Publications

Animals in Europe #35 - February 2013

Animals in Europe is our monthly newsletter, bringing you the latest developments on animal welfare in the EU

In this issue

• European Commission urges 9 Member States to implement sow stalls ban
• Work on Companion animals: dogs and cats
• Reactions to horsemeat scandal and developments
• Vote in European Parliament on endocrine disrupters
• Launch of EU-US trade agreement
• New rules for Genetically Modified food & feed authorisation
• New studies on Invasive Alien Species (IAS)
• Animal Welfare severely compromised in Spanish slaughterhouses
• Commission review of REACH
• Dog show at European Parliament

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Dogs and Cats in the European Union

It is estimated that there are around 60 million owned dogs and 64 million owned cats in the European Union, but there is currently very little EU legislation to protect their welfare. Whilst many dogs and cats in the EU are loved and cared for as members of the family, the way in which they are treated can vary greatly across Europe.

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Animals in Europe #34 - January 2013

Animals in Europe is our monthly newsletter, bringing you the latest developments on animal welfare in the EU

In this issue

• New Director appointed to takeover Eurogroup leadership
• Still concerns about implementation of sow stalls ban
• Transposition of Animal Experimentation Directive 2010/63/EU
• European Parliament's Agriculture Committee vote on Common Agriculture Policy
• European Parliament's resolution CoP16 CITES
• Interpol funding against wildlife crime
• FVO programme of audits 2013
• Irish Presidency urged to act on animal welfare
• 7th Environment Action Programme must be ambitious and include animal welfare
• European Parliament votes to improve welfare of live animals during transport
• Eurogroup supports research on companion animal diseases
• Report on the recovery of export subsidies for live cattle in 2011
• Shortcomings revealed in Greek slaughterhouses
• Public consultation on the future of organic production
• Ban on mink fur farming in the Netherlands

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Memorandum to the Irish Presidency of the EU Council - January-June 2013

Eurogroup for Animals published a Memorandum outlining its position on animal welfare policies that will be discussed as part of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union from January to June 2013

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Animals in Europe #33 - November/December 2012

Animals in Europe is our monthly newsletter, bringing you the latest developments on animal welfare in the EU

In this issue

• Commissioner Borg must start improving the welfare of animals now
• New statistical reporting format for animals used in testing
• Preparations for CITES CoP16
• English version of Spanish guide for applying the EU Zoo Directive
• Third OIE Global Conference on Animal Welfare
• Bavarian administrative court decision on the export of live animals to Third countries
• EU holds first hearing on sustainable food policy
• Loopholes in shark finning closed
• Current development with fish farming
• Report on the implementation of EU hygiene legislation in slaughterhouses
• Production of beef and rabbit meat audited in Argentina

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Animals in Europe #32 - October 2012

Animals in Europe is our monthly newsletter, bringing you the latest developments on animal welfare in the EU.

In this issue

• New hope for Europe's animals
• Animal welfare in European Commission Work Programme for 2013?
• Implementation of slaughter regulation
• Huge delays in Member State compliance with group housing of sows
• CALLISTO Conference on companion animals and disease
• Europeans against cruelty to seals
• Towards ISO certification for animal welfare
• Animal welfare should be considered in EU-US trade and economic relations
• Non-commercial movement of pets
• Queen guitarist Brian May rallies European decision makers to stop the UK badger cull
• Agriculture Committee adopts report on long-distance transport of live animals
• Bulgaria and Mexico audited on animal welfare

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Animals in Europe #31 - September 2012

Animals in Europe is our monthly newsletter, bringing you the latest developments on animal welfare in the EU.

In this issue

• Results from the consultation on the 7th Environment Action Programme available
• Animal Welfare Intergroup President wins award for animal welfare
• Update on the Written Declaration 23/2012 on the protection of dolphins in the Black Sea
• Environment Committee calls for more animal welfare in the CAP
• Nine Member States not ready for sow stall ban
• Major French cooperative proposes phase-out of pig castration by March 2013
• Belarus and Romania singled out by FVO for failing animal welfare
• Report from technical meeting on the use of animal-based measures
• Non-commercial movement of pet animals discussed at European Parliament
• Consultation Results & new EU information network on Invasive Alien Species
• Confusion reigns at Fisheries Committee vote on shark finning
• Third meeting of the Transatlantic Animal Welfare Council (TAWC)
• EU-US trade relations: joint consultation on regulatory issues for possible future trade agreement launched
• 25th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for Europe

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Animals in Europe #30 - July/August 2012

Animals in Europe is our monthly newsletter, bringing you the latest developments on animal welfare in the EU.

In this issue

• European Parliament calls on Commission to ensure better animal welfare
• European supply chain stakeholders agree on future animal welfare priorities
• European Court of Auditors' report on organic production
• The real cost of meat
• Discussions on the protection of live animals during transport postponed
• Belgium and Brazil audited on animal welfare
• EFSA update statement on cloned animals
• Animal-based indicators in broiler welfare
• New nanomaterials guidance for cosmetic products
• Eurogroup launches advisory board on companion animals
• APGAW's report on pedigree dog breeding
• Conservation of the wolf population in Sweden
• CITES Secretariat releases movie Rhinos Under Threat
• Tourists reminded that Barbary macaques are not pets
• Export subsidies for live animals must be phased out by 2013
• Public consultation on the future of EU-US trade economic relations
• Environment Committee adopts draft opinion on public procurement
• Delhaize has set example for other European retailers on pigs castration issue

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