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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

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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

In occasione della Giornata Mondiale dell'Uovo, Barilla riceve dalla Humane Society of the United States il premio Henry Spira per la leadership dimostrata in tema di benessere animale

PARMA, 8 ottobre 2020–Il gruppo alimentare italiano Barilla, il più grande produttore di pasta al mondo, è il ricevente del premio Henry Spira per il Progresso Aziendale Sostenibile di quest'anno, un

On World Egg Day, Barilla recognized for animal welfare leadership with Henry Spira Award by the Humane Society of the United States

PARMA–Italian food group Barilla, the world’s largest pasta manufacturer, is the recipient of this year’s Henry Spira Humane Corporate Progress Award, a recognition given by the Humane Society of the

Forte video di Humane Society International per dire basta al lockdown degli animali ingabbiati e confinati a vita

ROMA—Per milioni di persone in tutto il mondo, il lockdown durante la pandemia globale di coronavirus ha significato diversi mesi di isolamento, a tutela della salute pubblica. Ma per miliardi di

European Chemicals Agency ruling undercuts historic cosmetic animal testing ban

The European Union’s precedent-setting ban on cosmetic animal testing and trade has been undermined from within by two recent decisions to require cosmetic ingredients to undergo new animal testing

BREAKING: Dutch mink fur farms to be permanently closed by March 2021 following 41 COVID-19 farm infections

AMSTERDAM—The Dutch government has agreed that all mink fur farms must permanently close by March 2021, according to Dutch national news service, NOS. Mink fur farming was banned in the Netherlands in

BREAKING: 1 million mink culled on Dutch mink fur farms as COVID-19 infections spread

AMSTERDAM—COVID-19 infections on Dutch mink fur farms have now led to an estimated 1 million mink being culled by government order. Today, yet another mink fur farm in the Netherlands with 4,500

Working toward a Humane World

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