Eurogroup for Animals
@eurogroupforanimals.org
🇪🇺 The voice for animals in the EU
🤝 Umbrella NGO - 100+ animal protection organisations lobbying EU institutions as one
🐾 Building a Europe that values and respects animals as sentient beings
📍 Brussels
http://forwardforanimals.eu/
🤝 Umbrella NGO - 100+ animal protection organisations lobbying EU institutions as one
🐾 Building a Europe that values and respects animals as sentient beings
📍 Brussels
http://forwardforanimals.eu/
MEPs across parties today urged the European Commission to finally ban fur farming & the trade of farmed fur in the EU.
With over 1.5 million citizens backing the #FurFreeEurope ECI, the message is clear:
Fur farming is cruel, outdated & must end.
⤵️ bit.ly/4p1pDzJ
With over 1.5 million citizens backing the #FurFreeEurope ECI, the message is clear:
Fur farming is cruel, outdated & must end.
⤵️ bit.ly/4p1pDzJ
MEPs call on the Commission to finally ban fur farming
Today, during a plenary debate in Strasbourg, MEPs from across the political spectrum asked the European Commission (EC) to introduce an EU-wide ban on fur farming and on the placing of farmed fur…
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November 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
MEPs across parties today urged the European Commission to finally ban fur farming & the trade of farmed fur in the EU.
With over 1.5 million citizens backing the #FurFreeEurope ECI, the message is clear:
Fur farming is cruel, outdated & must end.
⤵️ bit.ly/4p1pDzJ
With over 1.5 million citizens backing the #FurFreeEurope ECI, the message is clear:
Fur farming is cruel, outdated & must end.
⤵️ bit.ly/4p1pDzJ
Today the Animal Welfare Intergroup met to explore strategies for promoting sustainable and animal-friendly diets through protein diversification & potential pathways for an EU-level plant-based action plan was discussed. 🌱 🌽
If you missed it, re-watch here ⤵️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkzD...
If you missed it, re-watch here ⤵️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkzD...
PROTEIN DIVERSIFICATION: enabling food envrionments for sustainable & animal welfare friendly diets
Protein Diversification: Enabling Food Environments for Sustainable and Animal-Friendly Diets
Objective:
This event aims to explore strategies for promoting sustainable and animal-friendly diets…
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November 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Today the Animal Welfare Intergroup met to explore strategies for promoting sustainable and animal-friendly diets through protein diversification & potential pathways for an EU-level plant-based action plan was discussed. 🌱 🌽
If you missed it, re-watch here ⤵️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkzD...
If you missed it, re-watch here ⤵️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkzD...
Tomorrow, #fur will be discussed in the European Parliament. We call on MEPs to speak boldly for a Europe that rejects fur farming.
This debate is a crucial chance to show that the Parliament stands with citizens who signed #FurFreeEurope. ✊🇪🇺
This debate is a crucial chance to show that the Parliament stands with citizens who signed #FurFreeEurope. ✊🇪🇺
November 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Tomorrow, #fur will be discussed in the European Parliament. We call on MEPs to speak boldly for a Europe that rejects fur farming.
This debate is a crucial chance to show that the Parliament stands with citizens who signed #FurFreeEurope. ✊🇪🇺
This debate is a crucial chance to show that the Parliament stands with citizens who signed #FurFreeEurope. ✊🇪🇺
🐱🐶 Historic step for #animalwelfare in the EU: the first-ever regulation for cats & dogs will boost traceability + crack down on illegal breeding.
But leaving out working dogs, farm cats & millions of others is a missed opportunity.
Read more ⤵️ bit.ly/3KbMB8k
But leaving out working dogs, farm cats & millions of others is a missed opportunity.
Read more ⤵️ bit.ly/3KbMB8k
Cats and dogs to receive improved protection as EU agrees on first regulation
The first ever EU rules on the welfare of cats and dogs have been agreed on by EU legislators, marking a historic milestone in the fight against illegal pet trade and breeding.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🐱🐶 Historic step for #animalwelfare in the EU: the first-ever regulation for cats & dogs will boost traceability + crack down on illegal breeding.
