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BRUSSELS—Today, there are around 400 million hens on EU farms, and more than a third of them are still confined in cage systems. Five years after the European Commission committed, in response to the

BRUSSELS – The Danish government has decided to pull the plug on its mink fur farming industry, putting animal welfare ahead of the commercial interests of the country’s seven remaining fur farms

LONDON — International outerwear brand Woolrich Europe has officially announced a fur-free commitment in collaboration with the Fur Free Alliance, a coalition of 45 animal protection organizations in

REYKJAVÍK ―A damning new economic study of Iceland’s fur farming shows that the industry has been operating at a financial loss for many years and had a net societal cost of 981million ISK (£6m/$8m)

More than 62,000 certified signatures in support of a popular legislative initiative bill calling for a nationwide ban on the use of cages for all animals farmed for food have been officially

ROME—Thirteen pit bull-type dogs from an illegal dogfighting and underground betting ring — including four puppies and a pregnant female — were recently seized in Gela, Sicily, as part of an operation

BRUSSELS ―The Icelandic government has formally confirmed it will introduce a legislative bill in February 2027 to amend the Whaling Act, giving “particular consideration” to a permanent ban on

Previously unpublished footage from Finnish fur farms shows that so-called "monster foxes"―animals selectively bred to grow unnaturally large for larger pelts―continue to be bred despite years of fur

BRUSSELS—As the European Commission considers its final response to the Fur Free Europe European Citizens’ Initiative , The Lancet Regional Health – Europe has published a commentary by leading