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Improving the way the EU Zoos Directive is implemented was the topic on the table at a meeting between the European Commission, national authorities, zoo representatives and NGOs on 18 February.

Stakeholders discuss how to improve the lives of animals in zoos

24 February 2020

A European animals’ rights group has started an online petition to in order to remove Congo the lion from Melios Zoo in Ayioi Trimithias, Nicosia.

European animals rights group starts petition to remove lion from Melios Zoo in Cyprus

11 February 2020

Yesterday Martin Hojsík MEP and the European Parliament’s Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals hosted an event in the European Parliament to discuss Europe’s wildlife rescue crisis.

EU politicians join NGOs’ call to solve the wildlife rescue crisis in Europe

14 November 2019

How do you say ‘appropriate husbandry for captive lions’ in Bulgarian? Or in Polish, Spanish or German?

Zoos Directive Good Practices Document now available in eight languages

16 October 2019

Along with Martin Hojsik MEP and the Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals, Eurogroup for Animals will be hosting an event at the European Parliament, “Breaking Point: Solving the European Wildlife Rescue Crisis” on 13th November 2019.

Save The Date: 13 November, “Breaking Point: Solving the European Wildlife Rescue Crisis”

14 October 2019

US zoos now plan to import baby elephants from Zimbabwe, undeterred by the international furore over their 2016 import of 18 wild elephants from Swaziland.

US to import baby elephants from Zimbabwe despite uproar

This month, World Animal Protection has published two reports, one exposing degrading performances and activities in the world’s zoos and aquariums, and the other revealing the expanding industry of big cats being bred and killed for their body parts.

WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION: Shocking reports on wild animals in captivity and bred for traditional medicine

A European Commission evaluation report published last week concluded that the Council Directive 1999/22/EC (known as the “Zoo Directive”) fits for purpose and plays a crucial role with regard to conservation of biodiversity.

Commission report urges Member States to improve animal welfare and conservation efforts of zoos

16 November 2018

The seventieth meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES #SC70) met in Sochi from 1-5 October 2018.

Mitigated results for wildlife at recent Sochi CITES meeting

15 October 2018

Today Eurogroup for Animals celebrates the official coming into force of the ban to use wild animal species in circus in the Netherlands.

Dutch ban on wild animals in circus in force as of today!

15 September 2015

Eurogroup for Animals welcomes the publication yesterday of the European Commission’s EU Zoo Directive Good Practices, a document of crucial importance for the Member States as well as the Commission.

EU Zoo Directive Good Practices document finally published!

Tirana zoo will still reopen its doors after the recent case of a horse attacked by his partner of cage, a buffalo, in front of families and children. The Donkey Sanctuary with Eurogroup for Animals sent a joint letter to the EU mission in Tirana and the EU Albanian mission in Brussels, remembering them the […]
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Eurogroup for Animals and The Donkey Sanctuary call for an action to close the Tirana zoo forever

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