But leaving out working dogs, farm cats & millions of others is a missed opportunity.
Read more ⤵️ bit.ly/3KbMB8k
But leaving out working dogs, farm cats & millions of others is a missed opportunity.
Read more ⤵️ bit.ly/3KbMB8k
🥳 Happy 150th anniversary to our member @dyrbeskyt.bsky.social!
This year’s Animal Lover of the Year award pays tribute to what began in 1875 and still drives animal welfare forward: the dedication of volunteers.
To all volunteers — thank you for everything you do 🥹🙏
bit.ly/4ijZUzY
This year’s Animal Lover of the Year award pays tribute to what began in 1875 and still drives animal welfare forward: the dedication of volunteers.
To all volunteers — thank you for everything you do 🥹🙏
bit.ly/4ijZUzY
Årets Dyreven 2025 - en helt særlig gerning | Dyrenes Beskyttelse
Hvert år bliver Årets Dyreven udnævnt af Dyrenes Beskyttelse. Prisen går til en person, virksomhed eller bevægelse som tak for en ekstraordinær indsats for dyrene. I år blev prisen uddelt på…
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November 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🥳 Happy 150th anniversary to our member @dyrbeskyt.bsky.social!
This year’s Animal Lover of the Year award pays tribute to what began in 1875 and still drives animal welfare forward: the dedication of volunteers.
To all volunteers — thank you for everything you do 🥹🙏
bit.ly/4ijZUzY
This year’s Animal Lover of the Year award pays tribute to what began in 1875 and still drives animal welfare forward: the dedication of volunteers.
To all volunteers — thank you for everything you do 🥹🙏
bit.ly/4ijZUzY
🗓️ #SaveTheDate: tomorrow at the Animal Welfare Intergroup, decision-makers will be exploring strategies for promoting sustainable and animal-friendly diets through protein diversification, with a focus on plant-based options. 🌱
Find out more ⤵️
www.animalwelfareintergroup.eu/calendar/pro...
Find out more ⤵️
www.animalwelfareintergroup.eu/calendar/pro...
Protein diversification: enabling food environments for sustainable and animal welfare friendly diets | Intergroup
This event aims to explore strategies for promoting sustainable and animal-friendly diets through protein diversification, with a focus on plant-based options. Participants will gain insights from…
www.animalwelfareintergroup.eu
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🗓️ #SaveTheDate: tomorrow at the Animal Welfare Intergroup, decision-makers will be exploring strategies for promoting sustainable and animal-friendly diets through protein diversification, with a focus on plant-based options. 🌱
Find out more ⤵️
www.animalwelfareintergroup.eu/calendar/pro...
Find out more ⤵️
www.animalwelfareintergroup.eu/calendar/pro...
Veggie burger ban? Nein danke! 🍔
@YouGov latest poll found that 50% of Germans are opposed to banning terms like “sausage,” “burger,” and “milk” from plant-based food packaging, suggesting that Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer’s dismissal of the proposal is in line with public sentiment at home. 🇩🇪
@YouGov latest poll found that 50% of Germans are opposed to banning terms like “sausage,” “burger,” and “milk” from plant-based food packaging, suggesting that Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer’s dismissal of the proposal is in line with public sentiment at home. 🇩🇪
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Veggie burger ban? Nein danke! 🍔
@YouGov latest poll found that 50% of Germans are opposed to banning terms like “sausage,” “burger,” and “milk” from plant-based food packaging, suggesting that Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer’s dismissal of the proposal is in line with public sentiment at home. 🇩🇪
@YouGov latest poll found that 50% of Germans are opposed to banning terms like “sausage,” “burger,” and “milk” from plant-based food packaging, suggesting that Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer’s dismissal of the proposal is in line with public sentiment at home. 🇩🇪
🐶🐱 Over 400 EU shelters have spoken & MEPs amplified their message today: the EU must set strong, ambitious rules for dogs & cats.
With all 3 institutions meeting today in Strasbourg, this is our moment to protect EU pets!
Read more ⤵️ bit.ly/3XhfSkY
With all 3 institutions meeting today in Strasbourg, this is our moment to protect EU pets!
Read more ⤵️ bit.ly/3XhfSkY
Open letter to fight the illegal pet trade | Intergroup
Today Petras Auštrevičius, Chair of the Animal Welfare Intergroup’s Companion Animals Working Group, accompanied by Tilly Metz, Martin Hojsik, Sebastian Everding and Dario Nardella handed over a…
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November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🐶🐱 Over 400 EU shelters have spoken & MEPs amplified their message today: the EU must set strong, ambitious rules for dogs & cats.
With all 3 institutions meeting today in Strasbourg, this is our moment to protect EU pets!
Read more ⤵️ bit.ly/3XhfSkY
With all 3 institutions meeting today in Strasbourg, this is our moment to protect EU pets!
Read more ⤵️ bit.ly/3XhfSkY
🚨 Factory farming is spreading across Europe, polluting our air & water, harming animals, and driving small farmers out.
🐮 Our new European network is here to empower communities to resist: connecting them, sharing tools & amplifying action for local, respectful farming.
👉 stopfactoryfarming.eu
🐮 Our new European network is here to empower communities to resist: connecting them, sharing tools & amplifying action for local, respectful farming.
👉 stopfactoryfarming.eu
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🚨 Factory farming is spreading across Europe, polluting our air & water, harming animals, and driving small farmers out.
🐮 Our new European network is here to empower communities to resist: connecting them, sharing tools & amplifying action for local, respectful farming.
👉 stopfactoryfarming.eu
🐮 Our new European network is here to empower communities to resist: connecting them, sharing tools & amplifying action for local, respectful farming.
👉 stopfactoryfarming.eu
📣Join @wfa.org on 26 November at 11 am CET for a public debrief on the key outcomes of #COP30 and what they mean for animals.
👉 Register: bit.ly/3JY9WtP
Live translation available in Portuguese and Spanish.
#Animals4Climate @MoveTheWorld @MercyForAnimals
👉 Register: bit.ly/3JY9WtP
Live translation available in Portuguese and Spanish.
#Animals4Climate @MoveTheWorld @MercyForAnimals
November 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
📣Join @wfa.org on 26 November at 11 am CET for a public debrief on the key outcomes of #COP30 and what they mean for animals.
👉 Register: bit.ly/3JY9WtP
Live translation available in Portuguese and Spanish.
#Animals4Climate @MoveTheWorld @MercyForAnimals
👉 Register: bit.ly/3JY9WtP
Live translation available in Portuguese and Spanish.
#Animals4Climate @MoveTheWorld @MercyForAnimals
Billions of animals are raised every year to feed the world, yet the systems that sustain us often leave little room for humane treatment. But new standards and innovations mean a different future is possible.
Join us for a panel discussion ⤵️
🔗RSVP: lnkd.in/dr6HStdU
🗓️ Nov 26, 6 PM GMT
Join us for a panel discussion ⤵️
🔗RSVP: lnkd.in/dr6HStdU
🗓️ Nov 26, 6 PM GMT
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Billions of animals are raised every year to feed the world, yet the systems that sustain us often leave little room for humane treatment. But new standards and innovations mean a different future is possible.
Join us for a panel discussion ⤵️
🔗RSVP: lnkd.in/dr6HStdU
🗓️ Nov 26, 6 PM GMT
Join us for a panel discussion ⤵️
🔗RSVP: lnkd.in/dr6HStdU
🗓️ Nov 26, 6 PM GMT
🐶🐱 Europe’s shelters are overcrowded and overstretched and the illegal pet trade is a driving factor.
Our open letter calls on EU decision-makers to strengthen identification, registration and safeguards for all animals.
If you haven’t yet, read and share it ⤵️ bit.ly/4hKABXC
Our open letter calls on EU decision-makers to strengthen identification, registration and safeguards for all animals.
