Against the recommendation by its agriculture and rural development committee, the European Parliament voted on Tuesday 14 March for legislation to establish EU-wide minimum welfare standards for farmed rabbits.
In a press release, rapporteur Stefan Eck (GUE/NGL, Germany) said that we must move away from the practice of shutting rabbits up in cages, and establish similar minimum standards to protect these animals as already exist for laying hens, pigs and cattle.
Eck managed to bring the...