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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
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http://forwardforanimals.eu/
The EU is revising its animal welfare laws.

Now’s the moment to ensure ALL meat chickens sold in Europe meet higher welfare standards — including imports. No more loopholes. 🐓

#StopCruelImports
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Stop cruel imports: the EU must raise the bar for meat chickens
Every year, more than 6 billion chickens are raised for meat in the European Union. Many endure lives of silent suffering bred to grow unnaturally fast, packed tightly in barren sheds, and…
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December 9, 2025 at 11:01 AM
👏❤️ Our member Golden Paws in Turkey rescued 30 dogs in one night!

Their volunteers and veterinary team worked through the night to ensure every dog received care, medication & vaccinations.

Read more ⤵️ bit.ly/4iMZ8fd
"Last night, 30 new dogs arrived at our shelter; some were rescued from the streets, while others came from other shelters with very poor living conditions. Our veterinary team and volunteers worked… | GoldenPaws (Altın Patiler) Türkiye 🇹🇷
"Last night, 30 new dogs arrived at our shelter; some were rescued from the streets, while others came from other shelters with very poor living conditions. Our veterinary team and volunteers worked…
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December 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
On December 10, the EU will decide whether to allow only meat to use terms like "burger", "sausage" or "bacon" 🍔

Let the EU know there is no #NoConfusion ‼️
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www.savetheburger.org

#veggieburgerfreedom @weplanetint.bsky.social
Savetheburger | veggieburgerfreedom!
Dear EU President Ursula von der Leyen
www.savetheburger.org
December 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
👏 The JRC has launched BimmoH, the largest dataset of human biology-based models.

AI-curated from millions of papers, it gives researchers access to resources, boosting innovation, translatability & helping reduce reliance on #animaltesting.

❤️ A milestone for EU humane science.
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Human-centric research: the largest dataset of human biology-based models launched
Thanks to data-driven AI techniques, hundreds of thousands of resources are now available to help enhance biomedical research through cutting-edge human biology-based models, accelerating innovation…
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December 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Reposted by Eurogroup for Animals
EU politicians will decide on Wednesday whether to go ahead with the ban on words like burger and sausage for plant-based foods.

That means we have one last chance to show how unpopular – and absurd – this policy is.

Act now and see what you can do on savetheburger.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:02 AM
If people don't take part in this survey, it could be used as an excuse by the EU institutions for further delays.

ACT! 👉 Send your submission via the action and share it with your friends and family. It's the best thing you can do for animals this year.

bit.ly/3XG8bop
December 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🦔🐦‍⬛🐞🐸 Give wildlife a helping hand this winter!

@@dierenbescherming.nl shares simple ways to make your garden a haven for hedgehogs, birds, insects & toads — with the right hiding spots, water, and food.

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December 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
‼️ ONE WEEK LEFT.

There are only days left to take part in the European Commission's critical survey on #AnimalWelfare!

We need your voice now. With this action by @eurogroupforanimals.org, do something major for animals in minutes: bit.ly/3XG8bop

#ForwardForAnimals
December 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
💚 At #CITES #COP20, we co-hosted 2 events highlighting how to fix the gaps in the exotic pet trade that CITES alone can’t address.

💡 From better trade data to #PositiveLists for pets, experts agreed: global rules must be backed by strong national action to protect wild animals.

👇 bit.ly/4pon8Yy
Beyond CITES: fixing the policy gaps in the exotic pet trade
The Convention on International Trade on Endangered Species (CITES) is the global response to the risks wild populations face due to international trade. Yet, despite its global reach, the system…
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December 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🐭 ❤️ Today our member Schweizer Tierschutz STS is hosting a conference on animal-free research.

Experts from across Europe are discussing why some countries are moving faster in phasing out animal testing & how Switzerland can accelerate the transition to humane science.

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Tierversuchstagung 2025
Der Schweizer Tierschutz STS veranstaltet regelmässig Events rund um den Tierschutz. Entdecken Sie hier unsere aktuellen Veranstaltungen!
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December 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
🇪🇺🇹🇭 Trade deals should raise standards - not undermine them.

As EU–Thailand negotiations resume, our new report with IEEP shows where animal welfare must improve. Let’s ensure animals are part of the conversation.

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A deep dive into animal protection in Thailand - IEEP AISBL
This report explores the options for improving animal welfare and sustainability in the context of an EU-Thailand free trade agreement, for which negotiations were relaunched in 2023.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🐙💪 This week we sounded the alarm on octopus farming in the European Parliament with @ciwf.org.

