🔎 NEW: 71% of farmers surveyed said going cage-free would have a positive impact on their wellbeing. ⏰ @ec.europa.eu has 10 days. Farmers agree it’s time to #EndTheCageAge ➡️https://www.ciwf.eu/media-and-news/press-releases/82-of-farmers-support-caged-farming-ban-as-eu-faces-deadline-to-act/

Ducks & geese farmed for foie gras spend their last weeks confined in cages in the EU. The @ec.europa.eu must keep its word and finally #EndTheCageAge Find out more: endthecageage.eu

There is no doubt: the future is cage-free for all animals. Today, President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu shared her plans for the future of the #EU. Rules to uncage hens & pigs are coming, but that's not enough. They must be ambitious and make sure no animal is subjected to life in a cage.

Should the EU allow investments that degrade nature or harm animals? We don't think so. If you agree, #HaveYourSay. Today's the last day to respond to a consultation on the #DoNoSignificantHarm principle: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

Too many animals suffer in cages each year. Farmers struggle to make ends meet amid climate breakdowns. Citizens want change. Tomorrow, tune in to hear what Commissioner @christophehansen.bsky.social thinks of the future of animal farming. 🔗https://www.animalwelfareintergroup.eu/calendar

“The government really shouldn’t be promoting Big Chicken. It should be pushing for Better Chicken.” After watching Mo Gilligan’s Big Chicken, our Global CEO @philip-ciwf.bsky.social shares his thoughts on transparency, animal welfare and the future of chicken farming. 👇 https://bit.ly/4hhDVtF

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1.4 million citizens called for an end to cages. Today, we delivered an open letter backed by 280+ signatures from academics, industry stakeholders, farmers, veterinarians, lawyers, consumer & animal welfare organisations. @ec.europa.eu, keep your promise. #EndTheCageAge

50 days left for the EC to keep its promises to #EndtheCageAge

Cow milk emits around 3x more greenhouse gas emissions and uses around 10x more land than plant-based milks. Repairing our broken food system means adopting higher-welfare, plant-rich diets. Sign the Good Food for All European Citizens’ Initiative: www.goodfoodforall.eu

We can’t fix the climate crisis without transforming our food system and ending factory farming. 👉 Demand action from the EU and sign the Good Food for All European Citizens’ Initiative: www.goodfoodforall.eu

Factory farming runs our land dry. It fuels the very environmental catastrophe that affects animals and farmers across Europe. The EU must transition to a kinder, better type of farming: one that works in harmony with nature, animals, and people.

Animals deserve compassion, not cruelty 💚

These practices are all legal in the EU. 👇But they shouldn't be. We are calling on policymakers to deliver the long-promised revision of animal welfare legislation and end some of the worst suffering for animals. www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8d7... #Howisthislegal

They deserve compassion and not to become yet another species suffering in factory farms. Even though Nueva Pescanova dropped its plans to build the world's first octopus farm, we need an EU-wide ban on octopus farming. #KeepThemWild

Once again, Europe is being swept by extreme temperatures. As the untold victims of the climate crisis, factory farmed animals suffer immensely when the temperature rises.

After over a year of campaigning, with @welfarm.bsky.social, Ethical Farming Ireland, Quatre Pattes, Southampton Animal Action & Dorset Animal Action, Brittany Ferries has announced it will stop transporting live farmed animals from Ireland to France! Learn more: www.ciwf.eu/media-and-ne...

Did you know most farmed fish are killed inhumanely? Fish urgently need legal protection to ensure pain-free, humane slaughter. This is an obligation in law for land animals, so why is fish welfare ignored? Find out how you can help #RethinkFish: action.ciwf.org.uk/page/182323/...

Most dairy calves farmed in the EU spend their first weeks in small individual pens. Calves are social, curious animals – individual pens prevent them from playing & interacting with other calves, causing fear & frustration. The @ec.europa.eu must #EndTheCageAge

Transported in temperatures as high as 50°C. Sent on journeys that can last for weeks. Forced to travel when very young. Enough is enough! Sign the open letter calling on MEPs to #StopTransportSuffering 👉 bit.ly/4vsU8Sy

Top 3 reasons to end factory farming: 1⃣ it's the biggest single cause of animal suffering on the planet 2⃣ it drives deforestation, pollutes our rivers, & emits huge amounts of greenhouse gases 3⃣ it boosts the spread of diseases by forcing animals to live in cramped spaces

In a month, we’ll reveal the true scale of the impact of emptying our oceans to feed farmed carnivorous fish. Stay tuned. #KeepThemWild

🐙 MAJOR WIN FOR OCTOPUSES! 🎉 Nueva Pescanova has just abandoned plans for the world’s first octopus farm in Gran Canaria, Spain. This victory follows 5 years of campaigning: 🔎 3 major reports ✉️ 43,000+ supporter emails ✍️ 130+ NGO & scientist signatures #KeepThemWild #StopOctopusFarming

On most dairy farms, calves are separated from their mothers shortly after birth & spend their first weeks in an individual pen. This leads to stress, fear, and frustration. The @ec.europa.eu must keep its promise to #EndtheCageAge

In Europe, millions of sows are forced to give birth and rear their piglets in crates too small to turn around in. Because of this, their welfare is terribly impacted. 🧵

🐄 Around 17 million dairy calves are farmed in the EU every year. Most spend their first weeks in small individual pens - unable to play, socialise properly, or move freely. The @ec.europa.eu must keep its promise to #EndTheCageAge.

The climate catastrophe we’re increasingly experiencing firsthand is also driven by a farming system that is unfair, unsustainable, & cruel. With animal farming responsible for 8% of GHG emissions in 🇪🇺, giving industrial farming a free pass to pollute is a no-go. #Omnibus

The current food system is pushing our planet to the limit. But we can change course: the Good Food for All ECI calls on the @ec.europa.eu to transform food production and support sustainable diets. Sign the ECI now: www.goodfoodforall.eu

How ambitious is the @ec.europa.eu's plan to make animal farming sustainable, accessible, and resilient? @vincianebxl.bsky.social explains 👇 Our full analysis of the Livestock Strategy is in the comments.

BREAKING: The @ec.europa.eu’s #LivestockStrategy confirms plans to free 160M+ hens & sows a year from cruel cages. This action is long overdue - if only partial. But if delivered, it’ll be a major victory for #EndTheCageAge & the 1.4M citizens who fought for change 🐔🐷

🚫 No taxpayers’ money for cruel cages. Factory farming fails animals, farmers, and the planet. 📢 ENVI Committee MEPs: vote for a #CAP that supports farmers in a just transition - not one that locks animals in cages and society in a climate doom loop.