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EU law fails to protect animals during transport, says EU agency
Today, the EU’s food watchdog confirmed that EU law fails to protect animals during transport – an issue that citizens have long protested against.
Read moreThe world’s soils could be gone within a lifetime, new book reveals
Sixty Harvests Left, by Philip Lymbery comes at a crucial time of reform, when the EU is working to meet its green targets and while the window to adapt to the reality of the climate crisis is rapidly closing.
Read moreFemale pigs must go cage-free, says EU agency
Ahead of an upcoming EU Commission proposal to ban cages for farmed animals, the EU Food Safety Authority (EFSA) called on Wednesday for an end to the severe restriction of movement of female pigs.
Read moreEU must promote healthy and sustainable food at school
The EU Commission is reviewing the scheme that supports the distribution of fruit, vegetables and certain milk products in schools. We have called on the EU to revise this in order to shift dietary habits towards healthier and more sustainable…
Read moreNew investigation reveals cruelty in sow farms — EU cage ban cannot wait!
Our major new undercover investigation reveals the immense suffering endured by EU sows in cages as they await the promised EU ban on caged farming.
Read moreMEPs come together to call for EU ban on cruel exports of live farmed animals
On the occasion of Ban Live Exports Awareness Day 2022, Members of the European Parliament joined together today in a video-action calling on the European Union to ban the export of live farmed animals to third countries.
Read moreCompassion in World Farming urges agriculture ministers to protect the Farm to Fork Strategy
Compassion in World Farming today urged EU agriculture ministers to speed up implementation of the EU’s sustainable food strategy and fend off attempts by the industrial agriculture lobby to use the Ukraine war to undermine it.
Read moreConference on the Future of Europe: citizens prioritise animal welfare and sustainable diets
Today, the report stemming from the Conference on the Future of Europe, calling for a shift to more sustainable diets and increased animal welfare, will be presented to the Joint Presidency in Strasbourg.
Read moreBrussels hosts first ever symposium on cultivated meat
25th April 2022 - The Evolution of Food: Towards Animal Free and Sustainable Technology, will explore the potential benefits of cultivated meat, public opinion on the subject, as well as any barriers that may exist to it becoming widely…
Read moreCitizens’ voice is loud and clear. Will the EU respond?
Today, the European Commission released a general analysis of the outcomes of the public consultation in the context of the revision of the animal welfare legislation.
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