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Over 40 Members of Parliament and peers urge UK Government action on fur

LONDON—A cross-party group of 43 MPs and Peers has written to Environment Secretary, Steve Reed, highlighting new evidence that underscores the significant public health risk posed by fur farms, and

Trophy hunting imports of lions, elephants and other iconic wildlife hit an alarming post-Brexit high, as UK Government delays on delivering promised ban

LONDON— The latest wildlife trade data from CITES shows that the number of hunting trophies from endangered animals imported to the UK increased significantly in 2023, leading animal protection

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L’Italia estende la sospensione all’allevamento di visoni in risposta all’emergenza Covid, per ordinanza del Ministro della Salute Roberto Speranza

ROMA—Ieri sera il governo italiano ha annunciato che sospenderà ulteriormente l’allevamento di visoni destinati alla produzione di pellicce fino al 31 dicembre 2021, per prevenire un’ulteriore

Italy extends mink fur farming ban in response to COVID-19, says Italian Health Mister Roberto Speranza

ROME—The Italian government has announced last night it will extend suspension of mink fur farming until 31 December 2021. The decision comes in the wake of the SARS-CoV-2 virus having been found on

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

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