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/
Jane Goodall's legacy of hope in a fragile world 🌍
Read the latest piece from @philip_ciwf about turning intellect into intelligence for the year ahead ⤵️
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Read the latest piece from @philip_ciwf about turning intellect into intelligence for the year ahead ⤵️
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
Jane Goodall's legacy of hope in a fragile world
Turning intellect into intelligence for the year ahead
www.scotsman.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Jane Goodall's legacy of hope in a fragile world 🌍
Read the latest piece from @philip_ciwf about turning intellect into intelligence for the year ahead ⤵️
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
Read the latest piece from @philip_ciwf about turning intellect into intelligence for the year ahead ⤵️
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
🇳🇱 As of January 1, it has become illegal in the Netherlands to use electric shocks on pigs and cattle while being driven on farms or during #LiveTransport that starts and ends on Dutch territory.
More on the steps being taken to end this cruel practice: shorturl.at/rKqjc
More on the steps being taken to end this cruel practice: shorturl.at/rKqjc
January 7, 2026 at 1:43 PM
🇳🇱 As of January 1, it has become illegal in the Netherlands to use electric shocks on pigs and cattle while being driven on farms or during #LiveTransport that starts and ends on Dutch territory.
More on the steps being taken to end this cruel practice: shorturl.at/rKqjc
More on the steps being taken to end this cruel practice: shorturl.at/rKqjc
🇪🇺🧬 Integrating #CellularAgriculture into our farming systems, replacing industrial farms with small-scale, high #welfare farms focused on cell culture growth, could have many benefits for animals, people, and the planet.
Our new paper dives deeper: shorturl.at/Mkruy
Our new paper dives deeper: shorturl.at/Mkruy
January 7, 2026 at 12:03 PM
🇪🇺🧬 Integrating #CellularAgriculture into our farming systems, replacing industrial farms with small-scale, high #welfare farms focused on cell culture growth, could have many benefits for animals, people, and the planet.
Our new paper dives deeper: shorturl.at/Mkruy
Our new paper dives deeper: shorturl.at/Mkruy
‼️ Finland has adopted changes to its Hunting Act that undermine the protection of large carnivores + breach EU law.
The hunting of up to 100 #wolves is authorised, despite scientific evidence & genetic risks.
The @ec.europa.eu must act before more protected wildlife is lost.
The hunting of up to 100 #wolves is authorised, despite scientific evidence & genetic risks.
The @ec.europa.eu must act before more protected wildlife is lost.
January 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
‼️ Finland has adopted changes to its Hunting Act that undermine the protection of large carnivores + breach EU law.
The hunting of up to 100 #wolves is authorised, despite scientific evidence & genetic risks.
The @ec.europa.eu must act before more protected wildlife is lost.
The hunting of up to 100 #wolves is authorised, despite scientific evidence & genetic risks.
The @ec.europa.eu must act before more protected wildlife is lost.
🐴💔 A new investigation by our member Animal Equality Italia reveals serious abuse & animal welfare violations in an Italian horse slaughterhouse.
Horses were beaten, neglected & slaughtered while still conscious.
These abuses must stop ⤵️
animalequality.it/campagna/sto...
Horses were beaten, neglected & slaughtered while still conscious.
These abuses must stop ⤵️
animalequality.it/campagna/sto...
Dentro un macello di cavalli del Nord Italia | Animal Equality Italia
Un’inchiesta esclusiva sotto copertura di Animal Equality documenta gravi violazioni nel macello di cavalli Zerbini e Ragazzi in Emilia-Romagna
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January 6, 2026 at 9:45 AM
🐴💔 A new investigation by our member Animal Equality Italia reveals serious abuse & animal welfare violations in an Italian horse slaughterhouse.
Horses were beaten, neglected & slaughtered while still conscious.
These abuses must stop ⤵️
animalequality.it/campagna/sto...
Horses were beaten, neglected & slaughtered while still conscious.
These abuses must stop ⤵️
animalequality.it/campagna/sto...
Waitrose’s decision to introduce sandwiches made with chicken produced to higher standards than usual is described by the @rspcaoffficial.bsky.social as ‘trail-blazing for animal welfare’.