If you haven’t yet, read and share it ⤵️ bit.ly/4hKABXC
Open letter: urgent call to tackle the illegal pet trade in the EU
Across Europe, shelters and sanctuaries are overwhelmed by abandoned and illegally traded animals. In this open letter, animal protection organisations urge EU leaders to act now and strengthen the…
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November 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
🐶🐱 Europe’s shelters are overcrowded and overstretched and the illegal pet trade is a driving factor.
Our open letter calls on EU decision-makers to strengthen identification, registration and safeguards for all animals.
If you haven’t yet, read and share it ⤵️ bit.ly/4hKABXC
Our open letter calls on EU decision-makers to strengthen identification, registration and safeguards for all animals.
If you haven’t yet, read and share it ⤵️ bit.ly/4hKABXC
🚨 ACT NOW
Our NEW action empowers you to speak up for animals by helping you submit to the European Commission's public consultation on #AnimalWelfare... in just 5 minutes!
The most important thing you'll do for animals this year 👉 bit.ly/3XG8bop
#ForwardForAnimals
Our NEW action empowers you to speak up for animals by helping you submit to the European Commission's public consultation on #AnimalWelfare... in just 5 minutes!
The most important thing you'll do for animals this year 👉 bit.ly/3XG8bop
#ForwardForAnimals
November 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
🚨 ACT NOW
Our NEW action empowers you to speak up for animals by helping you submit to the European Commission's public consultation on #AnimalWelfare... in just 5 minutes!
The most important thing you'll do for animals this year 👉 bit.ly/3XG8bop
#ForwardForAnimals
Our NEW action empowers you to speak up for animals by helping you submit to the European Commission's public consultation on #AnimalWelfare... in just 5 minutes!
The most important thing you'll do for animals this year 👉 bit.ly/3XG8bop
#ForwardForAnimals
🚨 If the proposed ban on using certain terms to describe #PlantBased products goes through, it would change the landscape of plant-based labelling significantly... creating confusion and damaging the needed shift to more #sustainable food systems.
Help us stop this! Sign here 👉 bit.ly/4nQA3Rg
Help us stop this! Sign here 👉 bit.ly/4nQA3Rg
November 21, 2025 at 11:03 AM
🚨 If the proposed ban on using certain terms to describe #PlantBased products goes through, it would change the landscape of plant-based labelling significantly... creating confusion and damaging the needed shift to more #sustainable food systems.
Help us stop this! Sign here 👉 bit.ly/4nQA3Rg
Help us stop this! Sign here 👉 bit.ly/4nQA3Rg
📢 Our member @obrancizvirat.bsky.social has been highlighting the suffering of fast-growing #chickens in Czech supermarket chains for years.
‼️ Surprisingly, the company that owns one of the major chains also owns several in the Netherlands and Belgium... where its #welfare rules are much better.
‼️ Surprisingly, the company that owns one of the major chains also owns several in the Netherlands and Belgium... where its #welfare rules are much better.
November 21, 2025 at 6:56 AM
📢 Our member @obrancizvirat.bsky.social has been highlighting the suffering of fast-growing #chickens in Czech supermarket chains for years.
‼️ Surprisingly, the company that owns one of the major chains also owns several in the Netherlands and Belgium... where its #welfare rules are much better.
‼️ Surprisingly, the company that owns one of the major chains also owns several in the Netherlands and Belgium... where its #welfare rules are much better.
🐟 New research from @fair-fish.bsky.social shows just how poorly fish farms meet the welfare needs of the animals they confine - out of nearly 100 species assessed, only 2 could even theoretically be farmed in decent conditions.
It’s time to rethink industrial fish farming!
It’s time to rethink industrial fish farming!
Traditionally, the vast majority of fish that people consume has come from the ocean. But in 2022, humanity hit a significant milestone: Seafood companies began to raise more fish on farms than they caught from the sea.
What we’ve done to the salmon
The particular cruelty behind farming America’s favorite fish.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:28 AM
🐟 New research from @fair-fish.bsky.social shows just how poorly fish farms meet the welfare needs of the animals they confine - out of nearly 100 species assessed, only 2 could even theoretically be farmed in decent conditions.
It’s time to rethink industrial fish farming!
It’s time to rethink industrial fish farming!
