News in 🇻🇬 🇪🇺 Trade: The EFRA Select Committee has urged the Government to pursue a Swiss-style exemption from dynamic alignment on animal welfare in the UK-EU SPS Agreement. This recommendation echoes calls from animal protection groups. Read more ➡️ www.animalpolicyinternational.org/post/efra-co...

🇪🇺The EU-Mercosur deal threatens to flood the EU with imported beef and poultry raised in intensive systems that would be illegal in the EU @europarl.europa.eu must oppose ratification & require imports to meet EU #animalwelfare standards 🐄🐓 Read more @eurogroupforanimals.org: tinyurl.com/4wmft5ch

We’re hiring! Join the Animal Policy International team We are looking for two driven individuals to help us drive change for farmed animals: 🐷 EU Policy Manager (Brussels-based) 🐔 Campaigns Coordinator (Flexible location) Learn more 👉 www.animalpolicyinternational.org/post/work-wi...

Our view: UK Government's animal welfare strategy a step forward - But import loophole must be closed www.animalpolicyinternational.org/post/uk-gove...

🇳🇿We had a fantastic launch event this week in NZ Parliament for our new report 'Vision into Action' on the feasibility of a fair imports policy Encouraging to see strong cross-party & industry interest in implementation Thanks to Barbara Kuriger MP for hosting us! Link to full article below👇

🚨BREAKING: New report by Animal Policy International finds that a fair import policy is politically and economically feasible. ⚡We can stop cruel imports.⚡ 📘 Read our report to learn more: www.animalpolicyinternational.org/post/new-rep... #animalwelfare #trade #newzealand

🇬🇧A great few days at Labour Party Conference! Our Head of UK Policy Tashi Thomas spoke on an animal welfare panel with @joshnewburymp.bsky.social & @ruthjoneslabour.bsky.social Tashi stressed the need to protect UK's ability to set and enforce animal welfare standards in the EU trade deal🐾 #Lab25

We're hiring! Want to improve the lives of millions of animals? API is looking for a Public Affairs Manager in New Zealand. Full description and apply ➡ www.animalpolicyinternational.org/post/work-wi... #hiringnow #newzealand #policy #publicaffairs

🇬🇧📊 NEW POLL reveals that an overwhelming 89% of Brits believe the UK should be able to decide on the animal welfare standards of all animal products sold in the country including imports. Support for banning lower-welfare imports is also trending up📈📈📈 🧵

👎 Despite a dedicated chapter on animal welfare, the European Commission has missed yet another opportunity to condition preferential imports to EU welfare standards with the EU-Mexico trade deal. Europe must #StopCruelImports Read our briefing bit.ly/3D7ygWL

Produced to far worse environmental and #AnimalWelfare standards www.ft.com/content/9170...

🇬🇧We share the NFU's concern about trade deals allowing imports produced in ways banned in the UK While the PM's assurances on food standards are welcome, we need firm guarantees that animal welfare - not just hygiene - will be protected in all trade deals 🧵 www.farminguk.com/news/pm-vows...

🇪🇺 Great to see the Commission introducing import standards that 'match EU welfare criteria' for companion animals. This principle must also apply to animals farmed abroad for EU consumers. The EC committed to "alignment of standards for imported products" - it's time to make this a reality! #trade

@dwarkesh.bsky.social & Lewis Bollard on why applying animal welfare standards to imports is essential - not just to protect hard-won wins for farmed animals, but to create the conditions for further progress. 🧵

The world is turning away from fur. Fur farming causes immense animal suffering that can’t be solved with improvements to regulation. The EU must: ❌ Ban fur farming for all fur-bearing species ❌ Ban the import of farmed fur products, no matter their origin 🧵

Only EU slaughter rules apply to animal products imported into the EU. That means EU shoppers may unknowingly be funding cruel farming practices abroad. 🇪🇺 It’s time to raise the bar: require EU‐equivalent welfare for all imports. 📘 Dive into our latest report 👇 #StopCruelImports bit.ly/3U3DTKJ

