How Big Ag Uses Farmers to Influence European Democracies

In this blog post for Faunalytics, Olga Kikou (Director of Advocacy) takes a deep dive into recent media investigations revelations about how industrial farming lobbies have stalled legal reforms for animals.

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Animal Protection and EU Law conference in Brussels, Tuesday 18th November

There are just over three weeks to go until our Brussels conference, “Animal Protection and EU Law: Recent Developments and Prospective Change.”

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