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EU Plans to Propose Legislation to Ban Caged Farming

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The European Commission said it plans to propose legislation that will phase out caged animal farming. A citizens’ petition for the ban of caged animal farming collected more than a million signatures.

The commission plans to propose legislation in 2023 to phase out and ban caged farming by 2027. Rabbits, young hen, quail, ducks, and geese would be included in the legislation. Currently laying hens, sows, and calves already have rules regarding cages.

The EU has some of the worlds highest animal welfare standards but more than 90% of the EU’s farmed rabbits were kept in cages and half of laying hens were kept in cages.

Farmers will be able to receive EU subsidies to help them upgrade to new animal farming systems, the Commission said. EU countries can also apply for money from the bloc’s 800 billion euro ($951 billion) COVID-19 recovery fund to help with the transition.

Caged animal farming must end in EU, European Commission says

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Sage Edwards

Sage Edwards

Sage is a writer and photographer for Organic Lifestyle Magazine. At 18 years old Sage weighed more than 320 pounds. After years of being in persistent pain at such a young age, she decided it was time for a change. She started cranberry lemonade, a salad a day, cut out refined sugar and processed foods, Sage lost 100 pounds in less than a year. Today she likes to start her mornings with a run and weight lifting, and a big salad. She enjoys cooking, working out, and learning about health and the way of the Organic Lifestyle.

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