🇪🇺 The EU's animal welfare laws are being revised - now is the moment to stop fuelling animal suffering abroad through imports! A new @eurogroupforanimals.org report shows this is legally feasible and would have a significantly positive impact. 👉 bit.ly/3U3DTKJ #StopCruelImports #animalwelfare

🇪🇺 Animal Policy International has responded to the European Commission’s call for evidence on animal welfare legislation. We’re urging the EU to apply its welfare standards to all animal products sold in the Single Market—including imports. 🧵 Thread below #StopCruelImports #trade #animalwelfare

🇬🇧UK farmers raise the alarm about welfare standards in imported Australian beef. Consumers have demanded higher welfare standards, yet beef from feedlots - virtually non-existent in UK farming - is filling our supermarket shelves #StopCruelImports 🐄 www.beefcentral.com/trade/uk-far...

🇬🇧 The UK's new Trade Strategy calls out cruel imports - and commits to act when overseas produce has an "unfair advantage". But could the new EU-UK trade deal stand in the way? Our latest article breaks it down - link in comments 🔗 #StopCruelImports #trade #animalwelfare

🇬🇧 When people act, policy changes. Your voice can help #StopCruelImports! We banned sow stalls & barren battery cages because they're cruel. Yet we import products using these methods. We must close the imports loophole! 📩Take <5 mins to Steve Reed MP today www.stopcruelimports.uk/take-action

🚨🇬🇧First look at UK's new Trade Strategy: promising signals for animal welfare in trade! It mentions imports produced using methods banned in the UK—like sow stalls & battery cages Gov says it’ll consider “unfair advantage” & use quotas, exclusions & safeguards to protect sectors More to come🐖

🇬🇧It was a pleasure to meet with Animal Welfare Minister Baroness Sue Hayman yesterday to discuss how we can use trade policy to help farmed animals. Thank you Sue for being a dedicated champion for animals! #StopCruelImports #Trade

🇬🇧🚨𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 Lord Zac Goldsmith warns the EU-UK agreement has "profound implications for animal welfare" and "likely means the UK cannot restrict imports that fail to meet our animal welfare standards" Find out more👇

🇬🇧Supermarkets are stocking more imported meat that does not meet UK animal welfare standards. ❌ Bad for animals ❌ Bad for our farmers ❌ Not what the public wants It’s time to #StopCruelImports www.theguardian.com/food/2025/ju...

The UK banned fur farming 20+ years ago, yet imported fur is still sold nationwide. We must close the loophole for a truly #FurFreeBritain. Thanks @humaneworldeurope.bsky.social & @fourpawsuk.bsky.social for yesterday's event supporting @ruthjoneslabour.bsky.social's Bill. #StopCruelImports

🇳🇿 API alongside dairy farmer Walt Cavendish had a pleasure meeting New Zealand First MP and Minister for Rural Communities Mark Patterson to discuss how we can solve the double standard and #stopcruelimports

The UK has signed a free trade deal with India that risks opening our market to cruel farming practices. Our new investigation reveals Indian egg farms keeping up to 10 hens in cages meant for 2-3 birds - practices banned in Britain since 2012. #StopCruelImports

The UK has signed a free trade deal with India that risks opening our market to cruel farming practices. Our new investigation reveals Indian egg farms keeping up to 10 hens in cages meant for 2-3 birds - practices banned in Britain since 2012. #StopCruelImports

🇬🇧🇮🇳The new UK-India agreement could bring products from farming systems banned in Britain to our shelves. Nearly 9 in 10 eggs from India are produced using confined systems outlawed here over a decade ago. Our animal welfare laws must apply to imports #StopCruelImports

🇳🇿 📣 New member's bill to #stopcruelimports was announced today at Parliament by @abelsteve.bsky.social! The Animal Products (Closing the Welfare Gap) Amendment Bill will enable the Minister to set animal welfare standards for animal products sold in New Zealand.

🇳🇿 It's time to #stopcruelimports now! Today 11,420 signatures were handed over at NZ Parliament to Labour MP and spokesperson for animal welfare Rachel Boyack. The petition urges the Government to require imports of animal products to meet NZ animal welfare standards.

