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The country's new government has announced plans to tackle some of the most harmful practices in pig farming, including ending routine tail docking, phasing out confinement systems, giving pigs more space and reducing long-distance transport of live animals. For a country that is one of Europe's largest pig meat producers, this is a landmark political commitment.

Cruelty Free Europe, Eurogroup for Animals, European Coalition to End Animal Experiments (ECEAE), Humane World for Animals and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) welcome the release of the European Commission’s long‑awaited roadmap to phase out animal testing in chemical safety assessments, signalling an end to nearly half a million invasive procedures inflicted ...

Recent EU trade agreements with Australia, Mercosur and Mexico show that animal welfare is becoming part of EU trade policy. However, they also highlight inconsistencies in applying animal welfare standards across trade deals. As the EU revises its animal welfare legislation, this creates a key opportunity to apply its animal welfare standards on all products entering its market.

Dead chickens left to decompose among the living, injured birds barely able to stand and forced to live in overcrowded conditions where the risk of disease runs high. This is the norm for chickens reared for meat in Europe, remaining unprotected by current EU animal welfare laws. Two investigations recently conducted in Spain and Hungary reveal the reality is for these animals i...