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BRUSSELS, Belgium―Today it was officially confirmed that 1,502,319 EU citizens have signed the Fur Free Europe European Citizens’ Initiative calling on the European Commission to ban fur farming and

PARIGI—L'Organizzazione per la Cooperazione e lo Sviluppo Economico (OCSE) ha incluso, per la prima volta, il benessere degli animali nelle sue Linee guida per le imprese multinazionali sulla condotta

PARIS—Die Organisation für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (OECD) hat zum ersten Mal den Tierschutz in ihre Leitsätze für internationale Unternehmen für verantwortungsbewusstes

—Con l'avvicinarsi del solstizio d'estate, il 21 giugno, quando nella città di Yulin, nel sud della Cina, inizia la macellazione di migliaia di cani e gatti destinati al consumo umano, un nuovo

YULIN, China—Während die Sommersonnenwende am 21. Juni näher rückt und in der südchinesischen Stadt Yulin das Schlachten Tausender Hunde und Katzen für ihr Fleisch beginnt, zeigt eine neue Umfrage

BRUSSELS—In an unprecedented milestone, the European Citizens Initiative “ ‘Save Cruelty-Free Cosmetics —Commit to a Europe without animal testing” reached more than 1.2 million validated signatures

BERLIN —In einem emotionalen Brief appellieren 35 Prominente an Bundesumweltministerin Steffi Lemke, umgehend die Einfuhr von Jagdtrophäen bedrohter und geschützter Tierarten nach Deutschland zu

BRUSSELS—As the trade negotiations between the European Union and Australia move closer towards conclusion, representatives of animal protection NGOs and the negotiating teams from both sides today

BUCUREȘTI, România―Oameni politici români și reprezentanți ai organizațiilor de protecție a animalelor din Europa au solicitat interzicerea fermelor de animale pentru blană în România, în cadrul unei
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