🇳🇿 "The time is now to require imports to meet our standards: creating certainty and ensuring NZ standards are not traded away." - @rainerkravets.bsky.social from Animal Policy International at #stopcruelimports petition handover

🇳🇿 "New Zealanders do not want to see animals suffer on our farms, or anywhere in the world. If it is not acceptable on our farms, it should not be acceptable on our supermarket shelves!" - @abelsteve.bsky.social announcing his member's bill to #stopcruelimports

🇳🇿 "Here in NZ we care deeply about animal welfare and rightly so, our laws reflect this. Our farmers care about animals and work to improve animal welfare standards globally." - Grant McCallum MP at #stopcruelimports petition handover

🇳🇿 "People in NZ care and consumer standards are changing, people care and are making different decisions. People would be shocked to discover that animal products do not meet the same standards as here." - Rachel Boyack MP receiving #stopcruelimports petition

🇳🇿"In 1999 NZ had world leading animal welfare legislation, and yet we do a disservice to our farmers and to animals around the world by allowing imports to come in with low or sometimes no animal welfare laws." - Marcelo Rodriguez Ferrere handing over #stopcruelimports petition

🇳🇿 "The fact they allow sow stalls and battery cages is absolute insanity. New Zealanders fought hard for these to be banned and we didn't expect this to be happening. Now is the time to close this legal loophole." - Arnja Dale from SPCA urging the Government to #stopcruelimports

🇳🇿 "New Zealand is allowing cruel imports through the back door. Everyone agrees that animal welfare is a priority for NZ farmers and citizens." - dairy farmer Walt Cavendish on urgency to #stopcruelimports

🇳🇿 "Sow stalls were banned in 2016 and battery cages in 2023 after a long phase out period. But we still import products from countries where standards are low. We are outsourcing cruelty which must stop." - Debra Ashton from SAFE at petition handover #stopcruelimports

🇳🇿 "It is illogical to ban Kiwi farmers from using certain practices while, at the same time, throwing the doors open to the import of the same products" - Marcelo Rodriguez Ferrere on his petition being handed over today. #stopcruelimports newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/01/n...

🇳🇿 📣 At noon today, we will deliver our petition to Parliament, signed by thousands of New Zealanders, to #stopcruelimports. Plus, we have a VERY exciting announcement to share. Stay tuned. 📣

Huge thanks to @ruthjoneslabour.bsky.social for hosting our #StopCruelImports parliamentary event with @ciwf.org.uk and @rspcaoffficial.bsky.social If it's too cruel to produce in Britain, then it's too cruel to import to Britain. Read more ➡️ www.animalpolicyinternational.org/post/api-eve...

“We must act now to avoid this situation getting worse. Allowing imports with lower welfare standards creates a race to the bottom that sells out British values and farmers." - Mandy Carter, API #StopCruelImports www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Article/2025...

Our UK report launch saw speeches from MPs across Labour, Lib Dems, and Conservatives, with 50 MPs attending, highlighting the united stance on the import issue. If it's too cruel to produce in the UK, it's too cruel too import! #StopCruelImports www.animalpolicyinternational.org/post/api-eve...

If it's too cruel to produce in Britain, then it's too cruel to import to Britain! Alongside @animalpolicyint.bsky.social & @rspcaoffficial.bsky.social we've released a new report calling for urgent action to ensure imports meet British animal welfare standards. Read more: bit.ly/44Rxgl5

#StopCruelImports - it just makes sense. Read the new report 👉 tinyurl.com/UKimportsreport

Our UK report launch saw speeches from MPs across Labour, Lib Dems, and Conservatives, with 50 MPs attending, highlighting the united stance on the import issue. If it's too cruel to produce in the UK, it's too cruel too import! #StopCruelImports www.animalpolicyinternational.org/post/api-eve...

“The UK now faces critical choices for how best to pursue a successful trade strategy. We must act now to avoid this situation getting much worse.” - @mandycarter_ in @FarmersWeekly on our report urging the government to #StopCruelImports www.fwi.co.uk/business/urg...

We cannot let trade deals undermine animal welfare standards. It's simple: if it is too cruel to produce in the UK, it’s too cruel to import! Read the new UK report 👉 tinyurl.com/UKimportsrep... #StopCruelImports