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Wildlife protection Conference celebrates first year of revised Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking

BRUSSELS—A year after the publication of the Revised Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking, representatives from Member States, the European Commission, the European Parliament and civil society

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Eurobarometer: EU citizens demand better animal welfare

BRUSSELS—The European Commission released today the long-awaited results of its Eurobarometer survey on EU citizens’ attitudes towards animal welfare. As anticipated, the polling data confirms that

Farm animal welfare European Commission breaks Green Deal commitment to improve lives of animals on farms

BRUSSELS—After months of waiting for the European Commission to honour its European Green Deal commitment to deliver a package of legislative proposals to upgrade the EU’s animal welfare legislation

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Iceland will allow commercial whaling to resume in 'devastating rejection of once-in-a-generation opportunity to end slaughter at sea'

BRUSSELS—As news breaks that Iceland will allow the resumption of commercial whaling with the introduction of so-called “improvements”, despite clear evidence of immense animal suffering, global

EU Commission backs phase-out of animal use in experiments and chemicals tests but ignores citizens’ wishes on cosmetics

BRUSSELS —The European Commission today kick-started a plan to phase out animal testing for chemicals across Europe but will not protect the EU ban on animal testing for cosmetics in response to the “

Humane Society International/Europe welcomes first fashion show to join the Fur Free Retailer programme

SIBIU, Romania―The Feeric Fashion Week, the oldest still running fashion event in Romania, has accepted the invitation of Humane Society International/Europe to join the Fur Free Retailer programme

Banning trophy hunting Belgium to ban hunting trophy imports to protect wildlife

BRUSSELS—Today, the Belgian Federal government’s Council of Ministers approved a legislative proposal for a ban on the import of hunting trophies of endangered animal species, put forth by Zakia

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Roundtable at EU Parliament calls to end pig confinement

BRUSSELS—European Union policymakers, animal welfare experts, industry representatives and non-governmental organizations gathered today at the European Parliament for a roundtable discussion on the

Banning trophy hunting Italian media’s undercover investigation at Europe’s biggest hunting fair exposes trophy hunting lobby’s deceptions, divide amongst hunters as countries consider trophy trade bans

ROME—Yesterday, the Italian media outlet Kodami released Europe’s largest hunting fair held in Dortmund, Germany from January 24-29, delivering another shocking look behind the scenes of an industry

Working toward a Humane World

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