THE CAGE BAN ISSUE - because nine countries are still failing to comply with the ban - But sadly this story isn’t over. There are still 45 million hens stuck inside illegal barren battery cages in Europe

The EU barren battery cage ban has been a long time coming.

It’s taken more than 40 years of patient, consistent campaigning to achieve this significant victory for animal welfare and, as a result, 250 million hens have already benefitted. As a supporter of Compassion in World Farming, you should be tremendously proud of this massive achievement.Thank you so much!

But sadly, as we reported last week, this story isn’t over. There are still 45 million hens stuck inside illegal barren battery cages in Europe – all because nine countries are still failing to comply with the ban.* It’s almost impossible for hens to move around inside these cages. These poor animals can’t even flap their wings.

We are already six months into the ban. Yet nine defiant EU nations continue to keep hens illegally in barren battery cages. Through face-to-face meetings, political action, and public pressure, we must make the governments of these countries accountable – and fast.

If we allow the barren battery cage ban to be flouted like this, it has huge implications not only for hens but for all farm animals stuck in cruel farming systems. If we allow animal welfare laws to be ignored, it would risk everything we have worked so hard for over the years and everything we want to achieve in the future. We cannot let this happen. There is so much to do, and we need your support to do it.

You have helped us achieve so much for farm animals, to give them a better life. Please help finish what we’ve started. Let’s make the final push to rid the EU of barren battery cages. Make no mistake, with your monthly gift to Compassion today, the impact of this single piece of European legislation will be felt by farm animals all around the world. Not just now, but for decades to come.

Thank you so much,

Philip Lymbery Chief Executive

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