08/09/2024 - The EU Reference Centre for Endangered Animal Breeds has published a report on the implementation of the EU Animal Breeding Legislation with regard to endangered breeds.

08/05/2024 - The breeding of 18 endangered indigenous breeds of livestock such as horses, cattle, pigs, sheep and goats is now subsidised throughout the state of Hesse. A total of 13 new breeds have been included in the subsidy guidelines.…

07/12/2024 - Opinion paper of the Advisory Board on Animal Genetic Resources on landscape conservation and contract-based nature conservation with endangered native livestock breeds

06/18/2024 - Statement of the National Advisory Council on Animal Genetic Resources on the draft amendment of the national Animal Protection Law.

06/17/2024 - After many controversial discussions on the draft, 20 EU member states have now voted in favor of the regulation.