I Dyrenes Venner markerede vi #endthecageage sammen med en flok frie får (der nægtede at stille op til foto!)

Om #endthecageage: Hvert år den 14. juni går befolkninger og NGO’er verden over sammen om at skabe opmærksomhed omkring de grusomme forhold, som millioner af produktionsdyr udsættes for under lange transporter.
Compassion in World Farming, Compassion in World Farming , lancerede denne oplysningsdag i 2016 for at markere etårsdagen for, at 13.000 får tragisk mistede livet under en lang transport til søs fra Rumænien til Somalia. De døde som følge af dehydrering, sult og udmattelse.
Hvert år transporteres millioner af levende dyr – herunder kvæg, får og grise – ad vej, på skinner eller med skibe og med fly på tværs af lande og kontinenter.
Turene kan vare dage eller endda uger. I denne periode udsættes dyrene ofte for frygtelige forhold, hvor de står tætpakket i ekstreme temperaturer, i deres egne ekskrementer og med snavsede vand- og fodertrug. Transporterne er derfor forbundet med enorm smerte og lidelse.
Del dette opslag vidt og bredt - jo længere det når ud, jo flere politikere og beslutningstagere ser det.
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#dyrenesvenner #dyrevelfærd #produktionsdyr #dyretransporter #banliveexport #CompassioninWorldFarming #animalwelfare #endthecageage
Meet Inge Vleemingh, a Dutch farmer showing that cage-free and nature friendly farming go hand in hand! 💚🌱 Inge is backing our calls to #EndTheCageAge for farmed animals across the EU and beyond. 👏
"Pigs want to go outside" This #WorldFarmersDay, we want to introduce you to Dirk Koolen, a farmer joining us to call on the European Commission to #EndTheCageAge.
New laws passing through the US Senate could see an end to crates for pigs. Pigs are sentient and being confined in gestation crates causes distress and stops sows from performing their natural behaviours. #EndTheCageAge. https://farmanimalwelfare.substack.com/p/save-our-pigs

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GOOD NEWS: the BVA just published a new position paper calling for an end to keeping laying hens in cages and a ban on the import of caged eggs from other countries. This follows a previous paper that called for a ban on the use of farrowing crates for pigs. 👏👏 #EndTheCageAge!
Meet Eva Vos, a Dutch regenerative farmer joining us to urge the EU Commission to #EndTheCageAge for farmed animals.
Lidl GB has reached 100% cage‑free across its own‑brand eggs. 👏 This not only covers shell eggs (which are now all free-range or organic), but also every egg used as an ingredient in Lidl's own-brand products. #EndTheCageAge
Great news for hens in Spain! The Spanish Government has introduced new guidelines excluding the purchase of caged eggs for any public services. 🎉 Thanks to the efforts of #EndTheCageAge NGOs, change is happening!
UPDATE: Farmers join our calls to ban cages for farmed animals! Together, we're urging the European Commission to introduce its promised proposals to #EndTheCageAge.

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This World Cage-Free Day, farmers stood alongside us to call on the EU Commission to phase out cages for farmed animals. Together, we launched a 190‑day countdown to autumn 2026 - when the Commission has again promised to start delivering proposals to ban cages for farmed animals. #EndTheCageAge