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      <title><![CDATA[New EU scientific report on beef cattle and calves highlights serious welfare problems]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The European Food Safety Authority, the EU risk assessment body for food and feed safety, published an interesting recommendation based on the latest scientific evidence on exposing the major welfare problems of cattle kept for beef production and the welfare in intensive calf farming systems.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Farm Animals , EU News,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-16T09:07:53+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Religious slaughter without stunning must remain an exemption]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Eurogroup welcomes the note presented by the Swedish delegation to the Council of the European Union on the enforcement of the general requirement to stun animals before slaughter. The issue was raised during this week’s Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting in Brussels.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Farm Animals , EU News,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-15T12:42:28+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[European Commission must ban animal cloning for food production]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Eurogroup for Animals called on the European Commission to ban the cloning animals for food production during a Working Group organised by DG Consumer to help prepare its impact assessment on Cloning which also follows the opening of a public consultation on the subject.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Farm Animals , Animal Testing, Press Releases, EU News,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-14T13:11:55+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[MEPs back draft opinion for calling for improved protection of animals during transport]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The European Parliament’s Environment Committee has adopted today the draft opinion by Kartika Liotard MEP on the protection of animals during transport.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Farm Animals , EU News,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-08T14:57:55+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Public consultation on animal cloning for food production in the EU]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[On 3 May, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the cloning of animals for food production. The consultation will run until 3 September and will feed into a Commission impact assessment prior to publishing their proposal on cloning expected early 2013.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Farm Animals , EU & Animal Welfare, EU News,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-07T13:12:27+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Confusing state-of-play on sow stalls ban]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The European Commission is currently collecting data from EU Member States on their level of compliance with Directive (EC) 2001/88 for the protection of pigs, which among other requirements introduces a ban on the use of individual stalls for pregnant sows and gilts as of 1 January 2013.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Farm Animals , EU News,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-04T14:53:37+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Scientists call for a ban on exotic pet markets across the EU]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A new independent scientific report, released today, has resulted in calls for an EU-wide ban on exotic pet markets to protect animal welfare, public health and biodiversity. The report, commissioned by the Animal Protection Agency, International Animal Rescue, Eurogroup for Animals and other European animal protection groups, was this week presented to Caroline Lucas MP and Keith Taylor MEP.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Wildlife, EU & Animal Welfare, Press Releases, EU News,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-03T13:35:46+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Italy keeps failing to implement controls for animal welfare]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The European Commission’s Food and Veterinary Office published the disappointing outcome of an audit carried out in Italy from 9 to 18 November 2011.
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      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Farm Animals , EU News,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-04-27T11:58:34+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[European Parliament sends positive signal on EU biodiversity strategy to 2020]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Eurogroup welcomes today’s adoption of the draft report on the EU biodiversity strategy to 2020 by the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The report, drafted by Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy MEP, calls for biodiversity to be considered and integrated in all other EU policy fields including the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) which are currently being reviewed. This vote sends a strong message on the interconnectivity of fisheries, land use, health, welfare and trade policy and the need for a holistic approach to biodiversity conservation.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2012-04-23T11:43:39+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[European Commission Conference on local agriculture and short food supply chain today]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The European Commission is holding today a full-day conference on "Local agriculture and short food supply chains" which will explore ways and means to mobilise and value the economic potential of local agriculture and short food supply chains. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Responsible Business, EU & Animal Welfare, EU News,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-04-20T08:02:39+00:00</dc:date>
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