Read more on the article by@philip-ciwf.bsky.social ⤵️
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
Read more on the article by@philip-ciwf.bsky.social ⤵️
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Why choosing a sandwich for lunch is a serious moral issue
Waitrose’s decision to introduce sandwiches made with chicken produced to higher standards than usual is described by the RSPCA as ‘trail-blazing for animal welfare’
www.scotsman.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Waitrose’s decision to introduce sandwiches made with chicken produced to higher standards than usual is described by the @rspcaoffficial.bsky.social as ‘trail-blazing for animal welfare’.
Read more on the article by@philip-ciwf.bsky.social ⤵️
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
Read more on the article by@philip-ciwf.bsky.social ⤵️
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
Today we remember Brigitte Bardot and honour her lifelong dedication to defending animals, her fearless advocacy for animals played a defining role in shaping the animal protection movement as we know it today.
Thank you, Brigitte.
Thank you, Brigitte.
December 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Today we remember Brigitte Bardot and honour her lifelong dedication to defending animals, her fearless advocacy for animals played a defining role in shaping the animal protection movement as we know it today.
Thank you, Brigitte.
Thank you, Brigitte.
Intensive farming, not sewage is the biggest threat to our waterways - and it's time for action. 💧
Read more from @philip-ciwf.bsky.social on the biggest source of pollution we face.
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www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
Read more from @philip-ciwf.bsky.social on the biggest source of pollution we face.
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Sewage in rivers is a real problem. But it's not even the biggest source of pollution
Intensive farming, not sewage, is the biggest threat to our waterways – and it’s time for action, writes Philip Lymbery
www.scotsman.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Intensive farming, not sewage is the biggest threat to our waterways - and it's time for action. 💧
Read more from @philip-ciwf.bsky.social on the biggest source of pollution we face.
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www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
Read more from @philip-ciwf.bsky.social on the biggest source of pollution we face.
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www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
🙌 The UK government has published its Animal Welfare Strategy, promising the biggest animal welfare reforms in a generation. 🐔🐷
Plans to outlaw hen cages and pig farrowing crates are a major step forward — and show what political ambition for animals can look like.
👉 bit.ly/497bVEK
Plans to outlaw hen cages and pig farrowing crates are a major step forward — and show what political ambition for animals can look like.
👉 bit.ly/497bVEK
Hen cages and pig farrowing crates to be outlawed in England
Humane slaughter requirements for farmed fish and end to puppy farming also in new package of animal welfare laws
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December 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🙌 The UK government has published its Animal Welfare Strategy, promising the biggest animal welfare reforms in a generation. 🐔🐷
Plans to outlaw hen cages and pig farrowing crates are a major step forward — and show what political ambition for animals can look like.
👉 bit.ly/497bVEK
Plans to outlaw hen cages and pig farrowing crates are a major step forward — and show what political ambition for animals can look like.
👉 bit.ly/497bVEK
What did 2025 bring for animals in the EU and what is coming next?
⏯️ Our CEO @ReinekeEG4A looks back on the big breakthroughs and challenges from 2025 and outlines the four important moments coming up in 2026.
Thank you to all the animal advocates for your support this year!
⏯️ Our CEO @ReinekeEG4A looks back on the big breakthroughs and challenges from 2025 and outlines the four important moments coming up in 2026.
Thank you to all the animal advocates for your support this year!
December 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
What did 2025 bring for animals in the EU and what is coming next?
⏯️ Our CEO @ReinekeEG4A looks back on the big breakthroughs and challenges from 2025 and outlines the four important moments coming up in 2026.
Thank you to all the animal advocates for your support this year!
⏯️ Our CEO @ReinekeEG4A looks back on the big breakthroughs and challenges from 2025 and outlines the four important moments coming up in 2026.
Thank you to all the animal advocates for your support this year!
Europe’s Common Agricultural Policy should play a central role in supporting the transition to more sustainable, animal welfare-friendly & cage-free farming systems by directing funding & incentives to farmers who adopt higher-welfare practices - @tillymetz.bsky.social 🌱
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December 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Europe’s Common Agricultural Policy should play a central role in supporting the transition to more sustainable, animal welfare-friendly & cage-free farming systems by directing funding & incentives to farmers who adopt higher-welfare practices - @tillymetz.bsky.social 🌱
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tinyurl.com/er9rnpeu
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Member spotlight: Tusti Narvai ✨
Founded in 2014, Tušti narvai aims to prevent animal suffering in Lithuania.
