#Act4 FarmAnimals The Big Agri industry has launched a multi-pronged attack on the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) to End The Cage Age, writes Olga Kikou, the head of Compassion in World Farming EU. Agri-food industry harshly criticizes ‘End the Cage Age’ initiative 30 January 2019 Opinion
#Act4 FarmAnimals The castration of male piglets is a routine and long-standing practice in pig husbandry, common across most countries in the European Union (EU). European Commission shares best practices for the production, processing and marketing of meat from pigs that are not surgically castrated 29 January 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The European Commission will send a team of inspectors to Poland on Monday after a TV report showed sick cows being butchered for food in a Polish slaughterhouse. EC inspectors to investigate Polish slaughterhouse in wake of TV report showing sick cows being slaughtered for food 23 January 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Phil Hogan (58) has been responsible for agricultural policy in the EU Commission since 2014. Commissioner Hogan says CAP compensates farmers for damages caused by wolves and points out to existing funding opportunities to improve animal welfare 17 January 2019