Compassion in World Farming EU

🐖 On 5 March, we will represent farmed animals to #EndTheCageAge and show EU leaders the strength of citizen voices. Be part of #OurVoices for a cage-free future. Read more: ciwf.eu/media-and-news…

The @Europarl_EN must do better in the upcoming plenary vote. Only a transition to extensive, high-welfare animal farming within planetary boundaries can secure the long-term resilience of EU animal farming.

What's at stake? In the EU, factory farming: 🍚 uses 2/3 of our grain to feed animals instead of people 🐔 cages roughly 300 million animals every year 🏭 emits about 8% of the EU’s total greenhouse gases ☣️ pollutes waters and soils, killing biodiversity and making people sick

Today, EU lawmakers missed an opportunity to push for a food system that moves away from wasteful & cruel factory farming. The @Europarl_EN AGRI Committee has adopted the EU Livestock INI report failing to address the structural weaknesses of the intensive farming sector.

The EU imports most of this feed. This exposes the whole continent to the risks associated with import dependency and contributes to food insecurity while millions go hungry in Europe and beyond. Sign the open letter now to urge leaders to end this cycle: action.ciwf.org/page/177062/pe…

Factory farms divert huge amounts of food, that could help nourish people, into feed for animals trapped in lives defined by constant suffering.

In tomorrow's Livestock INI report vote, EU lawmakers can’t give a free pass to factory farming and its feed problem.

📨: ciwf.org/media/alxj1xen…

We urged @EU_Commission to stop the exports of live animals to the Middle East. W/ renewed escalation of hostility, transporting animals into an active conflict zone poses an unacceptable & unnecessary risk for animals & the people handling them. Our joint letter👇

We've been waiting almost 5 years since the EU Commission committed to delivering proposals to #EndtheCageAge. Find out what happened when we took them to the Court of Justice on 5 March: bit.ly/4bpB6DC

“When 1.4 million people sign a European petition, the Commission cannot just run away.” – MEP Tilly Metz explained the importance of our #EndtheCageAge legal case outside the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg last week. Find out more: bit.ly/4bpB6DC

🐄 The fates of calves transported from Ireland to France via Brittany Ferries is a sad one... and it's unlawful, as they are not being fed for 18+ hours on this crossing. NGOs inc. @fourpawsint and @CIWF_EU are taking action against the shipping company 👇

Our appetite for carnivorous fish is harming food security & livelihoods in countries like Guinea Bissau - as this new investigation shows. Learn more about the growing threat of carnivorous aquaculture in our latest report.ciwf.org/media/dayhg4fj…

Read more: ciwf.eu/media-and-news…

MEP Tilly Metz also joined us and closed the action by stressing that leaving no sentient being behind is about the credibility of the EU institutions, but also about solidarity and compassion. It's time to #EndtheCageAge!

So many of you joined us in Luxembourg to show your support for #EndtheCageAge! Thank you 💚 Yesterday's hearing on why the @EU_Commission must provide a new timeline for proposals to phase out cages was a milestone for millions of caged animals & participatory democracy!