Find out more ⤵️
www.eurogroupforanimals.org/who-we-are/o...
Founded in 2014, Tušti narvai aims to prevent animal suffering in Lithuania.
Find out more ⤵️
www.eurogroupforanimals.org/who-we-are/o...
December 19, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Member spotlight: Tusti Narvai ✨
Founded in 2014, Tušti narvai aims to prevent animal suffering in Lithuania.
Find out more ⤵️
www.eurogroupforanimals.org/who-we-are/o...
Founded in 2014, Tušti narvai aims to prevent animal suffering in Lithuania.
Find out more ⤵️
www.eurogroupforanimals.org/who-we-are/o...
🐺🇫🇷 Good news for #wolves: France’s highest administrative court has blocked authorisation to shoot wolves in the Hautes-Pyrénées, recognising the extremely small local population.
✊A welcome decision that puts conservation & #coexistence first!
bit.ly/4s247Nl
✊A welcome decision that puts conservation & #coexistence first!
bit.ly/4s247Nl
Le Conseil d'État interdit de tirer sur les loups des Hautes-Pyrénées - Fondation 30 Millions d'Amis
La plus haute juridiction administrative a annulé un arrêté autorisant les tirs sur les loups dans les Hautes-Pyrénées, compte-tenu du faible effectif présent dans le département. La Fondation 30…
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December 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🐺🇫🇷 Good news for #wolves: France’s highest administrative court has blocked authorisation to shoot wolves in the Hautes-Pyrénées, recognising the extremely small local population.
✊A welcome decision that puts conservation & #coexistence first!
bit.ly/4s247Nl
✊A welcome decision that puts conservation & #coexistence first!
bit.ly/4s247Nl
Millions of animals could pay the price for the EU-Mercosur trade deal.
Trade deals must raise standards — not lower them.
❌ That’s why we call to #StopEUMercosur — animals, people and the planet deserve better.
#AnimalWelfare #Mercosur
Trade deals must raise standards — not lower them.
❌ That’s why we call to #StopEUMercosur — animals, people and the planet deserve better.
#AnimalWelfare #Mercosur
December 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Millions of animals could pay the price for the EU-Mercosur trade deal.
Trade deals must raise standards — not lower them.
❌ That’s why we call to #StopEUMercosur — animals, people and the planet deserve better.
#AnimalWelfare #Mercosur
Trade deals must raise standards — not lower them.
❌ That’s why we call to #StopEUMercosur — animals, people and the planet deserve better.
#AnimalWelfare #Mercosur
🦞 Lobsters feel pain — yet they’re still cooked and slaughtered alive.
Sign @GAIABrussels’ petition to require stunning and end this cruelty 👉
Sign @GAIABrussels’ petition to require stunning and end this cruelty 👉
Homards | GAIA
Chaque année, la Belgique importe plus de 4 millions de homards vivants. Tout le chemin parcouru par le homard, de la capture jusqu'à la mort, est un supplice.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🦞 Lobsters feel pain — yet they’re still cooked and slaughtered alive.
Sign @GAIABrussels’ petition to require stunning and end this cruelty 👉
Sign @GAIABrussels’ petition to require stunning and end this cruelty 👉
The upcoming REACH revision is a once-in-a-generation chance to keep Europe safe & end cruel, outdated animal tests.
🙌 #AnimalTesting should be replaced with modern, animal-free science. It’s time for #REACH to enter the 21st century!
bit.ly/4jcsYtJ
🙌 #AnimalTesting should be replaced with modern, animal-free science. It’s time for #REACH to enter the 21st century!
bit.ly/4jcsYtJ
REACH revision must keep Europe safe
Century-old lethal dose animal tests and other cruel methods must be replaced with kinder science. It’s time to embrace animal-free science.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The upcoming REACH revision is a once-in-a-generation chance to keep Europe safe & end cruel, outdated animal tests.
