Eurogroup for Animals
🇪🇺 The voice for animals in the EU
🤝 Umbrella NGO - 100+ animal protection organisations lobbying EU institutions as one
🐾 Building a Europe that values and respects animals as sentient beings
📍 Brussels
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- 💡 In its new opinion on turkey #welfare, @efsa.europa.eu concludes measures to protect these birds are severely lacking in EU policy. bit.ly/4a0yT29 With over 240 million turkeys being reared in the EU each year, it's vital policy-makers put specific measures in place for their wellbeing. 🦃
- A shift to more #PlantBased diets is vital for #AnimalWelfare, as well as for public and planetary health. ❤️ But it's important that these alternative proteins are diverse, and come from #sustainable sources. Our 5 recommendations for diversifying proteins in the EU, just published: bit.ly/4qeVFbv
- It's clear policy-makers need to #BanCages. The question is: how quickly can it happen? This new briefing reveals why a concrete ban on cages must be delivered fast, using the example of farrowing crates. To make sound investments in the coming years, farmers need policy direction: bit.ly/4c8CDjm
- 👏 The Court of Justice of the EU has scheduled an oral hearing in the #EndtheCageAge legal case on March 5! This case is about holding the European Commission accountable over its promise to #BanCages for millions of farm animals, as well as to answer to the demands of EU citizens: bit.ly/3ZjLt6t
- 🇪🇺 We call on the European Commission to ensure taxpayers' money meets citizens' expectations for #AnimalWelfare! 👉 Our submission to the recent survey on public procurement and views on the kind of food that should be sourced for public bodies (like schools and hospitals) in the EU: bit.ly/4bxt11B
- In Europe, 1/5 people lack access to adequate food. Industrial food systems harm health, climate, environment, food workers & animals. Let’s call on @europarl.europa.eu and @ec.europa.eu to guarantee the right to food through healthy, fair & sustainable systems 👉 eci.ec.europa.eu/053/public
- Chicken ads sell a fairy tale of happy, local birds. ‼️ Reality: imported breeding, foreign soy & birds bred sick. Sign the open letter by our Member Organisation, Animalia, to make your voice heard! 🖊️ animalia.fi/allekirjoita...
- 👏🫧 The EU takes a major step toward non-animal science: animal testing for detergents will be banned by 2029, relying on modern non-animal methods instead. ⤵️ www.eurogroupforanimals.org/news/eu-take...
- 🚨 Europe’s water is under threat & so is the wildlife that depends on it! Rivers, lakes & wetlands are home to countless species. 💔Weakening protections risks biodiversity, ecosystems & safe drinking water. 🙏 Sign the petition ➡️ handsoffnature.eu #HandsOffNature
- 👎🐺 Denmark plans to allow #wolves to be shot without prior authorisation. This undermines the EU Habitats Directive, which requires strict protection & lethal control only as a last resort. #Coexistence, not culling, must remain the priority. mgtp.dk/nyheder/2026...
- #RAS fish farming is marketed as sustainable. The evidence tells a different story. Welfare risks. High energy use. Weak regulation. Full analysis here 👉 bit.ly/4qOXZad #animalwelfare #sustainability #aquaculture
- The EU’s new Biotech Act recognises non-animal methods as key to innovation, competitiveness & better health research. If implemented well, this could speed up the shift away from animal testing. ❤️ Read more ⤵️ www.eurogroupforanimals.org/news/eu-biot...
- The EU-Mercosur agreement cannot be applied without the consent of the @europarl.europa.eu. This is not a technicality. It is a legal requirement under EU treaties. #StopEUMercosur #StopCruelImports
- Victory for lobsters & crabs🦞🦀 It’s now illegal to boil decapod crustaceans alive in the UK - a major step for animal welfare. The law recognises these animals as sentient and capable of suffering. Via @animallawfdn.bsky.social #AnimalWelfare #MarineLife
- Great news for chickens! 🎉 🐔 Norway will phase out fast-growing chickens and end the practice of male chick culling next year. Thanks to the tireless work of our members @anima-int.bsky.social and @dyrevernalliansen.bsky.social! ⤵️ www.eurogroupforanimals.org/news/norway-...
