UK Government to ban wild animals in circuses
Posted on 01/03/2012
UK Government announces it will pursue a ban on wild animals in circuses, but in the mean time implement a licensing system.
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Ritual slaughter exemptions cause animal suffering and put consumers at risks
Posted on 28/02/2012
Recent debate in European media shows that consumers are being put at risk due to the widespread failure of EU slaughterhouses to respect European hygiene laws and Eurogroup is extremely concerned as animal welfare is also being compromised in the process.
Cute chimps in media distorts public perception regarding endangered status & suitability as pets
Posted on 24/02/2012
Researchers from Duke University have conducted an experiment framed as a marketing study to test if the use of chimpanzees in entertainment media (e.g. commercials, movies) influences how the public perceive their conservation status and suitability as pets.
Serious animal welfare failures revealed in Spanish slaughterhouses
Posted on 22/02/2012
Eurogroup for Animals is horrified by the report published recently by the Food and Veterinary Office on the state of Spanish slaughterhouses. The report follows an audit carried out in May 2011 which aimed at evaluating the official controls related to slaughter and processing of fresh meat, in particular fresh ovine and equine meat.
Hygiene and Animal Welfare: a TV programme confirms the appalling situation in French abattoirs
Posted on 21/02/2012
Last Thursday, France 2, one of the main French TV Channels broadcast a report titled: “What’s behind meat in France”.
Open letter about EU’s assessment of genetically modified animals
Posted on 09/02/2012
Several NGOs working at EU and International level in various areas including Eurogroup have sent a joint letter to European Commissioner for Health & Consumers John Dalli. The letter comes in response to the publication by the European Food Safety Authority of a worrying technical guidance document that would start authorisations for food derived from genetically modified (GM) animals without thorough public debate or appropriate assessment of the impacts of such developments.