🙌 #AnimalTesting should be replaced with modern, animal-free science. It’s time for #REACH to enter the 21st century!
bit.ly/4jcsYtJ
🙌 #AnimalTesting should be replaced with modern, animal-free science. It’s time for #REACH to enter the 21st century!
bit.ly/4jcsYtJ
👎 Alarming news from Finland 🇫🇮 Parliament has voted to allow quota hunting of strictly protected species, wolves, bears, lynx & otters, in breach of EU law. 🐺🐻🦦❌
This undermines nature protection across Europe.
This undermines nature protection across Europe.
December 18, 2025 at 10:26 AM
👎 Alarming news from Finland 🇫🇮 Parliament has voted to allow quota hunting of strictly protected species, wolves, bears, lynx & otters, in breach of EU law. 🐺🐻🦦❌
This undermines nature protection across Europe.
This undermines nature protection across Europe.
Envi ministers, follow the call of 200+ orga, stand up for:
🐺 #Wolves & their role in the ecosystem
🗓️ Decades of science-based conservation
💪 A resilient EU nature
MS must step up. We cannot accept weaker laws for wild animals & nature. #HandsOffNature
bit.ly/3KLQdhz
🐺 #Wolves & their role in the ecosystem
🗓️ Decades of science-based conservation
💪 A resilient EU nature
MS must step up. We cannot accept weaker laws for wild animals & nature. #HandsOffNature
bit.ly/3KLQdhz
December 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Envi ministers, follow the call of 200+ orga, stand up for:
🐺 #Wolves & their role in the ecosystem
🗓️ Decades of science-based conservation
💪 A resilient EU nature
MS must step up. We cannot accept weaker laws for wild animals & nature. #HandsOffNature
bit.ly/3KLQdhz
🐺 #Wolves & their role in the ecosystem
🗓️ Decades of science-based conservation
💪 A resilient EU nature
MS must step up. We cannot accept weaker laws for wild animals & nature. #HandsOffNature
bit.ly/3KLQdhz
🗓️ #SaveTheDate
Tomorrow at the Animal Welfare Intergroup, decision-makers will be discussing shaping sustainable livestock farming in the EU.
Find out more & watch the discussions live tomorrow at 9am CET⤵️
www.animalwelfareintergroup.eu/calendar/sha...
Tomorrow at the Animal Welfare Intergroup, decision-makers will be discussing shaping sustainable livestock farming in the EU.
Find out more & watch the discussions live tomorrow at 9am CET⤵️
www.animalwelfareintergroup.eu/calendar/sha...
Shaping sustainable livestock farming in the EU: making animal welfare an integral part | Intergroup
This session will explore the INI draft report on Securing a Sustainable Future for the EU Livestock Sector, by MEP Carlo Fidanza (ECR, Italy). We will also discuss the upcoming EU Sustainable…
www.animalwelfareintergroup.eu
December 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🗓️ #SaveTheDate
Tomorrow at the Animal Welfare Intergroup, decision-makers will be discussing shaping sustainable livestock farming in the EU.
Find out more & watch the discussions live tomorrow at 9am CET⤵️
www.animalwelfareintergroup.eu/calendar/sha...
Tomorrow at the Animal Welfare Intergroup, decision-makers will be discussing shaping sustainable livestock farming in the EU.
Find out more & watch the discussions live tomorrow at 9am CET⤵️
www.animalwelfareintergroup.eu/calendar/sha...
🐟 New undercover footage by @ciwf exposes serious welfare failures on EU carp farms.
Fish are still largely excluded from EU animal welfare law — and millions pay the price.
Watch the investigation and take action for fish 👇https://bit.ly/3MZSrug
Fish are still largely excluded from EU animal welfare law — and millions pay the price.
Watch the investigation and take action for fish 👇https://bit.ly/3MZSrug
Czechia Christmas carp cruelty exposes urgent gaps in fish welfare protection
A new undercover investigation by Compassion in World Farming has revealed widespread suffering on EU carp farms to produce fish for the Christmas demand. It exposes the urgent need to include…
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December 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🐟 New undercover footage by @ciwf exposes serious welfare failures on EU carp farms.
Fish are still largely excluded from EU animal welfare law — and millions pay the price.
Watch the investigation and take action for fish 👇https://bit.ly/3MZSrug
Fish are still largely excluded from EU animal welfare law — and millions pay the price.
