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MEP @tillymetz.bsky.social joined us and closed the action by stressing that leaving no sentient being behind is about the credibility of the EU institutions, but also about solidarity and compassion.
It's time to #EndtheCageAge!
"We came all the way here from Italy to represent all citizens who want change and bring the voice of all animals still confined in cages," said Lorenza Bianchi from LAV.
She urged the Commission to put public interests before commercial ones and #EndtheCageAge.
"We are here because history teaches that progress is achieved by those who do not stop raising their voices, &we will not stop," said Animal Equality's Till Hartmann.
They demand one thing, simple and immediate: a date to #EndtheCageAge.
"If a successful ECI can be left on hold without any consequence, what message does that send to citizens?" asked Stephanie Ghislain from @eurogroupforanimals.org
"We came here today to remind the Commission of the rules & of its promise."
As the organisers of the #EndtheCageAge #ECI, "we've done what was asked of us", said the Citizens' Committee spokesperson Annamaria Pisapia. "Yet almost five years on, we’re still waiting for the Commission to keep its end of the bargain" for animals and democracy.
As our Director Debbie Tripley put it, the Commission has a legal obligation to let 1.4 million Europeans and the 300 million animals trapped in cages know when it intends to keep its promise to ban cages.
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!
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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.
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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.
Thanks to all policymakers – @tillymetz.bsky.social, @anjahazekamp.bsky.social, @emma-fourreau.bsky.social and Sebastian Everding - who joined us today in calling on the EU to turn the tide for billions of sentient beings.
It’s time to #RethinkFish
The vast majority of Europeans demand better.
The EU must deliver, through ambitious species-specific legislation.
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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
To meet its climate and biodiversity goals, give farmers a fair living and farmed animals a good life, the Commission must urgently change course – starting with the next CAP and the upcoming Livestock Strategy.
A more compassionate, fair, and sustainable food system is the only way forward.
Over the past year, by slashing environmental protection over and over again, the Commission has repeatedly shown it is failing to put sustainability at the core of its work.
This is short-sighted.
At the same time, the Vision missed a crucial opportunity to fully embrace a food-system approach that works for animals, EU citizens, farmers and our planet.
Now, our eyes are firmly on the Commission to ensure it keeps its promise and presents ambitious legislative proposals for all species by the end of 2026.
The Vision for the Future of EU Agriculture outlined how to future-proof the EU agrifood system, including a positive commitment to revise the existing animal welfare legislation and phase out cages.
