This #WorldCageFreeDay, farmers & civil society stood united to kick off a 190-day countdown to #EndtheCageAge for all animals⏰ For the welfare of animals, the health of democracy, and a just & resilient farming system, it's time for the @ec.europa.eu to keep its promise.

@vincianebxl.bsky.social, our Head of EU, kicked off the countdown to cage-free legislation today, alongside MEPs and higher welfare farmers from across Europe. The direction is clear. The future is cage-free. #EndTheCageAge

The stage is set in Brussels this #WorldCageFreeDay! We’re here united with the #EndTheCageAge coalition and cage-free farmers, calling on @ec.europa.eu to keep it's commitment and ban cages. For animal welfare, democracy, & a resilient food system, it’s time for the Commission to keep its promise.

This #WorldCageFreeDay starts the countdown for the @ec.europa.eu to deliver the long-promised animal welfare reforms — including a cage ban. Together with farmers leading the way, we’ll deliver a clear message: cages belong in history books. Join us: 📍 175 Rue de la Loi 🕙 10:00–13:00 📅 today

This week, the #EndTheCageAge coalition & cage-free farmers are coming to Brussels. No roadblocks, no fires — just one clear message: Europe must finally ban cages. 📅25 March ⏲️10:00–13:00 📍in front of the European Commission #WorldCageFreeDay

Today, EU lawmakers missed an opportunity to push for a food system that moves away from harmful, wasteful, & cruel factory farming. The @europarl.europa.eu AGRI Committee has adopted the EU Livestock INI report, which fails to address the structural weaknesses of the intensive farming sector.

In tomorrow's Livestock INI report vote, EU lawmakers can’t give a free pass to factory farming and its feed problem.

📨We urged @ec.europa.eu to immediately stop the exports of live animals to the Middle East. With renewed escalation of hostility in the region, transporting animals into an active conflict zone poses an unacceptable & unnecessary risk for animals & the people handling them. Our joint letter 👇

🐄 The fates of calves transported from Ireland to France via Brittany Ferries is a sad one... and it's unlawful, as they are not being fed for 18+ hours on this crossing. NGOs inc. @fourpawsint.bsky.social and @ciwf.eu are taking action against the shipping company, which has so far refused to act.

🛠️ Fix the agri-food system or miss climate targets, warns scientists The latest @esabcc.bsky.social report calls for a “systemic transition” to: 🌱 climate-proof our food and farming system 😷 protect public health and our environment 🐄 and reduce our reliance on feed and fertiliser imports 🧵👇

So many of you joined us in Luxembourg to show your support for #EndtheCageAge! Thank you 💚 Yesterday's hearing on why the @ec.europa.eu must provide a new timeline for proposals to phase out cages was a milestone for millions of caged animals & participatory democracy!

🧑‍⚖️🚨 In a landmark moment, we are asking the EU Court of Justice to hold the @ec.europa.eu accountable for failing to deliver on its promise to #EndTheCageAge! @ciwf.eu @ciwf.org #PressRelease: www.eurogroupforanimals.org/news/court-j...

Today’s #EndtheCageAge hearing at the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social is pivotal for the welfare of millions of caged animals and for the health of democracy. The @ec.europa.eu must stop making a mockery of the European Citizens’ Initiative – the only tool of participatory democracy in the EU.

Today, the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social is hearing our landmark #EndtheCageAge legal case. We’ll make sure to raise #OurVoices for millions of caged animals and democracy. Stay tuned!

This #ECIDay, we honour the extraordinary power of citizens’ voices for animals. In two days, the @EUCourtPress will hear our landmark #EndtheCageAge case — a key moment in the fight to free millions of animals from cages. Thank you to everyone who spoke up. 💚 #CivSocWeek2026

More than 190,000 people responded to the @ec.europa.eu's public consultation on modernising animal welfare laws last year - 98-99% of them want to ban cages. Read more: www.ciwf.eu/media-and-ne...

This week, EU lawmakers will resume discussions on whether to censor how to talk about plant-based food... we’d rather they stop spreading confusion. There’s #NoConfusion. #YesVeggieBurger

In 2019, 1.4 million Europeans signed the #EndtheCageAge ECI. In 2021, the @ec.europa.eu committed to legislate a ban on caged farming by the end of 2023. This Thursday, the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social will hear our case to hold the Commission accountable, for millions of animals and democracy.

📅Next week, we'll make our case before the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social on behalf of all the caged animals who can’t speak for themselves and the 1.4 million Europeans who want a cage-free future. We’ll show why the @ec.europa.eu must #EndtheCageAge.

Did you spot our huge carp floating around Brussels? Now you know the scale of the issues affecting billions of fish across Europe.

The EU must ensure billions of aquatic animals are protected by law - no more overcrowding, rough handling, prolonged time out of the water, and inhumane slaughter. Carp-e diem, @ec.europa.eu: it’s time to #RethinkFish

Reeling in awareness of the suffering of European farmed fish in front of the Council where ministers are gathered for the AGRIFISH meeting.    Will they let the welfare of billions of aquatic animals slip through the net?    It’s time to #RethinkFish

👀 Tag us if you spot the carp... we’re shining a spotlight on fish welfare   #RethinkFish

One year ago, the @ec.europa.eu committed to shaping a fairer, more resilient and more sustainable future for European farming. Where are we now?

Improving animal welfare is an investment in a resilient, future‑proof European food system. As the EU livestock workstream gets together to discuss animal welfare, our message is clear: business-as-usual is not an option to ensure the sustainability and resilience of animal farming. 🧵

Most aquatic animals farmed for food in the EU are transported at least once during their lifetime. This spells great suffering for up to 1.2 billion of them. These are our recommendations to improve their welfare during transport: www.ciwf.eu/farm-animals... #RethinkFish

Calves aren’t cargo. But Brittany Ferries continues the cruel practice of unweaned calf exports. Find out more: www.ciwf.eu/media-and-ne...

