@joswabe.bsky.social
Senior Director of Public Affairs for Humane World for Animals Europe (formerly Humane Society International). Advocate for animals. EU policy wonk. Erstwhile sociologist. Bird nerd & nature lover. Vegan foodie. Posting in EN & NL. Usual disclaimers apply.
@humaneworldeurope.bsky.socialReposted by @joswabe.bsky.social👉🏻 Public money, particularly the CAP, should prioritise “transformative” changes and be combined with private capital, using grants alongside loans and guarantees to leverage greater resources 💶
@humaneworldeurope.bsky.socialReposted by @joswabe.bsky.social👉🏻 Member States should develop species-specific transition plans, identifying the needs and the training requirements with all relevant actors 🧑🏼🌾
@humaneworldeurope.bsky.socialReposted by @joswabe.bsky.socialThe latest @ieep.eu report, commissioned by us, examines how the future CAP can support the transition to cage-free systems with these key recommendations:
👉🏻 A long-term vision, with clear objectives and timelines, is critical 🎯
@humaneworldeurope.bsky.socialReposted by @joswabe.bsky.socialThe proposal should include a suggested timeline for phasing out cages. Financial support will be key to making the transition work. While moving to cage-free systems may require significant upfront investment, many of the benefits are realised over time.
@humaneworldeurope.bsky.socialReposted by @joswabe.bsky.socialBy the end of this year, the European Commission is expected to release its long-awaited revision proposal of the legislation for the welfare of laying hens and broiler chickens, responding to the European Citizens’ Initiative ‘End the Cage Age’.
@humaneworldeurope.bsky.socialReposted by @joswabe.bsky.socialThe coming months could be decisive for ending cages for laying hens in the EU 🐔
@joswabe.bsky.socialBulgarian Parliament Unanimously Backs Fur Farming Ban in First Reading
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@humaneworldeurope.bsky.socialReposted by @joswabe.bsky.social🎉 Woolrich Europe is going fur-free! This means fewer animals will suffer for fashion and sends a powerful message to the industry: compassion is what consumers want. Thank you to everyone who spoke up, signed petitions and took action.
@joswabe.bsky.socialPoll shows public revulsion on caged hens ahead of EU-ban deadline
@eualive.bsky.socialReposted by @joswabe.bsky.socialReport urges targeted CAP support and transition plans to phase out cages for laying hens eualive.net/report-urges... As cage phase-out rules near revision, IEEP flags investment and training gaps and maps how the post-2027 CAP and other funds can help
@joswabe.bsky.socialThe Dutch courts have just ruled that the State Secretary must ensure that the ban on tail-docking of pigs must be properly enforced. The ban has been systematically flouted in the Netherlands for 30 years.
Congratulations, @varkensinnood.bsky.social!
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@joswabe.bsky.socialThe @europarl.europa.eu research service has just issued a briefing on practical pathways for effective coexistence with large carnivores.
It states “non-lethal livestock protection measures should always be the first line of defence.”
@humaneworldeurope.bsky.socialReposted by @joswabe.bsky.social1.4 million citizens asked. The European Commission promised. Five years later, millions of farmed animals are still waiting.
@birdlifeeurope.bsky.socialReposted by @joswabe.bsky.socialWE WON. Lead in gunshot will finally be banned across the EU! Just now, the European Parliament approved in plenary the Commission's proposal to restrict lead in gunshot. This decision ends years of debate on one of Europe's most persistent forms of lead pollution.
@joswabe.bsky.socialA few fruits of my birdnerding yesterday morning at the Zuidpier IJmuiden, NL. Glorious weather and calm seas. 🪶
@joswabe.bsky.socialIt was a privilege to observe red deer at the National Park De Hoge Veluwe this weekend. Noticed that one female was collared. Not sure if a tracking device was attached.
@humaneworldeurope.bsky.socialReposted by @joswabe.bsky.socialThe fur industry costs European governments and taxpayers money, is opposed by most European citizens, and — through this exemption — continues to add to the Russian economy during its war against Ukraine.
So why is Europe still allowing it to continue?
@humaneworldeurope.bsky.socialReposted by @joswabe.bsky.socialDr @joswabe.bsky.social, Senior Director of Public Affairs at Humane World for Animals Europe, explained: "The EU cannot credibly maintain sanctions on Russian luxury goods while carving out exemptions for the raw materials that allow luxury fur manufacturing to continue inside Europe."
@humaneworldeurope.bsky.socialReposted by @joswabe.bsky.socialA new article from @eurcorrespond.bsky.social exposes a glaring contradiction in EU policy: in April, the EU banned imports of tanned fur pelts from Russia as part of a sanctions package. Just three months later, in July, EU governments allowed an exemption for Russian sable fur pelt imports.
@humaneworldeurope.bsky.socialReposted by @joswabe.bsky.socialAs the EU considers the future of fur farming, the evidence is clear: there is no humane future for an industry built on animal suffering.
It’s time for the EU to ban fur farming. 🇪🇺🦊
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