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• February

Feb 17
Party for the Animals submits 150 proposals for a sustai­nable, healthy and animal friendly food system in the EU
Anja Hazekamp, MEP for the Party for the Animals, has submitted 150 additional proposals to the European From Farm to Fork strategy meant to make the European food system more sustainable. These proposals concern improvements regarding the environment, the climate, and animal welfare. Concrete plans to prevent deforestation for cattle feed, toxic pesticide remains, unfair competition for farmers, ...
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Feb 10
Esther's Blog: Letting go of old habits for a healthy society
In 2020 it became clear that it is more necessary than ever for governments to do what they have been appointed for by the citizens: protect our well-being and our living environment. The now internationally infamous scandal surrounding childcare benefits is an example of how the Dutch government is failing in this regard: tens of thousands of families have become victims of racism within the gov...
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Feb 3
Party for the Animals takes the lead in improving the European agri­cul­tural strategy
“Fewer pesticides, fewer antibiotics and fewer animals!” Last week, Anja Hazekamp, MEP for the Dutch Party for the Animals, presented plans to create an honest, healthy and sustainable food system 'from Farm to Fork'. Hazekamp: “The way in which food is produced in Europe has a substantial, worldwide effect on the climate and environment, as well as on the health and well-being of humans and anim...
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• January

Jan 20
Party for the Animals calls for a European ban on mink farming
To prevent future pandemics we should end the production of mink fur, Party for the Animals’ MEP Anja Hazekamp urged the European Commission last week. ‘Introduce a European ban on mink breeding as soon as possible,’ she said. ‘Or do you think the breeding and gassing of mink for fur is more important than the health of employees and neighbours of these companies, and of the rest of the world's po...
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Jan 13
Massacre of over 500 deer and wild boar in Portugal confirms necessity to regulate hunting
The Portuguese animal rights party PAN (People–Animals–Nature) has strongly denounced the killing of 540 animals by 16 hunters in Portugal last month and has called the Minister of Environment and Climate Action to account. ‘Killing for joy and sport is simply inhumane and represents a serious civilizational setback’, PAN states. ‘It is simply unbelievable that such a massacre has been authorized ...
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