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Published 24/05/2023News
Published 24/05/2023
Environment MEPs reject calls to give cattle factory farms a free pass to wreck the climate
Today, Members of the European Parliament responsible for environment policy voted against proposals to give industrial-scale cattle farms a free pass to avoid their responsibility in wrecking the climate.
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Published 16/05/2023
Dairy cows must not be tied in stalls and ducks and geese must not be caged, confirms EU scientific body
The EU must ensure better housing for dairy cows, ducks, geese, and quail to improve their welfare, confirmed scientists at the European Food Safety Authority in new opinions published today.
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Published 09/05/2023
EU Parliament fails to acknowledge the need to include plant-based drinks in schools
Today, the European Parliament has missed an opportunity to acknowledge the need to include plant-based milks in the EU scheme subsidising school meals.
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Published 20/04/2023
Leaked EU animal welfare plans: hope with a grain of salt
An ambitious overhaul of EU animal welfare laws is possible, revealed today the Brussels-based publication Agra Facts.
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Published 18/04/2023
Transport is stressful for animals and should be reduced, says EU watchdog
EU loopholes allow for animals to suffer when transported, says the European Court of Auditors. Compassion in World Farming welcomes the timely findings of the EU’s watchdog, ahead of the pending thorough review of the EU animal welfare laws.
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Published 29/03/2023
Baby calves must not be isolated in pens, confirms EU scientific body
Baby calves must not be kept in tight individual pens, confirmed scientists at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in a new opinion published today.
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Published 22/03/2023
MEPs downplay need to drastically change eating habits at schools
Members of the European Parliament voted today to downplay the need to drastically change eating habits at schools and failed to agree that plant-based milks and pulses must be part of the scheme funded by the EU.
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Published 17/03/2023
EU ministers set to let factory farms skirt environmental rules and wreck the climate
Environmental ministers decided last evening to allow factory farms to continue polluting with toxic chemicals and wreck the climate, undermining EU attempts to better regulate industrial animal agriculture.
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Published 14/03/2023
Conference: Overhauling EU farm animal welfare laws
We are organising a high-level Conference in Brussels titled 'Overhauling EU Farm Animal Welfare Laws', which will take place on 28 March.
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Published 21/02/2023
Cages for hens must go, confirms EU scientific body
Laying hens should be housed in cage-free systems, concludes a new study by the Union’s scientific body, the European Food Safety Authority, adding that meat chickens need more space and must come from slow-growing breeds only.
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