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La dottoressa Jane Goodall tra gli oltre 140 scienziati che chiedono all'UE di porre fine alle gabbie negli allevamenti

ROMA— Un gruppo internazionale di scienziati ha inviato una ha inviato una lettera a sostegno dell’appello dei cittadini europei per porre fine all'uso delle gabbie per gli animali allevati in tutta l

Associazioni animaliste e ambientaliste: “Bene l’inserimento dello sviluppo sostenibile in Costituzione, è importante cogliere questa occasione storica per includere anche gli animali”

ROMA—Inserire la tutela degli animali come esseri senzienti nella Costituzione, per garantire davvero che la protezione dell’ambiente sia completa di tutte le forme di vita presenti in natura: è la

New report finds that all mink farms should be considered “at risk” of COVID-19 infection

BRUSSELS—On the cusp of the mink breeding season, which is set to resume at the end of this month, the European Food Safety Agency has released a report finding that all mink farms should be

BREAKING: Sweden suspends mink fur farming in wake of COVID-19

LONDON—The Swedish government has today announced it will suspend mink fur farming throughout 2021, in the wake of the SARS-CoV-2 virus having been found on 13 mink farms in Sweden so far. Sweden has

Wildlife protection Campaigners call for closure of EU’s wildlife trafficking loopholes and criminalisation of wildlife smuggling, to end “stolen wildlife” crisis

BRUSSELS —Animal protection campaigners have called for the urgent closure of gaping loopholes in EU wildlife trade regulations that fail to prevent the trafficking of protected wild species. At

Sondaggio - L’83% degli adulti in Italia vuole che l’UE riallochi i fondi dell’agricoltura a favore di una transizione verso sistemi senza gabbie

ROMA—La coalizione italiana End the Cage Age ha diffuso oggi i risultati di un nuovo sondaggio (condotto fra il settembre e l’ottobre 2020) che esplora le attitudini dei cittadini europei riguardo all

Fur labelling in the EU

[inline-slider align="alignleft"][/inline-slider] HSI/Europe believes that consumers must be able to make informed decisions about the products they buy. Labelling is an important part of this. In

Raccoon dog in a cage
Fur Production in the European Union

Each year, around 37 million animals in the European Union are still raised and killed solely for their fur. In 2018 alone, 34.7m mink, 2.7m foxes, 166,000 raccoon dogs and 227,000 chinchillas were

MEPs thwart meat industry attempts to ban use of ‘meat’ names for plant-based foods

BRUSSELS—The European Parliament has rejected attempts to ban the use of so-called meat denominations, such as burgers and sausages, for plant-based products. In an amendment to the Commission’s

Working toward a Humane World

"A Humane World" is the official blog of Humane World for Animals—a first-hand account of our ongoing efforts to protect animals, as told by our president and CEO, Kitty Block. Subscribe for regular updates.

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