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Positive news for #AnimalWelfare! 🪲 The insect protein startup, Ÿnsect, has just filed for bankruptcy. More via @sifted.eu 👇 https://bit.ly/4icSJsd The company had been a major contributor to the growing #InsectFarming sector in the EU, projected to farm trillions of insects per year.

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🐟 🦀Each year, around one billion farmed fish & other aquatic animals are transported live across the EU - by boat, truck or even plane... without dedicated welfare legislation. ⤵️ Check out our 5 key demands for aquatic animal transport, now under debate in the European Parliament. bit.ly/4gVS25x

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🇪🇺🇲🇽 Imports of animal products from Mexico have the potential to increase in key sectors with the entry into force of the EU-Mexico trade agreement. https://bit.ly/3D7ygWL ☝️ Check out our new report on what the EU-Mexico FTA means for #AnimalWelfare

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🦆👏 The @ec.europa.eu is taking action on regional hunting practices in Malta & France, a move welcomed by animal protection advocates. Unsurprisingly, the hunting lobby is pushing back. www.face.eu/2025/02/euro...

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Italian intensive turkey farm to close following shocking LAV footage reported by #FoodforProfit👏 foodforprofit.com/it/news/chiu... The investigation exposed workers - who were paid based on the number of trucks filled with turkeys - brutally throwing these birds into cages to speed up the work.

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🇳🇱 😢 🚚 Hundreds of thousands of calves and piglets suffer during long, stressful transports. ✋ Say no to the transport of young animals by signing Dierenbescherming's petition now! They need 40,000 signatures to force politicians to take action.

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We wrote a letter to FIFA about the killing of stray dogs in Morocco! 🚨 Find out what's happening 👇 www.eurogroupforanimals.org/news/fifa-ur...

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🦗🧠 A growing number of studies are exploring the extent to which #insects can experience pain, feelings & more. This mounting evidence calls for us to question our assumptions about insect #sentience. A thought piece in @asteriskmag.bsky.social digs deeper. https://bit.ly/4kacSke

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We are attending the High Level Roundtable on Fisheries & Oceans organised by the @ec.europa.eu Our priorities: 🐟 high animal welfare standards in #aquaculture 🐟 stopping the expansion of carnivorous aquaculture 🐟 better animal welfare standards in #fisheries

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🤔🇩🇪 Why are the #Bundestagswahl2025 German federal elections so important for #AnimalWelfare? www.tierschutzbund.de/tierschutzwa... @tierschutzbund.bsky.social answers all your questions plus an animal protection check revealing which parties promise to stand up for animals in their manifestos. ⤵️

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Visiting Lapland? Make sure your encounters with animals are ethical! Not all husky safaris & wildlife excursions put #animalwelfare first. Travel responsibly & protect the animals! More info 👇

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📢 We say #NoToOmnibus! Corporate sustainability addresses pressing global challenges & fosters responsible business practices - to ensure the health & wellbeing of animals, humans & the planet. President @vonderleyen: will you stand for animals, people & planet, or for reckless deregulation?

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Not meeting EU #animalwelfare standards? No thank you 🛑✋ As part of its Vision on the Future of EU Agriculture, the @ec.europa.eu stated that any future legislative proposals on animal welfare will also apply to imported products! :clap: www.eurogroupforanimals.org/news/imports...

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🦐 Many aquatic species are still left unprotected, with cruel practices like ice-baths widespread. It is great to see brands such as Waitrose taking steps to stand for #AnimalWelfare, in line with the asks of EU consumers 👏

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🇩🇪 🗳️ Voting in the German elections? #Bundestagswahl2025 Animal Society has analysed and evaluated election programs, voting records, petitions, bills & much more - so you can see which parties & candidates really stand up for animals 👉https://tierpolitik.org/ ❤️ Share with those eligible to vote!

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Although the @ec.europa.eu's reaffirmed commitment to revising the outdated #animalwelfare legislation, including a ban on cages is encouraging, the Vision on the Future of EU Agriculture remains unclear on crucial aspects. More on our #PressRelease 👇 www.eurogroupforanimals.org/news/vision-...

