An estimated 143 million farmed hens are still being reared in cages in the EU every year. 🐓⛓️ This cruel confinement is still happening despite the overwhelming level of support for a cage ban, as demonstrated by the 1.4 million citizens who signed the #EndTheCageAge ECI.

A major victory for animals! 🎉 Brittany Ferries has confirmed that it will stop transporting all live farmed animals, including unweaned calves, from Ireland to France by September 2026. This follows sustained pressure from our group of NGOs, including our members. Read more: bit.ly/4bsDCde

💔 This summer, EU's forests are burning, wild animals are fleeing & habitats are disappearing... Now is not the time to weaken the laws that protect animals, clean air & water. ✊ Put animals & people's health before short-term profit. Make your voice heard ➡️ bit.ly/4uPLtbE

From volunteers to local authorities, protecting community cats takes teamwork. ❤️😺 Animal Law Italia's 🆕 Rete Felina project is creating a network to support colony caretakers, strengthen legal protections & help ensure every stray cat gets the care they deserve. Learn more ⤵️ retefelina.it

Una rete per tutelare i gatti delle nostre città - Rete Felina

Rete Felina è il progetto di Animal Law Italia che connette tutori di colonia, Comuni e ASL per applicare in modo uniforme le norme a tutela dei gatti liberi.

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Hoppy has a great life! 🐰 But not every rabbit gets to live like him... 🇪🇺⛓️ Across the EU, millions of rabbits spend their lives trapped in tiny cages. It's not right that these intelligent and playful animals are forced to live in this way.

Fear and misinformation don't solve stray dog issues, knowledge does. ❤️🐶 OIPA Palestine is working with university students to promote humane, science-based stray dog management through education, dialogue, vaccination, sterilisation & responsible pet ownership. Read more ⤵️ bit.ly/4fG1ziB

OIPA Palestine Raises Awareness on Stray Dogs

OIPA Palestine engages university students in Tulkarm to promote humane, scientific solutions for stray dog management and public awareness

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95% of wealthy luxury consumers say fur & wild animal skins make brands seem less luxurious. It's time for a #FurFreeEurope & a fashion industry that's innovative + ethical. ❤️🦊 Read more ⤵️ bit.ly/4fDeUrJ

Fashion brands using fur and wild animal skins seen as “less luxurious” by wealthiest consumers — Collective Fashion Justice

CFJ’s new report shares data from independently commissioned research speaking directly with ultra-high net worth luxury fashion consumers. 95% of these individuals believe using wild animal skins…

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The future of the euro is taking shape... and it could feature Europe's incredible birds and rivers! 🐦🌊 Some of the proposed banknote designs celebrate nature and biodiversity, and they're honestly stunning. Have your say in the survey! bit.ly/4wrnYXX

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The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank of the European Union countries which have adopted the euro. Our main task is to maintain price stability in the euro area and so preserve the…

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For nearly 20 years, EU law has prohibited catching chickens by their legs. Yet in the Netherlands, it remained common practice, leaving millions of birds at risk of broken wings and legs. After 6 years of legal action by Wakker Dier, the court has enforced the law with penalties up to €60,000.

Together, we can stop animal suffering during transport. Together, we can change the system. 🙌 All we need is your signature. Join tens of thousands of others in signing our open letter on live transport, calling for the EU to protect the animals in this trade! Link below.

Austria is seeking an exemption to continue farming invasive deer, despite the EU decision to phase out the species. The #IAS Regulation & the Union List exist to protect biodiversity. They lose their meaning if MS can simply opt out through exemptions. bit.ly/4vPzFGZ

Austria pushes to keep farming invasive deer | Euractiv

The country breeds about 7,000 animals and is challenging Brussels' phase-out

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In the EU, millions of chickens are selectively bred to grow very fast - namely, to boost production. 📈🐓 This practice causes intense suffering for these birds... as well as has led to a huge amount of white striping disease in the chicken sector. Let's zoom in on Slovakia.

🐴 Too many horses still fall through the cracks due to weak traceability & inadequate protection. Our Annual Report explores how we're pushing for stronger EU rules to better protect horses throughout their lives. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4a7mNnt

Millions of animals are mutilated on farms in the EU, often without pain relief. 💔 Along with being forced to live in deeply unnatural, stressful, and often filthy conditions, they are subjected to painful and permanent disfigurement. How is that legal?

