The European Institute for Animal Law & Policy

🚨The new dog & cat regulation is lacking key points to stop the illegal trade. We need: 🐾Mandatory microchipping of ALL dogs & cats 📊 Online platforms should verify identification and registration before sale—not leave it to buyers ⚖️Criminal penalties for violators…

🚨Animal #agriculture is a significant driver of #climatechange. 📋In the EU, it causes 70% of agri emissions - yet remains one of the least regulated industries. 🔗 Learn more in our Research Note → tinyurl.com/4dm5rzxz

🐥Chickens live 10+ years, but most broilers are killed at just 5–6 weeks. 📈They’re the most farmed terrestrial animal in the EU, with at least 6 billion slaughtered yearly. 🚫 90% live out their short lives on intensive farms. 🔗 More → tinyurl.com/32n2y4pw

🚨 Save the date! Join @AliceDiConcetto at the @eu_vegan_summit 2025 (9–11 Sept), hosted by @InstituteRev 🗨️ She’ll be on the panel “Behind the Green Curtain: the Food Industry's Marketing Tricks” on 11 Sept at 18:45 CET. 🔗 More → vegansummit.eu #vegan #foodsystems

🚨 A Spanish court ruled that factory farming violates human rights. 🇪🇸 Authorities failed to manage extreme pollution from pig & poultry farms in A Limia. 🏆A major win against industrial animal farming — the first of many, we hope. 🔗 More here → tinyurl.com/y54bw6je

🇨🇭 @AliceDiConcetto is quoted in @voxdotcom on a new Swiss law requiring animal products to disclose cruel production methods. 🛒 She says restaurants & stores, rather than consumers, may shun such products to avoid negative association. 🔗 More → tinyurl.com/3zyysbmp…

🩸Like humans, animals have blood types — often more than us! 🐴Horses have 8 blood types, cattle 11, and dogs at least 13. 💉They need blood donations too, but not all companion animals can donate. 🔗 More here → tinyurl.com/4w947dv7

❗The EU spends 4x more on farming animals than plants. 💶 The Common Agricultural Policy encourages cruel, polluting diets. 🌱 An EU #PlantBased Action Plan could boost #AnimalWelfare, climate goals, & public health. 🔗 More → tinyurl.com/3a85x4r7

🥵Suffering this week? Imagine the animals packed into trucks on long, hot journeys. 🇧🇪 Flanders has banned summer exports by road to hot non-EU countries—a small but meaningful step. 💪Let’s hope others follow. 🔗 More → tinyurl.com/2a2z7tb4 #AnimalWelfare #StopTheTrucks

We are at @maxplancklaw in Hamburg today discussing access to justice for animals. Thank you #AJAforAnimals for organising such an important event.

📚 An article by @AliceDiConcetto & @Hugo_MarroMeno in the @SorbonneReview explores the tension between animals as property vs. sentient beings. ⚖️ It looks at how the ambiguous legal status of animals can be used to advance their protection. 🔗 Read → tinyurl.com/2pemdh8c

🎙️@AliceDiConcetto joins @JamesOzden on the @LoveShrimpPod to discuss the stalled EU #AnimalWelfare reforms. 🐄 What went wrong—and what’s next? 🔗 Listen → tinyurl.com/5n7m3fxj

👍 Mink farming will be banned across the EU from 2027 after minks were listed as invasive species. 🗓️ Member States have two years to phase it out… ⁉️ …but Denmark is seeking an exemption. 🔗 More → tinyurl.com/3yta3jr2 #FurFreeEurope

🎉 We’re delighted that 23 MEPs have urged the @EU_Commission to ban the killing of male chicks & female ducklings—a cruel practice most EU citizens reject. 🐣 Viable alternatives like in ovo sexing already exist. 🔗 Read the letter → tinyurl.com/3f8ewvnz

🐇 Rabbits & poultry most often face intensive farming—but get the least #AnimalWelfare support under the CAP. 📚In fact, a new @IEEP_eu report finds CAP tools for ALL animals fall short. 🐾 Animal welfare must be a standalone objective! 🔗 More → tinyurl.com/3ar3u98u

🩸 The sea ran red in the Faroes as 336 pilot whales, including unborn calves, were slaughtered in the 2nd "grindadráp" of 2025. ❌ This bloody tradition persists despite global & local opposition. #StopTheGrind 🎥 @seashepherd

🐈🐕The #EU has adopted the new regulation for #dogs & #cats, incl. mandatory ID & registration, pet shop sales ban, & breeder rules. 🚫But automatic verification of I&R on online platforms was left out. 🔗 Final text: tinyurl.com/4v3ecf4r #AnimalWelfare #TracingTheTrade

🐾 #HaveYourSay on the EU’s farmed #AnimalWelfare revision! 🗣️ Citizens, businesses & authorities—help shape the future for animals. 📣The @EU_Commission's Call for Evidence invites feedback, comments, & position papers. 👉 Submit yours by 16 July → tinyurl.com/3u6n6hzj…

🚨Together, 15 meat & dairy companies have a bigger climate footprint than Germany, the UK, or France! 🐄A new @IATP dashboard sheds light on self-reported emissions data. 🏭JBS is the top polluter, with Nestlé at no. 2. 🔗Explore here → tinyurl.com/3frf7src

📚 A new article by @AliceDiConcetto in Revista Catalana de Dret Públic explores the EU's evolving role in #AnimalWelfare law. ⚖️ It argues for integrating animal welfare across all relevant policies—not just stand-alone laws. 🔗 Read it → tinyurl.com/4btdrzr7