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🆕 The @FBB_Officiel website has had a makeover to better protect animals! ❤️ Take a look and take action for animals today! ⤵️

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Some #farming best practices form Norway 🐮🥛 Jersey Dairy allows their dairy cows to keep their calves for six weeks. The small local dairy is the first in Norway to produce drinking milk this way. Read more via @dyrevernalliansen.bsky.social 👇 dyrevern.no/landbruksdyr...

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🚨#Breaking: new investigation by GAIA reveals serious breaches in #animalwelfare on European #fur farms: eurogroupforanimals.org/news/fur-far... Country-specific bans are not enough, as products from these farms continue to be imported & sold across the EU. @ec.europa.eu, we need a #FurFreeEurope

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''It is not our culture'' - over 715,000 signatures calling for the end of bullfighting in Spain were delivered yesterday to the 🇪🇸 Congress of Deputies 👏🐂 animanaturalis.org/n/46805/hist... Well done to our members @animanaturalis.org, @casinternational.bsky.social & FAADA!

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‼️ Our NEW report reveals #AnimalWelfare issues are treated very differently by each of the 🇪🇺’s 27 Member States. With only vague and outdated laws to guide them, several countries are interpreting or setting the rules as they see fit. Some key stats ⬇️🧵 bit.ly/41hO3eR

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🔊 Big news for shrimp welfare! 🦐 https://bit.ly/40Z5AY1 UK retailer Waitrose has committed to electrically stun 100% of their warm water prawns by the end of next year. Congratulations to our member Shrimp Welfare Project for supporting this journey!

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We are thrilled to welcome Dýraverndarsamband Íslands to our network of animal protection organisations working as one to achieve better #animalwelfare! 🙌 eurogroupforanimals.org/who-we-are/o...

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On #valentinesday, our member @otwarteklatki.bsky.social delivered thousands of postcards from citizens calling for a ban on #fur farming to the Polish Prime Minister. A powerful reminder that true love is also about caring for those who cannot fight for themselves ❤️🦊 #FurFreeEurope

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🎙️ Podcast recommendation! Laura Lee Cascada and Professor Jennifer Mather discuss the reasons why we should #StopOctopusFarming ⤵️ https://wbur.fm/3Eye14V

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🦊 Mink, foxes, chinchillas & raccoon dogs all have complex and fascinating lives in the wild. ❌ On #fur farms, it's impossible to meet their needs! @onehealth_eu ➡ Scientific opinions on fur farming must be based on the natural behaviours of these animals. No fur farm can meet their unique needs.

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🚨 20,000 live animals seized. 365 arrests. A global criminal network exposed. Wild animals are being ripped from the wild to be sold in the cruel and illegal exotic pet trade. We need an EU-wide #PositiveList NOW to end this suffering and protect our planet! @interpol.int

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Yesterday we were at the Finnish Parliament with our member @animalia53.bsky.social to discuss the use of animals in science. More than 1.2 million Europeans signed the ECI #SaveCrueltyFreeCosmetics calling for a non-animal science. Member States are key to making this transition happen!

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🚨 One week to go! The @ec.europa.eu is about to unveil its Vision for #Food & #Agriculture. This will shape the coming years—so it must deliver real solutions for farmers, nature & consumers. What should be in it? 👇 #GoodFood4EU Letter➡️https://bit.ly/3OLFjql

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We are in Strasbourg for the Animal Welfare intergroup meeting on the welfare of aquatic animals 🐟 Tune in to follow the discussion live: youtube.com/live/W0sbL10... Speakers include Andrea Gavinelli, @emmawiesner.bsky.social, @tillymetz.bsky.social Metz and economist Griffin Carpenter.

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Ahead of the #EPlenary debate on the EU-Mercosur trade deal today, we're calling on MEPs to block this toxic deal, for the animals, people and the planet. ‼️ EU trade policy cannot fuel cruel intensive farming practices abroad. #StopEUMercosur

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