Danish Animal Ethics Council report – https://detdyreetiskeraad.dk/english
https://www.endthecageage.eu/en/
Animal Protection Denmark new campaign to improve the welfare of transported pigs – translation available https://www.dyrenesbeskyttelse.dk/tryk-stop
https://www.eurogroupforanimals.org/news?f%5B0%5D=topic%3A148
https://www.eurogroupforanimals.org/news?f%5B0%5D=topic%3A21
https://www.dyrenesbeskyttelse.dk/tryk-stop
Regards Mark.
Despite widespread opposition, the European Commission presented on 3rd September 2025 the EU / Mercosur Partnership Agreement – or EMPA, and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) to EU Member States.
Ever even heard of Mercosur ?; many have not. I will attempt to give a basic overview.
Since it was first ‘invented’, UK and EU animal protection organisations have called on the EU to reject the Mercosur agreements in their current form, given its devastating impact on millions of animals,
in the links after the following photos.The Mercosur nations are Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, and they are already the EU’s top trading partner in cow and chicken meat. The agreement now will grant significant additional access within the EU to these nations
But, and a big BUT, these South American nations operate a lot of intensive animal farming systems; and as such, by allowing even greater access to the EU now, the Commission is effectively saying to EU farmers, who are basically doing a lot to greatly improve their animal welfare systems, for which we must give them credit, ‘you can go to hell and if we import more cheaply, intensively raised meat from lower animal welfare standards, in South America, then so be it’.
Not exactly what EU consumers and farmers wish to hear I think. EU citizens in general are a pretty switched on crowd; they respect animals and in return they expect good welfare standards.
See what the Eurogroup for Animals have to say about it . Note especially the paragraph about wild animals and their habitats being the first to suffer under the deal, and that by increasing the trade in cow neat, leather and soy needed to feed same animals, the agreement will drive more land take up, resulting in deforestation and the loss of homes for forest dwelling animals. Everything is linked, and in this case, the results will be devastating.
https://www.eurogroupforanimals.org/news/eu-mercosur-deal-undermines-eu-progress-animals
https://www.eurogroupforanimals.org/library/why-eu-mercosur-agreement-remains-bad-deal-animals
A bad deal for food, food producing animals and especially the environment.
Regards Mark.
In the last decade, 274,000 cattle have been compulsory slaughtered in England. Since 2013 over 239,000 Badgers have been culled.
Now real questions about this are being asked:
I am taking you to all the past posts covered on this site relating to good friends at ‘Animal Aid Unlimited’ who are based in India. They undertake some absolutely amazing rescues of animals which you would often think never have a chance of surviving.
Each post is dated by month and year, and each post usually incudes 3 videos covering both the rescues and nursing back to health of individual animals, which often takes a long time, by all the amazing crew and volunteers at AAU.
I really hope that you will visit them via this link – https://worldanimalsvoice.com/?s=animal+aid+unlimited and then visit each month to watch some amazing rescue and recovery stories.
They have a special place in my heart as they do some wonderful work doing health check, feeding and regular monitoring of the many Stray Dogs in their area, as well as sterilisation to try and keep stray numbers under some control.
For example, in July this year alone they sterilised and vaccinated an amazing 435 STREET DOGS.
Enjoy visiting the page of ours which then leads on into monthly AAU rescues and thereafter recoveries.
I am including just two month here – chosen at random, for you to watch their amazing work. Thank you – Mark.
https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/08/glass-walls-in-slaughterhouses-party-for-the-animals/
The PvdD wants more visibility for the conditions of farmed animals. Photo Depositphotos.com
https://www.paulmccartney.com/news/if-slaughterhouses-had-glass-walls-everyone-would-be-vegetarian
You do not have to be a genius to get the message through that China is No.1 in the world when it comes to lacking any legislation for the protection / welfare of animals – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_welfare_and_rights_in_China It may consider itself a civilised nation, but by hauling this reputation along, the reality is that it is anything but civilised.
There are currently NO NATIONWIDE LAWS IN CHINA THAT EXPLICITLY PROHIBIT THE MISTREATMENT OF ANIMALS.
https://ladyfreethinker.org/fur-farm-investigation/
All photos – Lady Freethinker.
Please sign the petition now and then pass on to all your contacts, thank you.
The following are from WAV archives:
All the following photographs and video directly relate to the Lady Free Thinker investigation.
Aaron Gekpski / LFT.
Ben Jackel / LFT.
PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION HERE, AND PASS ON TO ALL YOUR CONTACTS,
Thank you for making this a big issue – Regards Mark WAV.
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