Compassion in World Farming EU

We campaign for stronger EU laws on farmed animal welfare & ethical, sustainable EU food policy. #EndTheCageAge #EndIt #BanLiveExports #RethinkFish

[Compassion in World Farming EU @CIWF_EU]

221 million pigs are farmed in the EU every year, where the average mother pig spends around half her life in a cramped, cruel cage.

The @EU_Commission promised to phase out cages. It’s time to #EndtheCageAge

Find out more & get involved👇
https://t.co/V0yjfdK2BT

[Compassion in World Farming EU @CIWF_EU]

Curious about the link between the protection of millions of farmed animals and the Common Agricultural Policy?

@Act4AnimalsEU's latest video explains what you need to know 👇

[Compassion in World Farming EU @CIWF_EU]

DYK that fish are the most farmed animal group on the planet? Improving their protection will improve billions of lives.

Today, our aquatic experts briefed national experts on the state of fish welfare in EU aquaculture & on what Europe can do to make it better. #RethinkFish

[Compassion in World Farming EU @CIWF_EU]

Read our take: https://t.co/KbuYTQVnPh

[Compassion in World Farming EU @CIWF_EU]

Inaction to reduce fertiliser pollution traps animals and farmers in unsustainable farming methods.

Our message to AGRIFISH ministers discussing the EU Fertiliser Action Plan: nature-friendly farming is the real solution to farmers' uncertainty.

[Compassion in World Farming International @CIWF_Global]

Following this latest tragedy, Eloise Shavelar, our Global Head of Campaigns for Animal Welfare said:

“Yet again, thousands of animals have suffered & died because of this trade. It’s staggering that we still ship animals across borders when tragedies like this are so common."

[Compassion in World Farming EU @CIWF_EU]

Read our new position paper: https://t.co/H8vjIRICaD

[Compassion in World Farming EU @CIWF_EU]

The EU must not repeat the same mistakes made in land animal farming when developing its aquaculture sector.

This #EUMaritimeDay, we have a new position paper looking at how to improve the health of our oceans & ensure the welfare of billions of sentient aquatic animals. Link⬇️

[Compassion in World Farming EU @CIWF_EU]

@BrittanyFerries are putting unweaned calves through 18+ hour sea journeys from Ireland to France - causing serious suffering.

They’ve admitted these trips breach EU law yet continue anyway.

Calves are not cargo. Help us end this cruelty: https://t.co/ItsphLRy57

[Compassion in World Farming EU @CIWF_EU]

Our response: https://t.co/KbuYTQVnPh

[Compassion in World Farming EU @CIWF_EU]

Today the @EU_Commission published its Fertiliser Action Plan.

This may support farmers in the short-term, but it fails to address a major, growing threat to Europe’s food security: our dependence on imported synthetic nitrogen fertilisers.

Read our response 🔎

[Compassion in World Farming EU @CIWF_EU]

🚨 @PescanovaCorp want to build the world’s first octopus farm.

This would pose a serious threat to animal welfare, food security & marine life.

But we have a chance to stop it, by asking the port authority to close their application: https://t.co/V7GwvYEw40

[Compassion in World Farming EU @CIWF_EU]

Bluefin tuna were pushed to the brink by overfishing, but by working together, their numbers have recovered.

But the story doesn’t end there.

Learn more about the hidden impact of farming carnivorous species: https://t.co/pwuJ3nh1U0

[Eurogroup For Animals @Act4AnimalsEU]

It should be a done deal that the European Union's biggest farming policy supports better #AnimalWelfare.

After all, it directly affects the billions of animals farmed in the EU each year.

But animal welfare is not prioritised in its current measures.

Let's change that 👇

[Compassion in World Farming EU @CIWF_EU]

Europe’s fertiliser crisis is a fossil fuel crisis.

Our reliance on synthetic fertilisers squeezes farmers, pollutes water, harms health & weakens food security.

It's time to break free.

We've joined 70+ orgs calling for change📄👇
https://t.co/y3RK54CgwV

[Compassion in World Farming EU @CIWF_EU]

@PescanovaCorp want to build the world’s first octopus farm in the Canary Islands.

This would pose a serious threat to animal welfare, food security & marine life.

But we have a chance to stop it, by asking the port authority to close their application: https://t.co/V7GwvYEw40

[Compassion in World Farming EU @CIWF_EU]

“We can and should” transition – Animal Welfare Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi speaking at the launch of our @IEEP_eu @Act4Animals report into financing cage free farming.

Read more https://t.co/vsaUd6iHaW

[Compassion in World Farming EU @CIWF_EU]

Here’s why farming rabbits in cages must end – and three of the worst welfare consequences.

The @EU_Commission must deliver its promise to #EndTheCageAge.

Find out more and join our campaign here: https://t.co/eYH4qwvjaV

[Philip Lymbery @philip_ciwf]

2/ Last year our report exposed how industrial fish & octopus farms are taking wild-caught fish from the Global South, to feed the farmed animals, to feed us. This simply doesn't make sense! And causes unnecessary cruelty. Find out more https://t.co/gmty1uG45m

[Philip Lymbery @philip_ciwf]

1/ It's sad to see continued EU support for carnivorous aquaculture - including octopus farming - when this industry is raiding our oceans and driving food insecurity. Not to mention the damage to animal welfare & our environment https://t.co/fkqkijdbNA