- Globally, the way food is produced and consumed is intimately tied to biodiversity loss, soil degradation, river pollution, antibiotic overuse and poor public health. Read about Scotland's plan in @philip-ciwf.bsky.social latest article ⤵️ www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
- ✊ EU citizens have spoken, again & again, for stronger #animalwelfare. 🇨🇾 This memorandum urges the Cypriot Presidency to turn public support into action: modern laws, higher standards & a future without cages or fur farming. ⤵️ www.eurogroupforanimals.org/library/memo...
- The @europarl.europa.eu remains sceptical about the EU-Mercosur agreement. Our new report sets out why these concerns are justified, highlighting gaps in animal welfare protections and the risks of weak application in the current agreement. 📄Read the full analysis:
- The @ec.europa.eu's final decision will be taken soon on #FreeFurEurope, but there is still time to influence it. 📩 Use the form to send a message to all the EU Commissioners, asking them to respect the voices of citizens and the scientific evidence. ⤵️ www.eurogroupforanimals.org/fur-free-eur...
- 🐶❌ Behind “ethical” dog sledding tours lies severe animal suffering. ✊🇪🇸 Our member FAADA calls on Spanish travel agencies to stop selling mushing excursions in Nordic countries. ✍️ Sign the petition & help end sled dog exploitation ⤵️ bit.ly/3YPpWT1
- 🇫🇷👎 86% of French citizens support a total ban on #animaltesting, yet France plans to expand a primatology centre for up to 1,800 primates... We join MEPs in urging a move towards non-animal science. ⤵️ www.euractiv.com/news/french-...
- ‼️ A survey by @savanta.bsky.social explores the opinions of EU citizens on the #welfare of animals during transport. The result show over eight in ten EU citizens are concerned about animal welfare in this sector, and huge numbers call for stricter rules to protect them! More 👇 bit.ly/4qJUDoE
- A win for democratic scrutiny. @europarl.europa.eu has voted to send the EU-Mercosur agreement to the European Court of Justice. As it stands, the deal fails animals, people, and the planet. It must be fully assessed against EU Treaties, including animal sentience. #StopEUMercosur
- ‼️🚚 Key decision-makers and #AnimalWelfare advocates will meet tomorrow to discuss the future of the EU's rules on live transport. 👉 Send an email to MEPs demanding that, as they update this critical file, they put the wellbeing of transported animals first!: bit.ly/4e2qqvw
- 📢✉️ A NEW way to make your voice heard for a #FurFreeEurope! Send an email directly to all the European Commissioners, demanding that the democratic process is respected ⤵️ www.eurogroupforanimals.org/fur-free-eur...
- 💚 84% of companion animal guardians expect companies to address climate change. A 🆕 report shows sustainability is now central to the pet industry, driven by consumer demand, regulation, and climate risk. ⤵️ faunalytics.org/sustainabili...
- 🇳🇴 The Norwegian chicken sector will phase out the fast-growing #chicken species, Ross 308, and set an end date for the systematic killing of male chicks. 👏 Congratulations to @dyrevernalliansen.bsky.social, which has worked tirelessly to help bring about this historic development! bit.ly/4briPYv
- 🇪🇺 As the EU's #PublicProcurement policies affect the way thousands of organisations make their buying choices, it could be an amazing channel through which to promote #AnimalWelfare standards in Europe. ‼️ A public consultation on the topic closes soon. More on why it's important: bit.ly/4pTBJdX
- 🐄 Our upcoming Intergroup meeting on #AnimalWelfare will focus on the welfare improvements that must be made to the #LiveTransport sector! It's time to put this issue back on the radar of key decision-makers. Join the more than 12,000 who have sent a message so far: bit.ly/4e2qqvw
- 🐺 Wolves remain critically endangered in Finland, yet over 80 have been killed in just weeks. MEPs warn that Finland’s hunting law may breach EU nature and legal protection rules. Wolves are vital for healthy ecosystems. EU law must protect them ✊ vasemmisto.fi/vas-mepit-su...
