My Articles About Animal Welfare - Thomas Waitz

Nature Restoration Law: Success Against Conservative Opposition

The Nature Restoration Law is an opportunity and necessity to continue the fight against the climate crisis and the associated loss of biodiversity. In order to protect our climate, we […]

Revealed: Suffering on Pig-Farms

In 2021, 141 million pigs were kept on farms in the EU. A large proportion of them live at least part of...

Animal Transport Controls in Styria: …

We measured up to 35 degrees inside the transporter. According to regulation, the temperature inside the vehicle must not exceed 30 degrees.

Better Rules for the Protection of …

EPP prevents maximum transport time of 8 hours. Greens/EFA demand ambitious proposal from the Commission. What happened until now? Regulation 1/2005, which...

Hearing of European Citizens’ …

Over 300 million animals in Europe live all or part of their lives in cages. This applies above all to laying hens...

Calf Transports from Austria

Every very year, thousands of calves in Austria are exported alive and under torturous conditions to other EU countries and third countries....

Suspend the transport of animals during …

Last night, 42 MEPs sent a letter to the European Commission to suspend the transport of animals. As a result of border...