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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 39m

⚠️ Wildlife traffickers exploit EU loopholes & it’s time to stop them.

Two solutions:
✅ Ban the import + sale of illegally sourced wildlife
✅ Create an EU Positive List of species proven safe & suitable as pets

Read more ⤵️ bit.ly/4h3Nn3h

How legal loopholes make EU a destination for illegal wildlife trade

"The exotic pet trade involves the smuggling of species that are nationally protected in their country of origin."

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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 2h

🐙 Octopus farming would be a disaster - not only for the animals, but also marine life and food security.

On #WorldOctopusDay, we stand with @CIWF_Global and over 120 NGOs calling to #KeepThemWild.

Help us to #StopOctopusFarming - ask your representatives to sign the pledge! 👇

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Compassion in World Farming launches global Keep Them Wild pledge to stop octopus farming

On World Octopus Day, Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) launched the ‘Keep Them Wild’ global pledge - a call on policymakers to support a ban on octopus farming and halt the expansion of carnivorous…

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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 4h

This programme couldn't have come out at a more important time.

Right now, the European institutions are working on revising the EU's #LiveAnimalTransport laws - but the process has been slow, and #AnimalWelfare is not being prioritised.

✍️ Write to MEPs to tell them to take action! bit.ly/4e2qqvw

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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 4h

📺 German TV recently aired a show on #LiveTransport based on an investigation by our member @awf-germany.bsky.social... that reached over two million viewers! bit.ly/3VNNE0f

The programme exposes the cruelty of #LiveExports by sea, and highlights the issues surrounding the trade.

#BanLiveExports

"Solche Behandlung darf nicht vorkommen": Viele Rinder und Schafe leiden beim Export aus der EU

Millionen Nutztiere werden per Schiff aus der EU exportiert. Auf den langen Transporten leiden Rinder und Schafe massiv. Was die EU tun kann.

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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 21h

🐙 Tomorrow is #WorldOctopusDay! Watch @AWIOnline’s powerful video to learn why we must #StopOctopusFarming and protect these intelligent, sentient animals ⤵️

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What is Octopus Farming?

Octopuses are meant to live in the ocean, not to be raised in barren tanks and fattened for food. Yet, around the globe, there is growing interest in developing this unsustainable, inhumane…

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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 1d

The European Parliament will vote on a proposal to ban veggie products from being called things like "veggie burger" or "vegan sausage".

🚨 Such a ban would only create confusion and slow down the shift to higher welfare, healthier, and more climate-friendly diets.

Take action! 👉 bit.ly/4q7mWOe

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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 1d

👏 A huge thank you to our member @dierenbescherming.nl for giving animals like little Bo a second chance at life.

❤️ Thank you for your unwavering dedication to protecting & caring for animals.

Watch Bo’s beautiful story below ⤵️
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Dit is Bo...

Bo werd verwaarloosd aan zijn lot overgelaten. Gelukkig trof iemand hem aan en kon de Dierenbescherming hem helpen.Meer weten? Binnenkort linken we door naar...

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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 2d

🐺❤️ This #WorldHabitatDay, let’s celebrate #wolves, the guardians of our ecosystems.

Their presence keeps forests thriving, rivers flowing & wildlife in balance.

Protecting #wolf habitats isn’t just about them; it’s about safeguarding the health of our planet.

#SaveTheWolf

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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 4d

This #WorldAnimalDay is a reminder that a just society doesn’t leave anyone behind. It defends the vulnerable, upholds dignity, and sets standards that speak for those who can’t. It’s time to deliver and move #ForwardforAnimals.

📣 Join our online action!
➡️ app.activoice.org/campaign/for...

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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 5d

🆕 piece in @rspca.bsky.social’s magazine highlights how “funny” animal videos on social media can hide real suffering, from distress to extreme breeding traits. 💔

❌ It’s time to ban ads that promote harmful breeding & traits.

Read more 👉 bit.ly/4nqskdm

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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 5d

Today is #WorldFarmedAnimalsDay!

Join our online action to call for higher #AnimalWelfare standards in the EU and move #ForwardforAnimals 📣

Make your voice heard here ⤵️
app.activoice.org/campaign/for...

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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 6d

Raise funds, stop cruelty & steam kindness!

Join @rspcaoffficial.bsky.social to stream in support of animals this #WorldAnimalDay! 🐶 🎮

Find out how to take part ⤵️
www.rspca.org.uk/getinvolved/...

Gaming & Streaming For The RSPCA - RSPCA - rspca.org.uk

Help us rescue, rehabilitate and rehome more animals by live streaming your favourite video game, completing a streaming marathon or just chatting!

