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EURACTIV.com
The EU scientific body’s conclusions are clear: “Birds should be housed in cage-free systems.”In addition, EFSA advises against the practice of mutilation, including beak trimming, which is practiced to reduce the risk of animals pecking each other. In 2022, the EU executive evaluated the current EU animal welfare legislation concluding that its overhaul is needed, and a proposal is expected in the second half of 2023. The opinion also follows up on the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) “End the Cage Age”, which gathered 1.4 million signatures calling for a transition to a cage-free farming system. Representatives of member states and EU lawmakers also endorsed the European Commission’s ambition to phase out cage rearing in the EU at the time. Other scientific opinions on the welfare of farmed calves, dairy cattle, and ducks, geese and quail will follow.
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