- 👎🎆 Every year, fireworks cause panic, injuries & deaths among animals, domestic and wild alike. They also pose serious risks to people & the environment. 🙏 GAIA is calling for a ban on the sale of fireworks to private individuals in Belgium. ✍️ Sign the petition ⤵️ www.gaia.be/nl/campagnes...
- Thinking of getting a puppy or a dog? 🐶 The IHA helps prospective owners assess innate health and avoid costly health issues linked to extreme breeding. Take the IHA ⤵️ www.innatehealthassessment.org/public
- Effective rabies elimination needs a One Health approach. Our 🆕 report explores why mandatory identification and registration of dogs & cats matters, for animal & public health. 🇬🇧🇺🇦 Available in English + Ukrainian ⤵️ bit.ly/4jEwxsN
- 🐻✊ Finland’s court ruled bear hunting permits unlawful. The EU Habitats Directive must be defended, for every large carnivore, in every country! ⤵️ yle.fi/a/74-20203788
- ❤️🇦🇺 Australia is reviewing its animal research code for the first time in a decade, with proposals to recognise animal sentience, include crustaceans, limit animal use in teaching & restrict surgery to vets. A step toward more humane science. ⤵️ bit.ly/459zBHu
- ‼️ EU citizens have provided overwhelming feedback to the EU’s public consultation on the modernisation of animal welfare legislation, with 236,520 responses submitted in just three months, compared to 60,000 responses back in 2021. Read more ➡️ www.eurogroupforanimals.org/news/overwhe...
- High animal welfare standards are increasingly a mark of quality in global food markets. This year, let’s make a resolution we can all keep: to give the animals in our lives not just a life worth living but a good life. Read more from @philip-ciwf.bsky.social ⤵️ www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
- Member states have approved the EU-Mercosur deal which is set to increase imports of animal products from highly intensive systems! All eyes on the European Parliament to oppose the ratification of this deal. Read more ⤵️ eurogroupforanimals.org/news/eu-merc...
- Wild animals don’t belong in our homes. 🐍❌ "Don’t Pet Me" by @onekind.org exposes the hidden suffering of exotic pets + calls for a #positivelist to protect animal welfare in Scotland. 🗳️ Please vote for the campaign & support change ⤵️ bit.ly/49d8qhm
- Jane Goodall's legacy of hope in a fragile world 🌍 Read the latest piece from @philip_ciwf about turning intellect into intelligence for the year ahead ⤵️ www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
- 🇳🇱 As of January 1, it has become illegal in the Netherlands to use electric shocks on pigs and cattle while being driven on farms or during #LiveTransport that starts and ends on Dutch territory. More on the steps being taken to end this cruel practice: shorturl.at/rKqjc
- 🇪🇺🧬 Integrating #CellularAgriculture into our farming systems, replacing industrial farms with small-scale, high #welfare farms focused on cell culture growth, could have many benefits for animals, people, and the planet. Our new paper dives deeper: shorturl.at/Mkruy
- ‼️ Finland has adopted changes to its Hunting Act that undermine the protection of large carnivores + breach EU law. The hunting of up to 100 #wolves is authorised, despite scientific evidence & genetic risks. The @ec.europa.eu must act before more protected wildlife is lost.
- 🐴💔 A new investigation by our member Animal Equality Italia reveals serious abuse & animal welfare violations in an Italian horse slaughterhouse. Horses were beaten, neglected & slaughtered while still conscious. These abuses must stop ⤵️ animalequality.it/campagna/sto...
- Waitrose’s decision to introduce sandwiches made with chicken produced to higher standards than usual is described by the @rspcaoffficial.bsky.social as ‘trail-blazing for animal welfare’. Read more on the article by@philip-ciwf.bsky.social ⤵️ www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
- Today we remember Brigitte Bardot and honour her lifelong dedication to defending animals, her fearless advocacy for animals played a defining role in shaping the animal protection movement as we know it today. Thank you, Brigitte.
