🚨 We've launched the End the Cage Age legal action against the European Commission. It broke its promise to ban cruel caged farming, despite millions of citizens demanding it. 300 million animals are suffering every day. We want empty cages, not empty promises. #EndTheCageAge

Did you know? ⚠ 40% of global arable land feeds animals instead of people ⚠ the livestock sector is a major source of GHG emissions ⚠ the growing over-reliance on animal protein fuels the climate crisis Intensive animal agriculture threatens our very survival. #EndIt

As #farmers are taking to the streets of Brussels for the third time this year, #AGRIFISH ministers are meeting to discuss the European Commission's proposal to revise the #CAP and scrap key environmental safeguards. This is why it is not a good proposal🧵

‼️This morning, a cargo ship carrying 6,800 sheep ran aground north of the island of Pserimos in Greece. The sheep on board need to access water and food and authorities must ensure their well-being. We need to #BanLiveExports ethnos.gr/greece/article…

Calling on seafood company Nueva Pescanova to scrap plans to Guido the world’s first octopus farm in Spain as new docs reveal the company failed to consider threats to wildlife, the environment and public health. #StopOctopusFarming

🗞️A new report by the EU EnvironmentAgency underlines the importance of a shift towards plant-based foods to address climate change. Reducing animal products would 💯be good for animals; 💯free up a substantial quantity of crops for human consumption. vegconomist.com/sustainability…

Two thirds of farm animals are exploited in factory farms — 50 billion animals. Every single year. We won't rest until we #EndIt

.@DrPaulBehrens and Matthew Hayek argue FAO “seriously distorted” their work in a flagship UN report, underestimating the climate potential of shifts to more plant-based diets. Reducing meat consumption is key to combat climate change. ✍️Arthur Neslen theguardian.com/environment/20…

#EUelections2024 are just one month away. 🇪🇺🗳️ Make sure to use your vote to elect lawmakers who truly want to ensure a better life for farmed animals by ending factory farming. This is how MEPs voted on #AnimalWelfare between 2019 and 2023👉ciwf.eu/media/7455227/…

🚨 Stop before it's too late! 🚨 With EU elections approaching, 140+ organisations call on governments to end the attack on nature for the sake of a few votes Nature is not in conflict with society’s ability to thrive, it is the very foundation of it greenpeace.org/eu-unit/issues…

Do you live in Italy and care about #AnimalWelfare? 🇮🇹🐷 Ahead of #EUelections2024, we and Compassion in World Farming EU looked at how groups and MEPs in European Parliament voted on this issue 🇪🇺🇮🇹 Check the scorecards below!👇 ciwf.eu/media/7455227/… EEB position👉eeb.org/breaking-free-… #votefutureEU

We agree with 🇸🇮🇧🇬🇫🇷🇵🇹🇸🇪 that called on the European Commission to put #AnimalWelfare at the centre of its next mandate. There is no justification for further delays. The Commission must deliver its animal welfare reforms, starting with a ban on cages. ciwf.eu/news/2024/05/a…

Farmed animals can’t vote. You can. 🗳️ These #EUElections are the best opportunity for EU citizens to send a strong signal to future EU lawmakers that animals need better protection across Europe. Here's a compilation of resources that are key for an informed vote 👇

📣Despite 83% of Europeans thinking transport of live animals should be limited & EFSA's scientific advice to reduce journey duration to a minimum, the European Commission continues to allow the ruthless export of live animals. The EU must #BanLiveExports. brusselstimes.com/opinion/109363…

It’s a win for nature, animals and people! The Nature Restoration Law has been adopted. 🎉

🚨Several major European NGOs will today ask the EU Court of Justice to join our landmark End the Cage Age legal action against the European Commission. Animal welfare, the environment and our democracy are at stake. The EU must keep its promise and ban the use of cages. #EndtheCageAge

If you saw me running around the 5/1 line this morning that’s what I was up to #EndtheCageAge

A huge welcome to our new Head of EU, Vinciane Patelou, our new Senior Science and Policy Advisor, Elena Lara, PhD, and our CAP specialist, Suzie Lukacova! Animals are lucky to have you on their side 💚 ciwf.eu/media-and-news…

Team Compassion, working to #EndtheCageAge 💚 Philip Lymbery Małgorzata Szadkowska Yvan Savy CIWF France

Our new undercover investigation into caged rabbit farming in the EU is out 🚨 We found farmed rabbits desperately chewing at their tiny cages, with missing fur, overgrown claws & cuts on their ears. European Commission, keep your promise to #EndTheCageAge. youtube.com/watch?v=ygFOjJ…