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      <title><![CDATA[Job offer: International Fundraising Officer]]></title>
      <link>http://eurogroupforanimals.org/news/international-fundraising-officer</link>
      
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      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Our Organisation, Jobs,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-22T11:13:36+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serious animal welfare failures revealed in Spanish slaughterhouses]]></title>
      <link>http://eurogroupforanimals.org/news/audit-by-fvo-reveals-serious-failures-in-spanish-slaughterhouses</link>
      
      <description><![CDATA[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. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Farm Animals , EU & Animal Welfare, EU News, Other News,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-22T10:35:29+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hygiene and Animal Welfare: a TV programme confirms the appalling situation in French abattoirs]]></title>
      <link>http://eurogroupforanimals.org/news/hygiene-and-animal-welfare-a-tv-programme-confirms-the-appalling-situation</link>
      
      <description><![CDATA[Last Thursday, France 2, one of the main French TV Channels broadcast a report titled: “What’s behind meat in France”. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Farm Animals , Other News,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-21T14:16:42+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Proposed animal tests for GM food and feed ignore science and are totally unnecessary]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Eurogroup for Animals is extremely disappointed by plans unveiled by the European Commission to introduce obligatory 90-day feeding trials for GMOs in implementing rules due to be discussed with stakeholders today. This proposal goes against the latest scientific advice from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published in January this year. This advice states that it should only be carried out on a case-by-case basis as determined by EFSA itself which has so far been the case.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Farm Animals , Animal Testing, Press Releases, EU News,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-14T10:54:56+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Open letter about EU’s assessment of genetically modified animals]]></title>
      <link>http://eurogroupforanimals.org/news/open-letter-about-eus-assessment-of-genetically-modified-animals</link>
      
      <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Farm Animals , Animal Testing, EU & Animal Welfare, Other News,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-09T05:26:31+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[New EU Animal Welfare Strategy discussed at European Parliament]]></title>
      <link>http://eurogroupforanimals.org/news/new-eu-animal-welfare-strategy-discussed-at-european-parliament</link>
      
      <description><![CDATA[Today at the extraordinary Animal Welfare Intergroup session held at the European Parliament in Brussels, Commissioner for Health & Consumers John Dalli and Members of the European Parliament Dan Jørgensen and Marit Paulsen, respectively President and Honorary Secretary of the Intergroup, discussed the new EU animal welfare strategy which was unveiled by the European Commission on 19 January 2012.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2012-02-07T15:40:58+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Greece bans animals in circuses]]></title>
      <link>http://eurogroupforanimals.org/news/greece-bans-animals-in-circuses</link>
      
      <description><![CDATA[Eurogroup is extremely delighted that the Greek government has banned the use of all animals in circuses following a successful campaign led by Member Organisation GAWF, Animal Defenders International and backed by over 50 local animal protection groups across the country.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Wildlife, Other News,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-06T15:02:11+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Export of EU live animals to Turkey must end now]]></title>
      <link>http://eurogroupforanimals.org/news/export-of-eu-live-animals-to-turkey-must-end-now</link>
      
      <description><![CDATA[Clear evidence shows that animals transported from the EU to Turkey are subjected to horrific conditions at the border between Bulgaria and Turkey. Despite this fact, the welfare of these animals is continuously ignored by the competent authorities and Eurogroup urges the European Commission to take the necessary steps to suspend this inhumane trade immediately.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Farm Animals , Trade & Animals, EU & Animal Welfare, EU News, International News,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-01-31T11:15:51+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[European Commission urges 13 Member States to implement ban on laying hen cages]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Eurogroup welcomes the letters of formal notice the European Commission has sent today to 13 Member States (Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Romania) requesting for information to take action to address deficiencies in the implementation of European Directive 1999/74/EC which bans the use of barren battery cages for all laying hens in the European Union since 1 January 2012. The list of countries should also include Malta but it is not mentioned in the Commission statement.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Farm Animals , EU News,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-01-26T12:42:35+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Biggest success in decreasing animal testing numbers]]></title>
      <link>http://eurogroupforanimals.org/news/biggest-success-in-decreasing-animal-testing-numbers</link>
      
      <description><![CDATA[The European Parliament has adopted in plenary last week, legislation to implement stricter safety checks on biocides, products ranging from rat poisons to disinfectants. The new provisions reduce animal testing by making data sharing compulsory and encouraging a more flexible and intelligent approach to testing.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Animal Testing, EU News,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-01-24T12:24:27+00:00</dc:date>
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