⏰ Time is ticking! Have you taken part in the European Commission's public consultation on #AnimalWelfare yet?
This is a rare chance to have your say on topics like the need for a cage ban and to end fur farming in the EU.
Don't miss this opportunity to speak up for farm animals 👉 bit.ly/4oHO3yk
This is a rare chance to have your say on topics like the need for a cage ban and to end fur farming in the EU.
Don't miss this opportunity to speak up for farm animals 👉 bit.ly/4oHO3yk
November 20, 2025 at 11:03 AM
⏰ Time is ticking! Have you taken part in the European Commission's public consultation on #AnimalWelfare yet?
This is a rare chance to have your say on topics like the need for a cage ban and to end fur farming in the EU.
Don't miss this opportunity to speak up for farm animals 👉 bit.ly/4oHO3yk
This is a rare chance to have your say on topics like the need for a cage ban and to end fur farming in the EU.
Don't miss this opportunity to speak up for farm animals 👉 bit.ly/4oHO3yk
‼️ Following an extensive review, the @EFSA_EU has concluded that the welfare of animals used for fur can’t be protected in the current cage-based systems.
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E.U. Scientific Body Finds Fur Farming Incompatible With Animal Welfare - Faunalytics
Following an extensive review, the European Food Safety Authority has concluded that the welfare of animals used for fur can’t be protected in the current cage-based systems.
faunalytics.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
‼️ Following an extensive review, the @EFSA_EU has concluded that the welfare of animals used for fur can’t be protected in the current cage-based systems.
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faunalytics.org/e-u-scientif...
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faunalytics.org/e-u-scientif...
‼️ Help improve the lives of millions of farm animals using @anima-int.bsky.social's new tool!
Our member's video and guidelines explain the European Commission's public consultation on #AnimalWelfare, and support you in writing your submission.
Use your voice 👉 myvoiceforanimals.eu
Our member's video and guidelines explain the European Commission's public consultation on #AnimalWelfare, and support you in writing your submission.
Use your voice 👉 myvoiceforanimals.eu
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
‼️ Help improve the lives of millions of farm animals using @anima-int.bsky.social's new tool!
Our member's video and guidelines explain the European Commission's public consultation on #AnimalWelfare, and support you in writing your submission.
Use your voice 👉 myvoiceforanimals.eu
Our member's video and guidelines explain the European Commission's public consultation on #AnimalWelfare, and support you in writing your submission.
Use your voice 👉 myvoiceforanimals.eu
👏 The Italian government has published guidelines that will end the killing of day-old male chicks by 2027.
This victory is in huge part thanks to the relentless campaigning efforts of our member, Animal Equality, demonstrating the power of the #AnimalWelfare movement. ❤️👇
This victory is in huge part thanks to the relentless campaigning efforts of our member, Animal Equality, demonstrating the power of the #AnimalWelfare movement. ❤️👇
Italy to end killing of male chicks in the egg industry by end of 2026
The Italian government has published guidelines that will end the killing of day-old male chicks by 2027. This victory is in huge part thanks to the relentless campaigning efforts of Animal Equality,…
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November 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
👏 The Italian government has published guidelines that will end the killing of day-old male chicks by 2027.
This victory is in huge part thanks to the relentless campaigning efforts of our member, Animal Equality, demonstrating the power of the #AnimalWelfare movement. ❤️👇
This victory is in huge part thanks to the relentless campaigning efforts of our member, Animal Equality, demonstrating the power of the #AnimalWelfare movement. ❤️👇
Vets across all sectors related to animals, such as agriculture, have a responsibility to protect #AnimalWelfare.
❤️ This is what our member, Caring Vets, helps to achieve: empowering vets to use their skills to promote the highest levels of animal wellbeing in their work. Learn more: caringvets.nl
❤️ This is what our member, Caring Vets, helps to achieve: empowering vets to use their skills to promote the highest levels of animal wellbeing in their work. Learn more: caringvets.nl
November 19, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Vets across all sectors related to animals, such as agriculture, have a responsibility to protect #AnimalWelfare.
