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Animal welfare must be a priority for the next Commission
We applaud the five EU countries who today called on the European Commission to put animal welfare at the centre of its next mandate during an EU ministerial meeting in Brussels.
Read moreOpen letter by civil society on the rollback of green measures in the EU
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Read moreNew EU law to protect animals during transport – a missed opportunity
Today, the European Commission published a proposal to reform the EU’s outdated rules for the transport of live animals.
Read moreCitizens Committee weighs up legal options to deliver EU cages ban, as new poll confirms it has overwhelming public support
A huge majority of Europeans supports a ban on individual cages for farmed animals, a new poll has revealed today. Despite this overwhelming support, the European Commission has failed to publish its draft proposals for a ban as promised.
Read moreMEPs fail citizens on animal welfare, new analysis reveals
European Parliament lawmakers from centre-right and right-wing groups consistently vote against measures to improve the welfare of farmed animals, finds a new analysis of over 10,000 datapoints published today by Compassion in World Farming.
Read moreEU Commission slaps democracy in the face, signals GAME OVER for EU animal welfare revolution
Today, the European Commission has finally broken its silence on its promised draft animal welfare revolution, signalling it is game over for the promised ban on caged farming.
Read moreEU Green Deal nominee calls promised animal welfare revolution “difficult”
Today, Commission Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič characterised the file with the revision of the animal welfare legislation “difficult” when questioned by lawmakers in the European Parliament.
Read more11 Key Measures for Food Transformation
The EU’s legislative framework for sustainable food systems (FSFS) is expected soon, a coalition of 5 European organisations released a groundbreaking report titled ‘Plant-Powered Politics: Europe's Shift Towards a Plant-Based System’.
Read moreFears EU has shelved promised ban on caged farming
Today, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen revealed in her State of the Union speech that the European Commission is shelving its unprecedented commitment to ban caged farming, in response to a referendum-like action by 1.4 million…
Read moreEU faces consequences if plans to drop animal welfare laws go ahead
The EU is considering dropping its plans for stricter animal welfare measures. The movement 'End the Cage Age' warns that if the EU Commission goes ahead with its scandalous decision to drop the draft law, it will come back to haunt them.
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