece/Animal Action Greece Equine Team has been visiting the small island of Kasos, down in the Southern Aegean, since 2011. Like many remote communities, Kasos has never had a resident vet. Nevertheless, a diminishing population of donkeys is still […]
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Will the politically diverse new EP mean a unified voice for animals?
The results are finally in, and we are optimistic to see that more than 100 candidates who pledged to act for animals have been elected to the new European Parliament, with representation across the political groups and across the EU. Of the candidates who took the animal welfare pledges in our VoteforAnimals2019 campaign – their […]