Caged animal farming: EU aims to end practice by 2027 [View all]

Source: BBC

Caged animal farming: EU aims to end practice by 2027

30 June 2021

The European Commission has said it will work towards new laws to phase out caged animal farming across the bloc.

It comes after a petition demanding an end to the controversial system collected more than 1.4 million names.

Rabbits, young hens, quails, ducks and geese would be affected by the changes.

"Animals are sentient beings and we have a moral, societal responsibility to ensure that on-farm conditions for animals reflect this," EU health commissioner Stella Kyriakides said.

The new legislation will be proposed by 2023 and the changes would be gradually phased in by 2027.

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