Press Releases
Campaigners welcome European Commission commitment to start delivering animal welfare review in 2026 with cage ban as a priority
Compassion in World Farming today (19 December) welcomed the European Commission’s commitment to start delivering the promised animal welfare reform in 2026, with the proposals to ban caged farming as a priority.
Read moreCompassion backs mounting pressure on EU Commission to modernise EU animal welfare rules
Compassion in World Farming today welcomed the strong signals sent by the several member states and the European Parliament, urging the European Commission to deliver on its promise to ban cages and reform its outdated animal welfare…
Read moreNew Commissioners must quickly deliver already overdue animal welfare reform
Compassion in World Farming is calling on European lawmakers to ensure that action to deliver on animal welfare commitments is central to the new Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare’s role in the new mandate and not just to the job…
Read moreUndercover investigation exposes suffering and frustration of caged rabbits and underlines urgent need for EU cage ban
A new undercover investigation released today (4 Nov) exposes the immense suffering of around 70 million rabbits still caged on farms across Europe and reinforces the urgent need for the European Commission to deliver its promised cage ban.
Read moreMEPs invited to ‘free farmed animals from cages’ outside the EU Parliament
MEPs are being invited to ‘free farmed animals from cages’ at an event outside the European Parliament on World Cage Free Day (14 October) to show their support for the promised EU ban on caged animal farming.
Read moreGovernments urged to stop funding cruel and unsustainable octopus farming on World Octopus Day
NGOs unite to stop governments and the EU funding octopus farming as new research reveals Spanish Government has spent the most
Read more9 out of 10 people polled across nine EU countries want better protection for farmed fish
Eurogroup for Animals and Compassion in World Farming call for stronger EU fish welfare legislation as overwhelming majority backs better protection.
Read moreMajor European food businesses are driving change for a cage-free Europe but need EU to deliver promised ban
A new report launched today (10 September) reveals that major European food companies are leading the way towards cage-free farming in Europe but need the EU to deliver its promised ban on caged animal farming.
Read moreBook : Regenerative Farming and Sustainable Diets
A thought-provoking new book which is believed to be a ‘first’ in bringing together leading world authors to explore both regenerative farming and diet in transforming our food systems
Read moreCompassion welcomes recommendation to publish cage ban and broader animal welfare proposals
Compassion in World Farming today (4 Sep) welcomed the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture’s new report which calls on the European Commission to publish proposals by 2026 to deliver its promised phase out of the use of cages in…
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