Irish Newsletters |
Irish Newsletter, July/August 2010
In this newsletter, there are articles about:
- Efforts to re-start live cattle exports from Ireland to the Middle East
- The pointlessness of Killing feral mink whilst fur farming continues
- The fur farming phase-out
- Progress of the EU-wide ban on the barren battery cage for laying hens
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Irish Newsletter, March/April 2010
In this newsletter, there are articles about:
- Pig welfare and the new Farm Animal Welfare Advisory Council "Code of Practice for the Welfare of Pigs"
- Animal Sentience in the Lisbon Treaty
- The "2020 Strategy", which includes looking at the future of farming in Ireland
- An anti-fur protest in Vancouver, Canada, that said Well Done! to Ireland for its planned phase-out of fur farming
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Irish Newsletter, October 2009
The main article in this newsletter looks at the progress of our campaign to ensure that
all pigs in the Republic of Ireland are provided with straw or other suitable rooting material.
Other articles in this newsletter:
- Ban Fur Farming Campaign;
- Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy;
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Irish Newsletter, April 2009
The main article in this newsletter looks in detail at the welfare problems facing pigs
on intensive farms in the Republic of Ireland.
Other articles in this newsletter:
- Compassion's view on slaughter without stunning;
- Progress of the proposed new Animal Health & Welfare Bill;
- A new "Fur or Against" group in Tralee, Co. Kerry;
- A summary of farm animal welfare achievements in Ireland and the EU.
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Irish Newsletter, Nov/Dec 2008
This newsletter looks at the on-going problems in the export of young calves from
Ireland to the Continent; and
- the progress of the proposed new Animal Health & Welfare Bill;
- the ARAN rally;
- how to have an animal welfare-friendly Christmas.
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Irish Newsletter, June 2008
This newsletter looks at the proposed new Animal Health & Welfare Bill and outlines
Compassion-Ireland's argument to end fur farming.
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Irish Newsletter, April 2008
This newsletter looks at the real opportunity to ban fur farming offered
by the proposed new Animal Welfare Bill, including:
- Agriculture Minister Coughlan recognises our genuine concerns about fur farming;
- Views of the political parties
- Public consultation process on the Animal Welfare Bill - look out for news of this on
the Department of Agriculture website
- Why fur farming should be banned & facts about fur farming
- Fox farming being phased out
- What the science says about fur farming
- How YOU can help this campaign
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Irish Newsletter, Jan 2008
This newsletter tells how the campaign to ban fur farming is now hotting up, including:
- ARAN launches its new campaign to ban fur farming in Ireland by holding a peaceful
protest outside the Department of Agriculture in Dublin on 30th January. CIWF-Ireland
supporters are urged to support this event
- Facts about fur farming in Ireland
- The strong argument for fur farming to be banned
- The Green Party's continued committment to ending fur farming in Ireland
- How YOU can help this campaign
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Irish Newsletter, Nov/Dec 2007
This newsletter is all about CIWF-Ireland's campaign to ban fur farming, including:
- How to help CIWF-Ireland's campaign to ban fur farming:.
- Up-to-date statistics on fur farming
- Urging the Green Party to do all it can to bring in a ban now that the Greens are
in coalition government
- Key reasons why fur farming should be banned
- Looking for an all-Ireland fur farming ban
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Irish Newsletter, March/April 2007
Articles on:
- Grave concern over possible resumption of live cattle exports to Egypt
- Some veterinarians oppose the electro-immobilisation ban
- CIWF-Ireland joins other EU animal welfare groups in Brussels to urge EU Agriculture Ministers
to keep the battery cage ban
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Irish Newsletter, Nov/Dec 2006
Articles on:
- The threat to the 2012 EU-wide ban on battery cages for egg-laying hens
- Killing time on Irish fur farms
- CIWF-Ireland welcomes ban on electro-immobilisation
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Irish Newsletter, August 2006
Articles on:
- Progress regarding proposed new EU legislation on the welfare of chickens reared for meat (broilers)
- Avian flu emergency slaughter trials in Ireland
- CIWF-Ireland's submission on the future of the Irish pig industry
- CIWF-Ireland submission on animal welfare labelling of food
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