#Act4 FarmAnimals It’s often said that UK farming has the highest animal welfare standards in the world, and yet animal welfare is the top concern amongst many UK shoppers. Poultry Site: “enriched cages do not provide a ‘“life worth living’ for laying hens” 26 June 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals There is a wholesale shift toward cage-free production underway worldwide, said IQC China in a recent report. Poultry industry reports on 2019 Cage Free Egg China Summit in Shanghai 2 June 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Laying hens are not the only ones to spend their short existence in so-called “furnished” cages. Citizen pressure against cage farming is intensifying in Europe 12 May 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Today, Animal Rights, together with the coalition Open Wing Alliance, has launched a global campaign against the hotel chain Best Western International. Lobbying Best Western to drop cages for hens 8 May 2019 Djurens Rätt
#Act4 FarmAnimals The chickens that are kept locked to produce eggs are the most abused and exploited by the industry. Eggs: the price hens pay is too high 6 May 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Throughout the Easter holiday season, images of bunny rabbits joyfully hopping around as well as baby chicks on green grass could be seen everywhere. End The Cage Age: MEPs spring into action for Easter 25 April 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals New L214 investigation shows the terrible caged conditions in which quails are raised in France. Investigation on caged quails 21 March 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals "Don't be afraid of change for the better!" - conversation with Frisco.pl Polish supermarket withdraws caged eggs from shelves 13 February 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals In a letter to Minister Schouten of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, the animal protection organization calls for a ban on all cage systems for laying hens in the Netherlands. Calling on the Dutch Agricultural Minister to ban cages for laying hens 16 January 2019 Dierenbescherming
#Act4 FarmAnimals Congress should address the humane treatment of birds at slaughter, but its failure to do so does not absolve the US Department of Agriculture of its responsibility to act. USDA allows animal neglect and abuse at poultry slaughter plants 12 January 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals 25 September marked the official launch of the European Citizens’ Initiative “End the Cage Age” in the European Parliament. It was a historical moment for more than 100 animal advocacy organisations - largest number of organisations so far - to join forces and put an end to the cage age. “End the Cage Age” successfully launched in the European Parliament 1 October 2018