Hello and happy new year! Here you can find the January updates from Animal Equality in all the countries in which we operate. We hope that you find it helpful and inspiring. We will also include our current job openings, knowing that we can count on your support to share them with the people you think might be a perfect fit for the role!

Below you will find the updates:

Animal Equality - UK

UK Ministers prompt alarm after considering lifting ban on using chicken remains in pig feed

The EU banned the use of mammalian PAP in cattle and sheep feed 30 years ago after the emergence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), known as ‘mad cow disease’. The first case of BSE was reported in 1986 in the UK and it was spread widely by farmers feeding cow meat and bone meal made from infected animals. More than four million cows were slaughtered in the UK and 178 people died. Now, the UK Government is considering lifting the feed ban and changing the regulations, since farmers have complained that they are being ‘undercut’ internationally. The British Veterinary Association expressed concern over ‘the risks to animal health’ and referenced potential ‘human disease consequences’. Animal Equality UK’s Executive Director argued publicly against the move: “The thought of feeding ground-up chicken heads, feathers, blood and bones to a farmed animal will naturally disgust consumers. But what should concern them more is that the experts involved in this process admit that they cannot say with total certainty that feed changes will not be detrimental to human health. If there is even a tiny sliver of doubt about the safety of this measure, why change existing rules and risk it at all?”.

Scottish Parliamentary Event Calling for Strengthened Legal Protections

Alongside The Animal Law Foundation and The Humane League UK, Animal Equality UK hosted an event in the Scottish Parliament calling for strengthened legal protections for farmed fish, including the need for enforceable Official Controls and species-specific slaughter legislation. The event was well-attended, with representatives from industry, Government, and animal advocacy showing support for the initiative.

Scottish Government’s Rural Affairs and Islands Committee Questions ‘Long-Term Viability’ of Scottish Salmon Farming in Damning Official Report

The Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs and Islands Comm...

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