The European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture voted, on Friday 21 May, to phase out the use of cages for farm animals by 2027, following an impact assessment (see EUROPE B12719A24).
Responding to the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) ‘End the Cage Age’, MEPs called on the European Commission, in a draft resolution (adopted with 39 votes in favour, 4 against and 3 abstentions), to review the existing rules on the protection of animals kept for farming purposes. These...