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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.
Read moreEU 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.
Read moreConference: 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.
Read moreCages 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.
Read moreMinor changes to EU rules for transport of animals by sea
On Friday, the European Commission adopted new rules to improve the transport of live animals by sea, yet the proposed changes to the current law are very weak.
Read moreMinisters put EU live exports ban in limbo
Today, several farm ministers told the European Commission not to ban live animal exports at a meeting in Brussels.
Read moreUpcoming roundtable: Improving fish welfare is key to sustainable aquaculture
On 24 January 2023 Compassion in World Farming is organising a roundtable in Brussels to launch its pioneering new report Rethinking EU Aquaculture for People, Planet, and Animals.
Read moreEU ministers support ambitious reform of animal welfare standards
On 12 December 2022, EU farm ministers discussed the upcoming review of the animal welfare legislation during their meeting in Brussels.
Read more'Who we eat' documentary screening
On 6 December 2022, we screened a documentary on animal farming in the European Parliament in Brussels, during which EU policymakers, the documentary directors, activists and industry representatives questioned our perception of animal farming.
Read moreEU set to help governments improve conditions in fish farms
The European Commission has announced it will establish a new centre to support EU countries to better protect the welfare of fish in farms.
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