Animals

Livestock carriers: The most dangerous vessels in the world

26 Mar 2024

Livestock carriers: The most dangerous vessels in the world

Freiburg, Paris, 26.03.2024. Currently, only 64 livestock carriers are permitted to load European animals on EU-ports to then export them to third countries. This at least 1.5 billion € worth trade is carried out on substandard and overcrowded ships. In response, the German animal welfare organization Animal Welfare Foundation e.V. (AWF) together with the French environmental organization Robin des Bois publish a comprehensive report (pdf – 8.4 Mo) on the seaworthiness, safety, environmental compatibility, and suitability for health and animal welfare of livestock carriers trading from the European Union. The figures and our film speak volumes: the transport of live animals on decrepit vessels across the sea must end immediately. At the very least, compliance with internationally binding standards is necessary. The European Union and its Commission must finally take responsibility in this process after another three years of crippling inaction.

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(Français) Panique dans les nids en Normandie

13 Mar 2024

(Français) Panique dans les nids en Normandie

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Frogs : appeal from more than 550 scientists and veterinarians

6 Mar 2024

Frogs : appeal from more than 550 scientists and veterinarians

Trade in frogs’ legs must be curbed, President Macron!

Paris, Munich, March 6, 2024 – In a joint letter, 557 experts from research, nature conservation and veterinary medicine have called on French President Emmanuel Macron to end the overexploitation of frogs in Asia and Southeast Europe for the EU’s hunger for frogs’ legs. France, as the largest consumer, should initiate the international protection of the most traded frog species through the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The letter is an initiative of Robin des Bois, the Veterinarians for Biodiversity (Vétérinaires pour la Biodiversité) and the German organization Pro Wildlife. A similar request was made by 46 NGOs on January 25 to Mr Béchu, the French Minister for Ecological Transition. So far, this letter has gone unanswered. “Are the French doomed to be froggies? It’s time to remember that frogs are also voluntary helpers for farmers.  When they disappear, pests proliferate and the use of pesticides increases” points out Charlotte Nithart, President of Robin des Bois.

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(Français) Les pis sur terre

22 Feb 2024

(Français) Les pis sur terre

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(Français) Le mal en mer

21 Feb 2024

(Français) Le mal en mer

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“On the Trail” n°39, the defaunation bulletin

28 Dec 2023

“On the Trail” n°39, the defaunation bulletin

“On the Trail” n°39
the defaunation bulletin
(pdf, 192 pages – 6.7 Mo)

968 events with references, checked, analysed, commented and strengthened between January 1 and February 28, 2023. 331 iconographic documents, 6 maps and historical archives.
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(Français) La concertation muselée !

14 Dec 2023

(Français) La concertation muselée !

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For a Chrismas eve without extinction: “The frog on your Christmas plate…”

4 Dec 2023

For  a Chrismas eve without extinction: “The frog on your Christmas plate…”

Social media campaign warns of serious environmental problems caused by France’s Christmas consumption peak

Paris / Munich / December 4, 2023 – In the run-up to Christmas, the French based organisation Robin des Bois and the German based organisation Pro Wildlife have launched a joint information campaign on social media to highlight the origin of the millions and millions of frogs’ legs being annually consumed. “French consumers believe the frogs on their plate come from nearby ponds and swamps. Instead, the vast majority is caught in the wild in far distant countries” underlines Charlotte Nithart, president of Robin des Bois. Biologist Sandra Altherr from Pro Wildlife adds: “Our campaign illustrates the many problems associated with a dish that is consumed carelessly but causes an ecological disaster and millions of animal suffering. Where frogs are missing as a natural insect control, the use of pesticides increases.”

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(Français) Coup dur pour les fêtes de fin d’année

9 Nov 2023

(Français) Coup dur pour les fêtes de fin d’année

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(Français) Les vanneaux sont dupés et les alouettes déchantent

7 Nov 2023

(Français) Les vanneaux sont dupés et les alouettes déchantent

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