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Published 18/11/2022News
Published 18/11/2022
EU research confirms long animal journeys pose human health risks
The EU food safety agency confirmed that animal transport poses a risk of exacerbating the current public health crisis of 'superbugs' — bacteria and viruses that are resistant to existing treatments.
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Published 18/11/2022
Will EU take the action needed to contain the rise of superbugs?
On World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, it is essential to remind ourselves that since 1945, when antibiotics became available for mass use, millions of lives have been saved and life expectancy has increased in many parts of the world.
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Published 10/11/2022
Documentary screening & discussion with directors: Who we eat
European Parliament screening of “Who We Eat: The Status Quo,” the first episode of the ARTE documentary series that questions our perception of animal farming while speaking with farmers and advocates for animals.
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Published 18/10/2022
EU Commission to speed up ban on cages in farming
The European Commission has decided to speed up its revision of the laws protecting farmed animals, as revealed in its work programme adopted today.
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Published 17/10/2022
EU ban on male chicks killing could soon become reality
During an EU ministerial meeting that took place earlier today in Brussels, nine EU countries called for an EU-wide ban on the systematic killing of male chicks. Their proposal was widely supported by ministers and the European Commission.
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Published 13/10/2022
World Cage Free Day 2022: Don’t stop me now!
On 13 October 2022, we celebrate World Cage Free Day for the third consecutive year now. A day that we soon hope to celebrate knowing that this obsolete and cruel practice is banned in the EU once and for all.
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Published 08/10/2022
EU urged to ban cruel octopus farming
This World Octopus Day, Compassion joins NGOs calling for EU octopus farming ban
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Published 05/10/2022
EU Commission confirms farm animal laws are outdated
The EU must update its outdated animal welfare laws, the European Commission concluded in its extensive legislative review published on 4 October 2022.
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Published 19/09/2022
EU must save energy by shutting down factory farming, say NGOs
While industrial agriculture lobbies are pressing the EU for more money and secure access to energy during the current crisis, governments should instead shut down factory farming this winter.
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Published 14/09/2022
EU Parliament votes to curb deforestation with soy and beef import ban
European companies selling products that are linked to deforestation – including soy used for animal feed, beef and leather – may soon have to prove that no forests were cut during the production, according to a landmark draft law.
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