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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 6d

If you agree this ban should NOT go ahead, sign the petition calling on the European Parliament & policy-makers to

❌ Reject this unnecessary & harmful ban
✅ Protect consumer choice & transparency
🌍 Support Europe’s transition to healthier, sustainable diets
weplanet.yourmovement.org/p/noconfusio...

Stop the EU’s Ban on “Meaty” Words for Plant-Based Foods

Sign now

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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 6d

✍️ We've joined 200+ organisations in signing a letter to the European institutions, calling on them to withdraw the proposed ban on 29 meat-related terms for #PlantBased products.

Such a ban would be counterproductive to the much-needed shift to more #SustainableFoodSystems: www.noconfusion.org

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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 7d

While no conclusions were reached in this first meeting, a second one has been arranged.

We're very proud of these NGOs, many of which are in our member network, for working so tirelessly to protect #AnimalWelfare during transport!

Do your part to protect animals in this sector 👇 bit.ly/4e2qqvw

Send a message to MEPs: step up and protect animals during transport!

Urgent action is needed to save the Transport Regulation: the policy created to protect the welfare of animals during transport.

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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 7d

To this point, the organisations had not heard any response from Brittany Ferries, despite having sent the company multiple open letters.

As a result of this protest, they were finally received for a meeting by some of its key decision-makers, with whom they were able to share their concerns.

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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 7d

📢 NGOs demand action from shipping company to stop cruel #LiveTransport!

@welfarm.bsky.social, @fourpawsint.bsky.social, @ciwf.fr and @associationl214.bsky.social gathered at the HQ of Brittany Ferries in France to oppose its decision to resume its transport of very young calves: bit.ly/42XBLsu

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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 8d

🧠 Influences like adverts, promotions, and time pressure often steer our food choices.

That's why the @ec.europa.eu should have rules in place to ensure these influences have a GOOD impact, and don't push us towards low welfare, unhealthy and unsustainable products 👇

Who really decides what you eat?

Influences like adverts, promotions, and time pressure often steer our food choices. That's why the European Commission should have rules in place to ensure these influences have a good impact, and…

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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 8d

🙌 Now's your time to influence how farm animals are treated in the EU!

A new public consultation on #AnimalWelfare has just been published by @ec.europa.eu, giving every citizen the chance to speak up for these sentient beings.

Your feedback could help improve millions of lives: bit.ly/3IpXySN

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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 8d

Did you know, Iceland is the only country in Europe still running blood farms? 🐴 🩸

Together with @awf-germany.bsky.social and Dýraverndarsamband Íslands, we call on Iceland to end this cruel practice once and for all.

Read our open letter ⤵️
bit.ly/3VHsPDH

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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 11d

Across 🇪🇺, the problem is even bigger. Whether kept as pets, bred for meat or used in science, rabbits are among the most neglected animals... 💔

🐇 It’s time for the EU to do better to ensure rabbits get the care & protections they deserve. ✊

#InternationalRabbitDay

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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 11d

🧐 #DYK?

🇬🇧 Around 1.5 million rabbits are kept as pets in the UK.

🥕 Yet many are still misunderstood: too often kept alone, in tiny hutches, with poor diets & little vet care.

💔 +- 100,000 rabbits are abandoned each year.

#InternationalRabbitDay.

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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 11d

❤️🐰 Happy #InternationalRabbitDay!

Today we’re putting the spotlight on our member Rabbit Welfare Association & Fund who work to improve the lives of companion rabbits across the 🇬🇧.

A while ago, we spoke with their CEO, Rae Walters, who shared some insights about rabbits.

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Hopping to the rescue: a discussion on rabbit welfare

An estimated 1.5 million rabbits are kept as pets in the UK, but many owners and veterinarians have little experience with caring for the species. Rabbit Welfare works to educate the public,…

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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 12d

Large numbers of purple emperor butterflies at a rewilded farm shows what’s possible when nature is given the space to thrive 🦋

Read more about this sign of hope in the piece by @philip_ciwf.
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Why return of stunning butterfly that prefers cowpats to flowers is a real sign of hope

Large numbers of purple emperor butterflies at a rewilded farm shows what’s possible when nature is given the space to thrive

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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 13d

#Bullfighting is still permitted in Spain, France, & Portugal, and is partly subsidised by the EU's Common Agricultural Policy. 👎

✍️ Sign the petition by @casinternational.bsky.social to STOP EU subsidies for #bullfighting, and show where you stand on this cruel + unethical practice!: bit.ly/3IDcBIQ

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