Experts, policymakers & NGOs delivered a clear message: octopus farming would be cruel, environmentally damaging and incompatible with EU commitments.

#StopOctopusFarming

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A resounding call to ban octopus farming in the European Parliament
This week, Eurogroup for Animals and Compassion in World Farming co-organised an event in the European Parliament, “Time for the EU to stop octopus farming”, bringing together policymakers,…
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December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Every year, nearly 300 million farmed animals in the EU spend their lives trapped in cages.

A new tool by #EndTheCageAge / @ciwf.eu is making it as easy as possible to submit a strong response to the European Commission's public consultation on #AnimalWelfare. 💡

➡️ www.endthecageage.eu/en/
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🐺 On #WildlifeConservationDay, we’re reminded that exactly one year ago the Bern Convention voted to downgrade the protection status of #wolves. 💔

We call on MS to uphold strict protection & ensure that wolves continue to play their vital role in Europe’s ecosystems. ✊
December 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
How food on our supermarket shelves is driving destruction of Amazon rainforest 🌴

Read the latest update from @philip-ciwf.bsky.social about the COP30 climate change summit in Brazil and the importance of the Amazon to us all
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How food on our supermarket shelves is driving destruction of Amazon rainforest
The COP30 climate change summit in Brazil highlighted the importance of the Amazon to us all
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December 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🐒🇺🇸 Big news: the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention is ending its monkey research program, impacting +-200 macaques.

Their fate remains unclear transparency & humane outcomes must be a priority as the U.S. shifts away from primate research.

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Exclusive: CDC to end all monkey research
Studies related to HIV and other infectious diseases will be phased out, sources say; fate of the agency's animals remains unclear
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December 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
News just in! 🙌

President Nawrocki signed the legislation into force today, making Poland the 23rd European country to ban fur farming.

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#FurFreeEurope
December 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Despite making a promise many years ago to revise the EU's #AnimalWelfare legislation, the European Commission has delayed starting this work time and time again. 🇪🇺👎

In the meantime, millions of animals have continued to suffer.

Take part in this vital survey: bit.ly/3XG8bop

#ForwardForAnimals
December 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Europe’s wildlife trade isn’t what it seems.

Animal Hustlers uncovers the shadowy networks selling exotic animals legally… & illegally. 😔

‼️ The EU’s wildlife loopholes are fueling a silent crisis.

Explore the full investigation ⤵️ animalhustlers.com
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Animal Hustlers reveals the illicit trade in exotic animals in Europe, a market sustained by legal loopholes, weak enforcement and a fetish for wild creatures.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Take action with to help end the cruelty behind McDonald’s chicken. 🐔 ‼️

@GAIABrussels recently carried out investigations in several French farms supplying McDonald’s & the results are shocking.

Read about the investigations here
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www.gaia.be/fr/campagnes...
December 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Building the EU of 2050: Animal welfare must be at the centre

One thing is clear ahead of today's @eu2025dk Animal Welfare Conference: how we treat animals will define the resilience of our food system, our climate, and our communities. 🌍

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Building the EU of 2050: Animal welfare must be at the centre
On 1 December, the Danish EU Presidency brings together policymakers and stakeholders to Brussels for an animal welfare conference titled "Welfare of Farm Animals in the EU of 2050 – A Pathway to the…
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December 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
‼️ 789 DAYS ‼️

That is how long it has been since the @ec.europa.eu promised updated legislation for animals on farms.

This morning we gave a reminder to EU Member States attending the Animal Welfare Conference.

It's time to move #ForwardforAnimals ➡️ www.eurogroupforanimals.org/forward-anim...
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The countdown is on... 😱 Do something good for animals this weekend!

There are only 14 days left to take part in the European Commission's critical survey on #AnimalWelfare!

We need your voice now: bit.ly/3XG8bop

#ForwardForAnimals
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
💚 We believe in farming that nourishes, not agriculture that exploits.

Respect for farmers. Respect for communities. Respect for animals. Respect for nature.
Our new European network brings people together to #StopFactoryFarmingEurope & build food systems that truly care.

👉 stopfactoryfarming.eu
November 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
27 November 2024 marked a historic moment: for the first time ever, the European Union appointed a Commissioner for Animal Welfare. One year later, it is the right time to look back and ask: what has been achieved for animals, and for citizens? 🇪🇺

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www.euractiv.com/opinion/one-...
One year on: reflections on the first EU Commissioner for Animal Welfare | Euractiv
27 November 2024 marked a historic moment: for the first time ever, the European Union appointed a Commissioner for Animal Welfare. One year later, it is the right time to look back and ask: what has...
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November 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM