Europes

Europe’s cage-free animal welfare revolution is in doubt

Europe was on the cusp of an animal welfare revolution. In the summer of 2021, European Union policymakers promised to phase out cages for 300 million farmed pigs, egg-laying hens, rabbits, and other species, which Vox contributor Jonathan Moens then called “the most ambitious plan ever by any government to end the cruel practice.” But […]

Europe’s largest hunting fair opens, despite dangers faced by wildlife worldwide

By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Despite ecological devastation, habitat loss, human-wildlife conflict, poaching and all the other threats that undermine the ability of wild animals to survive in their natural habitats, Europe’s largest hunting fair opened this week in Dortmund, Germany. Considering the imminent danger these threats pose to the survival of wildlife all […]

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