Watch the investigation and take action for fish 👇https://bit.ly/3MZSrug
🐺🇸🇪 Victory for wolves in Sweden! The court has stopped the planned hunt that would have killed 48 wolves this winter, ruling it risked harming an already vulnerable population.
✊ Science & nature win, political pressure to kill wolves must stop!
⤵️ bit.ly/4rZXLOr
✊ Science & nature win, political pressure to kill wolves must stop!
⤵️ bit.ly/4rZXLOr
Licensjakten på varg i vinter stoppas av förvaltningsrätten
Alldeles nyss kom beskedet från Förvaltningsrätten i Luleå: Den stoppar all licensjakt på de 48 vargar som skulle skjutas i…
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December 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🐺🇸🇪 Victory for wolves in Sweden! The court has stopped the planned hunt that would have killed 48 wolves this winter, ruling it risked harming an already vulnerable population.
✊ Science & nature win, political pressure to kill wolves must stop!
⤵️ bit.ly/4rZXLOr
✊ Science & nature win, political pressure to kill wolves must stop!
⤵️ bit.ly/4rZXLOr
We treat soil like dirt. Yet what lies beneath our feet determines the health of our food, our planet and ultimately our future. 🌱
Read more about the importance of soil by @philip-ciwf.bsky.social
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Read more about the importance of soil by @philip-ciwf.bsky.social
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Why Soil Is the Frontline of Earth's Recovery - PassBlue
Why Soil Is the Frontline of Earth's Recovery - PassBlue
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December 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We treat soil like dirt. Yet what lies beneath our feet determines the health of our food, our planet and ultimately our future. 🌱
Read more about the importance of soil by @philip-ciwf.bsky.social
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passblue.com/2025/12/07/w...
Read more about the importance of soil by @philip-ciwf.bsky.social
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passblue.com/2025/12/07/w...
🫏 FAADA warns that if conditions do not improve, legal action will be taken over the continued use of #donkeys as tourist “taxis” in Mijas, Spain.
Read more & support ⤵️
bit.ly/3MCuIQN
Read more & support ⤵️
bit.ly/3MCuIQN
¡El Ayuntamiento de Mijas se niega a poner fin al servicio turístico de los �burro-taxis�!
Hemos apostado por la cooperación institucional cómo vía más rápida para conseguir cambios reales para los animales. Pero si nada mejora, emprenderemos acciones legales.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🫏 FAADA warns that if conditions do not improve, legal action will be taken over the continued use of #donkeys as tourist “taxis” in Mijas, Spain.
Read more & support ⤵️
bit.ly/3MCuIQN
Read more & support ⤵️
bit.ly/3MCuIQN
This December, our member organisation, La @spaofficiel.bsky.social, marks its 180th anniversary. 🇫🇷❤️🎂
For 180 years, La SPA has been protecting animals through action, care & collective commitment. Together, we stand for #animalwelfare.
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For 180 years, La SPA has been protecting animals through action, care & collective commitment. Together, we stand for #animalwelfare.
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SPA
Je donne
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December 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
This December, our member organisation, La @spaofficiel.bsky.social, marks its 180th anniversary. 🇫🇷❤️🎂
For 180 years, La SPA has been protecting animals through action, care & collective commitment. Together, we stand for #animalwelfare.
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bit.ly/3XSgvld
For 180 years, La SPA has been protecting animals through action, care & collective commitment. Together, we stand for #animalwelfare.
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bit.ly/3XSgvld
🐱🐶🦠 Our new report explains why mandatory Identification & Registration of dogs and cats is a missing link in rabies elimination, protecting people, animals & public health through #OneHealth.
Read the report ⤵️ bit.ly/3N1Zrqs
Read the report ⤵️ bit.ly/3N1Zrqs
Rabies elimination through One Health
Rabies is resurging across Ukraine and spilling into neighbouring EU countries but the solution is within reach. This report shows how a One Health approach, combined with mandatory identification…
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December 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🐱🐶🦠 Our new report explains why mandatory Identification & Registration of dogs and cats is a missing link in rabies elimination, protecting people, animals & public health through #OneHealth.
Read the report ⤵️ bit.ly/3N1Zrqs
Read the report ⤵️ bit.ly/3N1Zrqs