Europe Netherlands The agriculture minister has promised to end the practice of boiling crabs and lobsters alive, reacting to a motion tabled by animal rights MP Frank Wassenberg, who pointed out that it is scientifically certain that these animals feel pain
Europe Netherlands At least 3.000 domestic animals are better protected from wolves thanks to the allocation of €95.000 by the Province of Zeeland for the purchase of fences and other protective measures against wolves
Europe Netherlands Half of Dutch Muslims have experienced discrimination at least once in the last year, a higher percentage than the EU average (38%)
Europe Netherlands Contraceptives will not be supplied free of charge for adult women; the Hague Court of Appeal had rejected the request and the Attorney General at the Supreme Court ruled that the decision can stand
Europe Netherlands The Court of Rottdertam sentenced a man for the first time in history for sexually assaulting a woman in the street; the law was amended to make it a punishable offence on 1 July