Animal Welfare

Animal Health – Updates for September 2026

Europe’s animal health policy has evolved over decades to combat animal diseases...

22 September, 2026 / 0 Comments

Latvia Tests Protective Vests for Hunting Dogs

On 20 August 2026, the LIFE Wild Wolf project organised a practical information exchange in Murjāņi...

22 September, 2026 / 0 Comments

African swine fever reaches Finland

African swine fever (ASF) was detected in Finland for the first time on 30 July 2026, following confirmed cases in wild boar in Virolahti, in south-east Finland...

04 August, 2026 / 0 Comments

Animal Health – Updates for June 2026

Europe’s animal health policy has evolved over decades to combat animal diseases...

30 June, 2026 / 0 Comments

Animal Health – Updates for May 2026

Europe’s animal health policy has evolved over decades to combat animal diseases...

29 May, 2026 / 0 Comments

Animal Health – April Updates

Europe’s animal health policy has evolved over decades to combat animal diseases...

28 April, 2026 / 0 Comments

Animal Health – March Updates

Europe’s animal health policy has evolved over decades to combat animal diseases...

02 April, 2026 / 0 Comments

Animal Health – February Updates

Europe’s animal health policy has evolved over decades to combat animal diseases...

24 February, 2026 / 0 Comments

Animal Health – January Updates

Europe’s animal health policy has evolved over decades to combat animal diseases...

23 January, 2026 / 0 Comments

Spain reports further African swine fever cases in wild boar

Spain continues to respond to the detection of African swine fever (ASF) in wild boar, with new cases reported in Catalonia in mid-January 2026. ...

23 January, 2026 / 0 Comments

Animal Health – November Updates

Europe’s animal health policy has evolved over decades to combat animal diseases...

26 November, 2025 / 0 Comments

Animal Health – October Updates

Europe’s animal health policy has evolved over decades to combat animal diseases...

22 October, 2025 / 0 Comments

Animal Health – September Updates

Europe’s animal health policy has evolved over decades to combat animal diseases...

07 October, 2025 / 0 Comments

Animal Health – July Updates

Europe’s animal health policy has evolved over decades to combat animal diseases...

18 July, 2025 / 0 Comments

European Parliament Votes on Welfare Rules for Cats and Dogs

MEPs voted on the EC’s proposal concerning the welfare and traceability of cats and dogs...

19 June, 2025 / 0 Comments

Animal Health – June Updates

Europe’s animal health policy has evolved over decades to combat animal diseases...

01 June, 2025 / 0 Comments

African Swine Fever (ASF) free status granted to Sweden

Sweden has been granted ASF-free status a year after the disease was first detected in a dead wild boar in Västmanland county...

06 October, 2024 / 0 Comments

Governments gather at the Bern Convention: Updates from FACE

Progress on the eradication of the Ruddy Duck and the case file around the development plans which threaten the natural areas of the Akamas peninsula in Cyprus...

08 December, 2023 / 0 Comments

Combatting ASF in Sweden: Hunter and Authority Collaboration Reduces Infection Zone

In a significant development, the Swedish government has announced a reduction of the infected African swine fever (ASF) zone...

01 December, 2023 / 0 Comments

Streamlining collaboration: A concise toolkit to stakeholder platforms

This concise guide outlines the technical essentials for creating and managing these platforms, inspired by the successful model of the EU LC platform which FACE has been a member since its establishment in 2014. ...

18 September, 2023 / 0 Comments

International Statement On Avian Influenza In Poultry And Wild Birds

Hunters as watchdogs for the health of wildlife: Hunters play a key role in monitoring the health status of our wildlife, in particular, for reporting potential cases of avian flu. ...

26 January, 2022 / 0 Comments