Animal activists call on EU to ban cages in poultry farming

Members of the charitable animal protection organization Compassion in World Farming have called on all EU countries to introduce a complete ban on cage keeping of poultry, including laying hens. This is stated in its latest report on the results of the past year, EggTrack 2023. Animal rights activists explained their demand by saying that a similar promise was made in all countries of the bloc back in 2020. They recalled that at that time 1.4 million European consumers signed up for the initiative demanding the abandonment of cages in the industry. According to the report, producers around the world are already actively seeking to move towards more humane practices in keeping chickens and other livestock, despite all the difficulties associated with regular outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza, as well as food inflation and various military conflicts, which also negatively affect the chain. production and trade in poultry farming. Animal activists speak out against ...