article thumbnail

European Union appoints first-ever Commissioner to defend animals

AnimalEquality.net

For the first time in European Union (EU) history, a new role will focus entirely on animal protection. Hungarian politician Olivér Várhelyi has been nominated as the Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare, pending approval by the European Parliament. However… Source

article thumbnail

End the Cage Age: Europe’s fight for animals

AnimalEquality.net

It recommended revising EU animal protection laws and phasing out cages, but it didn’t set any requirements. Update September 2024 – The European Commission released a farming report after eight months of discussions on agriculture.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Update on National Meat Association vs. Brown

Critter News

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently heard arguments in National Meat Association v. Brown, a case in which the meat industry is attempting to invalidate a California law designed to reduce animal suffering and protect public safety. Did anyone know this was going on?

article thumbnail

New investigation reveals dangers of Brazil’s Self-Control Law

AnimalEquality.net

Animal Equality’s investigation reveals the impact of Brazil’s 2022 Self-Control Law, which reduced government oversight of slaughterhouses. The findings uncover rampant cruelty and violations, with profits prioritized over animals, public health, and transparency.

article thumbnail

Hal Herzog's "Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat"

Animal Person

Most informative for a discussion about vegan advocacy is the section about the animal rights movement (and unfortunately he alternately calls it “animal protection” and also refers to welfare, perhaps because of the Humane Research Council’s study that people prefer the word “protection”).

Vegan 100
article thumbnail

From the Animal Rights Action Network re: Greyhounds

Animal Person

Animal Rights Action Network (ARAN) is against all forms of cruelty to animals and is a grassroots group working to establish rights for all animals here in Ireland, whilst helping to promote and support European and international campaigns. We believe that by working together we can do so much more and be far more effective.

article thumbnail

From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

Dear Keith, I work with Wesleyan University Professor Scott Plous (founder of Social Psychology Network), and I'm writing to let you know of a new web site related to animal protection. The site uses a unique interactive technology to offer "human-like" interviews that probe the ethical dimensions of diet and lifestyle choices.