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Belgian animal welfare organisation Gaia is suing the Brussels region for damages as part of a public campaign against the allowance of slaughter without stunning, which is required for the produc
Two cases of poaching have been recorded in Brussels so far this year, the capital’s environment administrative body Brussels Environment has announced.
Brussels Environment registered 92 complaints for animal cruelty in 2023, resulting in the seizured of 133 mistreated animals in 42 operations, according to new figures from Brussels animal welfar
Belgian animal rights group Gaia is looking to sue the federal government in a bid to change legislation surrounding the sale of fireworks.
Animals will soon be legally recognised as "sentient beings" in Belgium – giving them de facto more protection – following the Belgian Senate’s unanimous approval of a proposal enshrining animal w
From 1 January 2024, it will no longer be possible to buy birds, rabbits or even guinea pigs from Liège street markets.
A horse race planned for September in the Saint-Josse-ten-Noode neighbourhood of Brussels has been cancelled by the organisation planning it amid growing concerns about animal welfare.
The Brussels municipality of Saint-Josse will be hosting a horse race on 16 September, transforming the area around the neighbourhood’s square into a course in which 16 horses and their riders wil
Horse-drawn carriages in Brussels city centre could be replaced by electric carriages if a proposal from alderman for economic affairs Fabian Maingain (Défi) is approved.
