News
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Farmers, inspectors and animal welfare: possibilities for change
- Available research highlights the potential for inspections to be a driver for animal welfare improvement on farms and the possibility for inspectors... -
Council of the European Union adopts conclusions on animal welfare
- On 16 December 2019, Council of the European Union adopted a set of conclusions on animal welfare. These highlight the importance of animal welfare as... -
Animal Welfare: extension of the mandate of the Platform
- The European Commission has adopted a Decision extending the mandate of the EU Platform on Animal Welfare until 30 June 2021. Launched in 2017, the... -
Sow housing and management central topic in Regional meeting South
- On 8-9 October 2019, EURCAW-Pigs organized its second regional meeting in Brescia, Italy. It was the second meeting in a series of four in 2019 and... -
Commission designates a second European Union Reference Centre
- In October 2019, the Commission designated a second Reference Centre dedicated to the welfare of poultry and other small farmed animals. This centre... -
Inspectors’ queries on welfare enforcement addressed during first EURCAW-pigs Regional meeting
- At the end of April, EURCAW-Pigs organized the first regional meeting in Wageningen, The Netherlands. It is the first meeting in a series of four in... -
Pig sub-group advices on coordinated action to reduce tail docking of pigs
- The pig sub-group of the EU platform on Animal Welfare had its second meeting at the end of March, at the SANTE F building in Grange, Ireland. -
Animal welfare challenges in the European pig farming sector
- On 10th and 11th January 2019 the French farmers organisation INAPORC and the French ministry of agriculture organised a multi-country seminar on pig...