😍🦆🪿Fantastic news! Brazil is now the second country in the world, after India, to ban the production and sale of foie gras. A major step towards ending one of the cruellest farming practices. Now let's see the EU and UK follow suit. Read more from Animal Equality Brazil ⤵️ bit.ly/4yO06zA

Brasil proíbe foie gras e se torna o 1º país da América Latina a banir o produto | Animal Equality Brasil

A conquista é resultado de uma campanha de seis anos liderada pela Animal Equality, que reuniu mais de 310 mil assinaturas e o apoio de dezenas de organizações da sociedade civil

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Breathing, running & seeing clearly shouldn't be a struggle. Yet for many dogs & cats (but also horses & rabbits) bred for extreme looks, it is. GAIA's 🆕 campaign exposes the hidden suffering caused by extreme breeding. 💔 Read more ⤵️ bit.ly/44Mvb8Q

« Collection de malade » | GAIA

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🤩 Great news for octopuses! 🐙 Plans by Nueva Pescanova to build what would have been the world's first commercial octopus farm in Spain have been withdrawn. Today, we celebrate. Tomorrow, we keep fighting until octopus farming is off the table for good. 💪 #StopOctopusFarming

Chickens reared for meat today are bred to grow 400% faster than those raised in equivalent systems in the 1950s. This growth rate is deeply unnatural... and comes with severe welfare consequences, from skeletal disorders to heart problems. Professor Andrew Knight explains 👇

🐰❤️ The EU has taken another important step toward phasing out animal testing. New rules for the European Chemicals Agency strengthen support for non-animal approaches, boost expertise & embed animal-free science into chemical safety assessments. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/3Thagbt

The EU #LivestockStrategy, published on July 7, recognises something that animal protection orgs, scientists and citizens have been saying for years: the future of animal farming in Europe must include better lives for animals. An op-ed by our CEO 👉 bit.ly/4pEc6iY

In the EU, around 12 million calves never get to know their mothers. Instead, they are ripped from their sides shortly after being born, and forced to grow up alone in a cage. 🐄 This is no way for a young animal to live, and causes them great suffering.

Our member, Společnost pro zvířata, is calling on citizens of Czechia to write to their local ministers to help 🔥 Stop transporting animals in extreme temperatures 🐄 Ban exports to third countries, where EU animal welfare rules can't be enforced Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4hgoYJI

🎪🇮🇹 A 🆕 undercover investigation, by LAV & the Franz Weber Foundation, exposes the reality behind animal circuses in Italy. Evidence gathered across 19 circuses reveals serious animal welfare concerns. More ⤵️ bit.ly/4ffNmst

Leaked footage and former employee testimony revealed conditions inside the world's largest insect farm: rotting larvae, rodents, leaking feed, workers who developed asthma. The company had helped write the industry's own hygiene guide.

An investigation by Animal Welfare Foundation e.V. + Tierschutzbund Zürich shows animals are being exported from Romania while missing identification + in very poor conditions. Given that Romania accounted for 43% of all EU live animal sea exports last year, these findings are especially alarming.

Last week, the Intergroup on Animal Welfare delivered the 1st official presentation to the EU roadmap to phase out animal testing in safety assessment priorities. Thanks to the @Ec.europa.eu, NGOs and MEPs for making this a meaningful exchange. Watch the session: youtube.com/live/FO08L2C...

🐺 A single, unverified case paved the way for the downgrade of the #wolf's protected status across Europe. Yet the key forensic step (a necropsy) was never carried out. What does the evidence actually show? 📅 16 July | 15:00 GMT 🛜 Live on Zoom | bit.ly/4vs2iKb

Imagine spending every second of every day hemmed into a huge crowd. Surrounded by constant noise. Competing for food and water. Unable to rest or move naturally. Millions of chickens reared for meat in Europe are living this way, right now. Because EU law permits it. 🇪🇺👎

The future of medicine should be human-relevant. ✅️ The upcoming EU Biotech Act is a chance to accelerate innovation and support the uptake of non-animal methods in research. Europe shouldn't miss this opportunity!

From tackling the exotic pet trade to advancing an EU Positive List, we're working to give wild animals the protection they deserve. 💚 Our Annual Report looks back at the progress made & the work still ahead. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4a7mNnt