1 million people call for the end of circus animals in Europe
A petition calling for a ban on the use of animals in circuses, led by Eurogroup for Animals, has recently hit 1,000,000 signatures and has been handed over to representatives of the European Parliament. Started in 2018 by InfoCircos, a coalition of animal and wildlife welfare groups, the petition played a key role in Eurogroup […]
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…
World Federation for Animals: Launch of a new global initiative
February 2021 sees the launch of an exciting new global initiative in the field of animal protections: the World Federation for Animals (WFA).
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…
The Ghost dogs of Aspropyrgos – “We only want to give the dogs a chance of a good life”
“We only want to give the dogs a chance of a good life”, said Alex, one of the Leaders of a small group of Athens volunteers that run ‘The Ghost dogs of Aspropyrgos’ https://www.facebook.com/GhostDogsOfAspropyrgos/). This is his farewell message to me as I depart his company on Thursday, 17th May, having spent 4 hours with […]
