There has been considerable news coverage recently of the trade deals that the UK is starting to roll out following Brexit. And of the changes that these will mean for British consumers and producers. This is exemplified in the trade deal with Australia signed in December. Farmers have expressed varying degrees of concern over the extra-EU production standards – for animal welfare in particular – when compared to the current British ones.
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Vets set out post-Brexit trade vision
The BVA has today (Thursday 26 May) set out a blueprint for ensuring international trade in live animals and animal products between the UK and the EU runs as smoothly as possible. In a position statement for a post-Brexit world, the association has set out a series of recommendations to decision-makers in the UK and … Read more
Illegal donkey-skin trade thriving on social networks, report reveals | Global development
The illegal sale of donkey skins is thriving in online marketplaces, with traders openly flouting local laws, and social media multinationals such as Facebook doing little to prevent the illegal trade, according to a new investigation. Traders on Facebook are offering large quantities of donkey skins on the site, the report said, including one trader … Read more
Wildlife trafficking thrives on Facebook despite pledge to fight illegal trade | Endangered species
Facebook remains a thriving marketplace for online wildlife trafficking despite the tech giant’s pledge to help combat the illegal trade, according to a new investigation. Tiger cubs, leopards, ocelots, African gray parrots and the world’s smallest monkey, the pygmy marmoset, were among the endangered animals that researchers from the global campaign group Avaaz found on … Read more