❤️ This is what our member, Caring Vets, helps to achieve: empowering vets to use their skills to promote the highest levels of animal wellbeing in their work. Learn more: caringvets.nl
❤️ This is what our member, Caring Vets, helps to achieve: empowering vets to use their skills to promote the highest levels of animal wellbeing in their work. Learn more: caringvets.nl
What do you need to take part in the European Commission's public consultation on #AnimalWelfare?
✅ An EU login (free and quick to set up!)
✅ A laptop or computer
✅ 30 minutes
This handy tool by @ciwf.eu will walk you through the rest 👉 bit.ly/4oHO3yk
Here's to changing the game for animals!
✅ An EU login (free and quick to set up!)
✅ A laptop or computer
✅ 30 minutes
This handy tool by @ciwf.eu will walk you through the rest 👉 bit.ly/4oHO3yk
Here's to changing the game for animals!
November 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
What do you need to take part in the European Commission's public consultation on #AnimalWelfare?
✅ An EU login (free and quick to set up!)
✅ A laptop or computer
✅ 30 minutes
This handy tool by @ciwf.eu will walk you through the rest 👉 bit.ly/4oHO3yk
Here's to changing the game for animals!
✅ An EU login (free and quick to set up!)
✅ A laptop or computer
✅ 30 minutes
This handy tool by @ciwf.eu will walk you through the rest 👉 bit.ly/4oHO3yk
Here's to changing the game for animals!
A new short film by @vegetariskDVF tells the story of Torsten, a farmer who has reduced his number of cows and is now feeding more people on the same piece of land. 🐄
More land to grow food for human consumption. And more room for nature.
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More land to grow food for human consumption. And more room for nature.
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Fewer cows, more food: Torsten’s journey toward a new kind of farming at Hvanstrup, Denmark 🐮🌱
At Hvanstrup, Torsten has challenged agriculture’s traditional idea of efficiency and now produces food for three times as many people as before.
In 2017, Torsten had more than 300 organic dairy…
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November 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
A new short film by @vegetariskDVF tells the story of Torsten, a farmer who has reduced his number of cows and is now feeding more people on the same piece of land. 🐄
More land to grow food for human consumption. And more room for nature.
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More land to grow food for human consumption. And more room for nature.
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The Common Agricultural Policy should support a shift towards #SustainableFoodSystems: moving away from low-welfare husbandry while supporting nature-friendly farming and fairer incomes.
As MEPs head into talks on this policy, here are key recommendations by the @eufpc.bsky.social 👉 bit.ly/3LKI1hv
As MEPs head into talks on this policy, here are key recommendations by the @eufpc.bsky.social 👉 bit.ly/3LKI1hv
November 18, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The Common Agricultural Policy should support a shift towards #SustainableFoodSystems: moving away from low-welfare husbandry while supporting nature-friendly farming and fairer incomes.
As MEPs head into talks on this policy, here are key recommendations by the @eufpc.bsky.social 👉 bit.ly/3LKI1hv
As MEPs head into talks on this policy, here are key recommendations by the @eufpc.bsky.social 👉 bit.ly/3LKI1hv
“The priority really comes in the form of coordination and governance.”
Insightful words from our colleague Julia Pochat in @euractiv.com's report on Europe’s roadmap to phase out #AnimalTesting.
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Insightful words from our colleague Julia Pochat in @euractiv.com's report on Europe’s roadmap to phase out #AnimalTesting.
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bit.ly/3JAuGrD
Animal testing phaseout needs partnership delivery model | Euractiv
Europe’s shift beyond animal testing depends on partnership, the EPAA’s collaborative model is emerging as the engine driving that change
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November 18, 2025 at 9:15 AM
“The priority really comes in the form of coordination and governance.”
Insightful words from our colleague Julia Pochat in @euractiv.com's report on Europe’s roadmap to phase out #AnimalTesting.
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bit.ly/3JAuGrD
Insightful words from our colleague Julia Pochat in @euractiv.com's report on Europe’s roadmap to phase out #AnimalTesting.
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bit.ly/3JAuGrD