Dr Jo Swabe

A few days ago, we stood in front of the @ec.europa.eu with one clear message: it’s time to end fur farming and fur trade in Europe.
From Members of the European Parliament to former fur industry leaders, from fashion advocates to animal protection volunteers: the call is united and urgent.

I deeply share those frustrations!!

Animal welfare is one of those issues with a strong, unfaltering, overwhelming public support but no action at EU level, for reasons directly linked to economic interests.
We get so many petitions on tjis that we then promptly ignore. Infuriating.

@ec.europa.eu has published the summary report of the public consultation on the modernisation of EU animal welfare legislation.

One highlight: 99% of respondents considered it (very) important to phase-out cages for laying hens.

Read more here: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

By the end of March @ec.europa.eu will announce what policy action it plans to take in response to the Fur Free Europe ECI.

As I unequivocally state in this article, delivering anything other than a proposal for an EU-wide ban on fur farming would be unforgivable.
www.euractiv.com/news/fur-far...

🙅 People across Europe are demanding a lead-free future.

7 in 10 European citizens support a strong EU ban. Yet the latest draft weakens the restriction by excluding bullets.

Lead puts human, wildlife and nature health at risk. Ignoring science and public demand is not leadership.

#BanLeadNow

Meer dan 1,7 miljoen mensen eisen luid en duidelijk nu een einde aan de bontindustrie. Europese Commissie: stop dit leed, stop de bontindustrie! @ec.europa.eu #FurFreeEurope

📢 Fur farming has no future in Europe!

Today we are here with the @furfreealliance.bsky.social Alliance outside the @ec.europa.eu to demand a full ban on fur farming and fur products across Europe.

Millions of animals continue to suffer in fur farms for a fashion that belongs to the past.

🗣️ “Animals are in small cages, deprived of their freedom, suffering immensely. It’s time for Europe to stop fur farming!” @anjahazekamp.bsky.social is with us and the @furfreealliance.bsky.social to end fur in Europe. Join our call by signing the petition: humaneworld.org/stopfur

#FurFreeEurope

Fur fashion comes at a devastating cost to animals. We are determined to end this suffering and achieve a fur-free future!
Metz Tilly @furfreealliance.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu

#HumaneWorld #EndAnimalCruelty #FurFreeEurope #FurFreeFuture #FurFree

Millions of animals suffer and are killed around the world each year for frivolous fur fashion. Join Mike Moser on calling the @ec.europa.eu to finally deliver legislation that ends fur farming and fur sales across the EU! 👉🏻 humaneworld.org/stopfur
@furfreealliance.bsky.social

#FurFreeEurope

Today I joined colleagues from around Europe to urge @ec.europa.eu to deliver a proposal for an EU-wide ban on fur farming.

Anything less would be unFURgivable!

EU chemicals law says animal tests should only be a "last resort". But too often, animals are used despite non-animal options. Our Decision Tree tool aims to fix this. It's a simple guide that recommends animal-free methods first. As science advances, these become the ONLY option.

#HumaneWorld

⚖️The Good Lobby has supported a complaint to the European Commission’s handling of the Fur Free Europe ECI.
🐾With civil society sidelined and transparency in question, this case goes beyond animal welfare - it’s about democratic integrity in EU decision-making
🔗More: thegoodlobby.eu/complaint-ag...

We are still waiting for @ec.europa.eu to deliver on the End the Cage Age ECI. Where are the legislative proposals to end caged confinement that they promised?

Will the EC also do as 1.5 million citizens who signed the Fur Free Europe ECI asked & commit to delivering an EU-wide ban on fur farming?

Fur farming is already in decline, but animals are still paying the price. Europe has the opportunity to end this cruel industry for good.
Tell Commissioner Várhelyi: no more cages, no more suffering, no more fur.

👉Take action: humaneworld.org/stopfur

#HumaneWorld #EndAnimalCruelty #FurFreeEurope

Now it’s up to the EU to end this cruelty once and for all.

📣 Join us in calling for a full ban on fur farming and fur products across Europe.

🖊️ Sign now: humaneworld.org/stopfur

#HumaneWorld #EndAnimalCruelty #FurFreeEurope #FurFreeFuture #FurFree

Mink, fox, raccoon dog, chinchilla. Each one an individual, not a product.

EFSA’s 2025 report confirmed what we already knew: fur farming causes systemic welfare problems.

Serious problems highlighted by EFSA’s scientific opinion on turkey welfare The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) released a scientific opinion on the welfare of farmed turkeys in the EU. Its comprehensive assessment concludes current production systems fail to meet…

💡 In its new opinion on turkey #welfare, @efsa.europa.eu concludes measures to protect these birds are severely lacking in EU policy. bit.ly/4a0yT29

With over 240 million turkeys being reared in the EU each year, it's vital policy-makers put specific measures in place for their wellbeing. 🦃

Landmark EtCA legal action takes major step forward EU Court of Justice grants hearing in the End the Cage Age legal case

It’s almost five years since the European Commission committed to bringing forward legislation to #EndTheCageAge, yet the 300 million farmed animals suffering in cages every year are still waiting.

This is why we're taking legal action. ⬇️

Depressing stuff... 😢

Wild animals don’t belong in cages.

Yet millions of mink, foxes and raccoon dogs are still confined and killed for fur in Europe.

The European Commission has a historic chance to end this cruelty, for good.

Make your voice heard today.

👉 action.humaneworld.org/page/180084/...

#FurFreeEurope

The @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social has scheduled a hearing for our #EndtheCageAge legal case on 5 March.

Millions of farmed animals and citizens across Europe are counting on justice. #AnimalWelfare

Read more: www.ciwf.eu/media-and-ne...

AOW-leeftijd sneller omhoog, bekijk hier wat dat voor jou betekent De twintigers van nu moeten mogelijk tot hun 72ste doorwerken als het coalitieakkoord wordt uitgevoerd.

What joy. The minority coalition that will soon be running our country wants to raise the State pension age.

If they get their way, I’ll only be able to retire at 68. 20-somethings will have to work until they’re 72… 😩

nos.nl/l/2600732

Whaling

Listening to @thehistoryguy.bsky.social’s podcast on the history of whaling.

A fascination, but deeply depressing account of how we mercilessly pursued & cruelly butchered leviathans, pushing them towards extinction while in pursuit of profit.

open.spotify.com/episode/6uzJ...

This #Veganuary we're reminded: every bite counts. Every time we sit down to eat, we can help reduce the unnecessary suffering of millions of animals in industrial animal agriculture.
Choosing plant-based also helps lower the heavy environmental cost of animal products.⁣
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Thank you for joining us!⁣

Here is what the Action Plan could look like 👇
www.beuc.eu/reports/blue...

The Plan strengthens the whole plant-based agri-food chain, with plant-based foods as part of the solution to:
1️⃣ Achieve strategic autonomy in proteins
2️⃣Provide new business opportunities for farmers
3️⃣Improve health
4️⃣ Protect climate and environment
5️⃣ Save costs
6️⃣ Improve policy coherence

One year on, the Action Plan is gathering increasing support actors across civil society and policymakers. In June 2025, at an event opened by Christophe Hansen, MEPs across five political groups expressed their support for an EU Action Plan. More here: www.euplant-basedactionplan.eu/events.

📝 🌱1 year ago, 130+ organisations representing farmers, health professionals, consumers, animal welfare and environmental interest called for an 🇪🇺 Action Plan for Plant-based Foods and wrote to @christophehansen.bsky.social