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Published 11/08/2022News
Published 11/08/2022
Female pigs must go cage-free, says EU agency
Ahead of an upcoming EU Commission proposal to ban cages for farmed animals, the EU Food Safety Authority (EFSA) called on Wednesday for an end to the severe restriction of movement of female pigs.
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Published 14/07/2022
EU must promote healthy and sustainable food at school
The EU Commission is reviewing the scheme that supports the distribution of fruit, vegetables and certain milk products in schools. We have called on the EU to revise this in order to shift dietary habits towards healthier and more sustainable…
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Published 07/07/2022
New investigation reveals cruelty in sow farms — EU cage ban cannot wait!
Our major new undercover investigation reveals the immense suffering endured by EU sows in cages as they await the promised EU ban on caged farming.
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Published 14/06/2022
MEPs come together to call for EU ban on cruel exports of live farmed animals
On the occasion of Ban Live Exports Awareness Day 2022, Members of the European Parliament joined together today in a video-action calling on the European Union to ban the export of live farmed animals to third countries.
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Published 18/05/2022
Compassion in World Farming urges agriculture ministers to protect the Farm to Fork Strategy
Compassion in World Farming today urged EU agriculture ministers to speed up implementation of the EU’s sustainable food strategy and fend off attempts by the industrial agriculture lobby to use the Ukraine war to undermine it.
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Published 09/05/2022
Conference on the Future of Europe: citizens prioritise animal welfare and sustainable diets
Today, the report stemming from the Conference on the Future of Europe, calling for a shift to more sustainable diets and increased animal welfare, will be presented to the Joint Presidency in Strasbourg.
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Published 04/04/2022
Brussels hosts first ever symposium on cultivated meat
25th April 2022 - The Evolution of Food: Towards Animal Free and Sustainable Technology, will explore the potential benefits of cultivated meat, public opinion on the subject, as well as any barriers that may exist to it becoming widely…
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Published 31/03/2022
Citizens’ voice is loud and clear. Will the EU respond?
Today, the European Commission released a general analysis of the outcomes of the public consultation in the context of the revision of the animal welfare legislation.
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Published 20/03/2022
New report: several instruments available to finance EU cage-free transition
Ending the caging of farm animals through binding European Union legislation can be achieved with the support of several financial instruments that in some cases are already available to farmers, a new report finds.
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Published 20/03/2022
Farm ministers must reject efforts to weaken EU sustainable food strategy because of the war in Ukraine
In letters sent to the ministers today, Compassion in World Farming EU warns that agri-food business interests are mounting a concerted effort to water down the ambitions of the ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy.
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