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Horses, donkeys and mules are more mobile than ever, crossing borders for competitions, breeding, trade, rescue and leisure. Yet the European Union’s (EU) system for identifying and tracing equids has not kept pace with these realities.

Several countries in Europe have faced soaring temperatures this summer. In a new investigation, Essere Animali reveals the impact on pigs transported in Italy, recording internal temperatures in trucks as high as 45°C, and documenting an estimated 15,000 pigs suffering from heat stress. In its upcoming update to its live transport laws, the European Union should legislate urgen...

A new European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) is calling for stronger protection of stray dogs, stray cats and animals in shelters, both within within and outside the European Union (EU).

The European Commission has presented its proposal to revise the EU’s Public Procurement rules for the first time in a decade. The reform represents a major opportunity to ensure that billions of euros of public money spent on food every year contribute to better animal welfare and a more sustainable food system, with animal welfare now explicitly recognised in the proposal.

Footage from Finnish fur farms shows foxes with extreme skin folds, eye infections and impaired mobility, suggesting that oversized breeding continues despite a 2017 industry pledge to stop it. This echoes a 2025 opinion from the European Food Safety Authority, which found that most welfare consequences of fur farming cannot be mitigated. The European Commission is due to decide...