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EFTA Warns Iceland Over Its Operation Of “Blood Farms”
The saga of Iceland’s so-called “blood mares” continues, with the European Free Trade Association Surveillance Authority (ESA) serving the country formal notice today that it has “failed to fulfil its obligations under the EEA Directive on the protection of animals used for…
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Says “Blood Farms” Have Already Been Illegal For About The Past Two Years
So-called “blood farms”–wherein pregnant mares have their blood harvested for the purpose of extracting the hormone PMSG, which is in turn used to increase fertility in other livestock–have been operating illegally for about the past two years now, says Björn M. Sigurjónsson,…
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Bill Submitted That Would Ban “Blood Farms” In Iceland
One of the first pieces of legislation being introduced to the newly-formed Icelandic Parliament is a proposed ban on so-called “blood farms”, Vísir reports. [su_pullquote]Become a member of our YouTube channel to get special access to our video content![/su_pullquote] The bill has…
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VIDEO: Animal Welfare Foundation Issues Scathing Report On Icelandic “Blood Farms”
The Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF) and Tierschutzbund Zurich has released a graphic and disturbing 20-minute documentary on “blood farms” in Iceland—farms where pregnant mares have their blood harvested for the purpose of extracting the hormone PMSG, “which is used primarily in industrial…