#Act4 FarmAnimals Cages are totally prohibited in Switzerland, Luxembourg and Austria. In Germany, they will be banned from 2025. Across Europe, leading food companies in the industry are pivoting towards selling cage-free eggs. E.Leclerc commits to go cage-free by 2025 in Europe, but refuses to publicly commit in Spain - Sign the petition 27 July 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals The transition to cage-free chickens is progressing in Spain: egg production with cage-free birds has increased from 7% to 23% in the last three years. Spain advances in the welfare of laying hens 2 June 2020 Animal Equality
#Act4 FarmAnimals The impact of COVID-19 on the agriculture sector was the subject of an extraordinary EP Agriculture Committee meeting on Monday, which was attended by Stella Kyriakides, the EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety. COVID-19 is no excuse to delay Farm-to-Fork, says Commissioner Kyriakides 12 May 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 FarmAnimals Compassion in World Farming won the People’s Choice Award at the Charity Film Awards on April 21 for the movie that was launched as a part of the End the Cage Age campaign. 'Dear Humans' campaign movie wins an award 27 April 2020 CIWF
#Act4 FarmAnimals Morrisons has reportedly become the first major supermarket to solely supply free-range eggs, ending the sale of caged eggs. Morrisons becomes ‘first major supermarket’ to go free range 24 February 2020 CIWF
#Act4 FarmAnimals Slovak egg producers will switch to litter, aviary and free-range laying hens by 2030. Cages for laying hens get red light in Slovakia 17 February 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals On Friday 14 February the Bundesrat in Germany will take a vote which impacts the continual use of sow stalls in Germany. ECI “End the Cage Age”: your help needed in decisive vote in Germany on 14 February 10 February 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 FarmAnimals More than 30 million hens in Spain live in overcrowded cages, according to 2019 figures from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. More than 80% of Spain’s egg-laying hens are still living in cages 29 October 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals French researchers found that horses stalled with enrichments, such as forage, windows, and toys, still exhibited signs of stress and depression associated with confinement. French researchers conclude enrichments aren’t enough to make box stalls better 11 October 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals New images from a video investigation carried out by Animal Equality in a farm in Northern Italy show once again the cruel conditions of caged sows. ANIMAL EQUALITY ITALY: Investigation shows the suffering of caged sows in Italy 11 September 2019 Animal Equality
#Act4 FarmAnimals Welcome to our monthly roundup of the biggest issues in farming and food production, with must-read reports from around the web. Animals farmed: swine fever, caged eggs and animals as sentient beings 9 September 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals New investigation by our French member L214 reveals the horrible conditions rabbits bred for their meat have to endure in a farm located in the town of Nueil-les-Aubiers (Deux-Sèvres) in central-west France. L214: Investigation in a French rabbit farm shows it’s time to #EndTheCageAge 27 August 2019