Modernising the EU #AnimalWelfare rules is not only an ethical imperative for the millions of animals farmed in Europe or a key measure to repair our broken food system - it also makes economic sense. Learn more by tuning in to tomorrow's Animal Welfare Intergroup debate:

📢 NGOs including @ciwf.org.uk + @fourpawsint.bsky.social are speaking up against the shipping company, Brittany Ferries, for its unlawful transport of very young calves. These calves are not being fed for over 18 hours on a crossing from Ireland to France, in clear breach of EU law. Take action 👇

The @europeanleft.bsky.social demands clarity on the @ec.europa.eu's possible provisional application of the EU-Mercosur trade deal. And so do we. This deal risks flooding the EU with products from cruel farming systems, undermining sustainable food goals. #StopEUMercosur #StopCruelImports

With millions of farmed animals trapped in cages & Europeans demanding change, the EU must deliver legislative certainty & sound financing to help farmers transition to higher-welfare, extensive farming. Read the full article by @vincianebxl.bsky.social for The Parliament Magazine. Link in comment🔗

📨 With 20+ orgs, we wrote to Animal Welfare Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi, urging him to take action to halt the unlawful transport of unweaned calves from Ireland to France. This has affected over 424,000 calves since 2023. Read the full letter: www.ethicalfarmingireland.com/wp-content/u...

🚨 BIG NEWS 🚨 ⚖️ Europe’s top court has set a hearing in the #EndTheCageAge case against the EU Commission for not delivering on promises. Ending cages is long overdue: they’re cruel, needless, and really bad for nature, health and rural communities. Backed by 1.4M citizens - all eyes on the ECJ ⬇️

It's clear policy-makers need to #BanCages. The question is: how quickly can it happen? This new briefing reveals why a concrete ban on cages must be delivered fast, using the example of farrowing crates. To make sound investments in the coming years, farmers need policy direction: bit.ly/4c8CDjm

Pigs and sows are sentient, intelligent, and social creatures. Yet, the vast majority of them are confined to cramped, barren conditions in factory farms. This #WorldPigWeek, we demand better from policymakers. We demand to #EndtheCageAge.

🐖 On 5 March, we will represent farmed animals to #EndTheCageAge and show EU leaders the strength of citizen voices. Be part of #OurVoices for a cage-free future. Read more: www.ciwf.eu/media-and-ne...

The @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social has scheduled a hearing for our #EndtheCageAge legal case on 5 March. Millions of farmed animals and citizens across Europe are counting on justice. #AnimalWelfare Read more: www.ciwf.eu/media-and-ne...

Last week, @cy2026eu.bsky.social showed its support for further revising the existing animal welfare rules in line with the Vision on Agriculture and Food. Now the @ec.europa.eu must act. 2026 must deliver an ambitious animal welfare reform — including a ban on cages. #EndtheCageAge

Industrial animal farming is draining our wetlands, turning them into crop & grazing fields. This is terrible for biodiversity - but we can change it. This #WorldWetlandsDay, we urge a shift to agroecological practices that are kind to animals & restore precious ecosystems.

Think the number of amendments stalling the Animal Transport Regulation is crazy? Here are some other jaw-dropping numbers that policymakers should keep in mind... 🧵

The CAP should be the basis of a fair, sustainable food system that treats animals, people, & the planet right. Instead, it makes rich agribusinesses richer, despite known cases of misuse of public funds and animal abuse. Check out @greenpeace.eu full report: www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/issu...

Our message to the 1st AGRIFISH Council under the @cy2026eu.bsky.social presidency: it’s time to ensure “the highest possible level of animal protection” for the billions of sentient beings farmed in the EU. No fair, competitive & sustainable agriculture without high animal welfare. 🐷🐣🐰

‼️ A survey by @savanta.bsky.social explores the opinions of EU citizens on the #welfare of animals during transport. The result show over eight in ten EU citizens are concerned about animal welfare in this sector, and huge numbers call for stricter rules to protect them! More 👇 bit.ly/4qJUDoE

Where are we at when it comes to the welfare of animals during transport? 🐄🚛 Today’s Animal Welfare Intergroup in the @europarl.europa.eu will make the point in its first session of the year. Tune in: www.animalwelfareintergroup.eu/calendar/tra...

Tomorrow, the European Board on Agriculture and Food will gather to discuss how to make animal farming more sustainable. This is our take: www.ciwf.eu/media-and-ne... #EULivestockStrategy

The @europarl.europa.eu is officially asking the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social to assess if the EU-Mercosur trade deal complies with EU treaties. We must modernise EU animal welfare rules so all imported products meet standards equivalent to those in the EU to improve this deal. #StopEUMercosur

💸 New @greenpeace.eu report exposes EU's corporate-run farming model. EU subsidies = wealth for the rich: in some countries, the top 1% takes up to 40% while small-scale farmers go under, EU countryside is industrialised, and nature is destroyed☠️ It can be so different. Check our CAP vision below⤵️

EU #CAP farm subsidies overwhelmingly go to those who are already rich, and not enough support reaches those who really need it Farmers on the brink of bankruptcy, small agroecological farms, and all those who want to transition to more sustainable practices – these need real support

🐄 Our upcoming Intergroup meeting on #AnimalWelfare will focus on the welfare improvements that must be made to the #LiveTransport sector! It's time to put this issue back on the radar of key decision-makers. Join the more than 12,000 who have sent a message so far: bit.ly/4e2qqvw

Things that feel illegal, but are not: youtu.be/zbKXida4nqQ?... The way we treat fish, like carp, is unacceptable. EU legislation must ensure all fish and aquatic animals are protected by specific rules.