Next meeting / topic for the 296th session: Debate on zoos: EAZA's views on guidelines and the Born Free Foundation's zoo inquiry
Date: Thu. 4 July 2013
Time: 10:00-11:00 hrs
Venue: Room LOW N3.2 (tbc) - EP Strasbourg
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In the context of the ongoing written declaration 006/20013 on putting an immediate end to the torture and mistreatment of grey hounds in Europe, Michèle Striffler MEP (EPP, FR), Vice President of the Animal Welfare Intergroup, will organise a forum of debate on Tuesday, 11th June, 2013, 17:00 – 19:00 hrs in the room LOW [...]
On Wednesday 5th June, Michael Cramer MEP (Greens/EFA, DE) has presented the results of a new report on the enforcement of the Zoo Directive in Germany which is part of a general EU Zoo Inquiry. This event has been organized in association with Animal Public, the Bund gegen den Missbrauch der Tiere and the Born [...]
On Thursday 23 May 2013, the House has adopted a compromise text for a new Regulation on the non-commercial movements of pet animals. The main purpose of reviewing this legislation is to make the rules on pet movements clearer and simpler. Even though not all changes can be considered as a concrete improvement to the current [...]
“Mankind is not the only species of moral significance, there are other species of sentient beings that have rights and moral claims” said Prof Peter Singer in an interview with Dan Jørgensen MEP, President of the Animal Welfare Intergroup which has been registered last Thursday in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Since the publication of [...]
In an interview given this week to the EU reporter, Carl Schlyter, the Honorary President of the Animal Welfare Intergroup has highlighted animal welfare issues for the next parliamentary term like the need of better enforcing existing legislation, improving the welfare of farm animals and reducing the number of animals used in research and safety [...]
A new written declaration which seeks to put an immediate stop to the torture and mistreatment of greyhounds in Europe has been opened for signatures during the last plenary session in Strasbourg. Greyhounds are generally used for hunting and racing in many Member States of the European Union and are liable to be subjected to [...]
On Thursday 18th April 2013, the EP Animal Welfare Intergroup has held a debate on humane pest management control. François Tisserant, the President of the SPA Haute Alsace gave a presentation about the humane control of pigeon populations in towns. Frédéric Verwilghen, Member of the Executive Council of CEPA, the Confederation of European Pest Control [...]
During its 292nd session, the Intergroup has carried out a few changes in its group structure by honouring long-standing Bureau Members and inviting three Intergroup Member to join the Board as Vice-Presidents. Marit Paulsen (ALDE, SE), Elisabeth Jeggle (EPP, DE) and Janusz Wojciechowski (ECR,PL) have been appointed as Honorary Presidents of the Intergroup for their outstanding achievements and [...]
In the context of EU SCIENCE: GLOBAL SCIENCES AND GLOBAL COLLABORATION, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg’s School of Public Health CAAT (Centre for Alternatives to Animal Testing) has organised, last week, two workshops in the European Parliament to raise awareness and chart progress on the implementation of the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction and Refinement) and to discuss new science [...]
On Monday 11 March 2013, the last deadline to phase out animal testing for cosmetic products in Europe has entered into force. From now on, cosmetics tested on animals cannot be marketed any more in the EU. This is a historic event and also a major success for the Animal Welfare Intergroup which has contributed with its initiatives to make [...]
