Animals holding a flag that says: uncage the animal welfare law!

The EU must deliver an ambitious revision of the animal welfare legislation

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The pledge

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I, a Member of the European Parliament, join European citizens in calling for strong and immediate action in favor of animals. I will demand:

A comprehensive and rapid revision of the animal welfare legislation. To this end, the Commission must especially publish three proposals (breeding, slaughter, and labeling regulations), as it had committed to do in 2020.
Ambitious proposals aligned with the most advanced scientific knowledge (EFSA opinions) to better protect animals.
Specific provisions for each species farmed in the EU.
The inclusion in regulations of mirror measures to ban the import on the EU market of products that do not match European standards.

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I hereby publicly express my commitment to the 91% of European citizens who consider protecting the welfare of farmed animals and ensuring them decent living conditions to be important. (Source: Eurobarometer 2023)

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Members of the European Parliament having signed the pledge

Sirpa Pietikäinen

EPP | Finland

Majdouline Sbaï

Greens/EFA | France

Mounir Satouri

Greens/EFA | France

Ville Niinistö

Greens/EFA | Finland

Damien Carême

The Left | France

Alice Kuhnke

Greens/EFA | Sweden

Marie Toussaint

Greens/EFA | France

Martin Hojsík

Renew | Slovakia

Rima Hassan

The Left | France

Aurore Lalucq

S&D | France

Merja Kyllönen

The Left | Finland

Kathleen Funchion

The Left | Ireland

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Campaign history

February 2025

10 NGOs from across the EU demonstrate in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Dozens of activists wearing chickens mask voted for an ambitious revision of the animal welfare legislation and asked MEPs to not chicken out and sign the pledge of the campaign

June 2025

Street artist INVADER has joined forces with us to create the visuals for the second major milestone of the "Uncage the Law" campaign. In front of the European Parliament in Brussels, the same coalition unveils a giant tifo bearing the message “We need more space!” Meanwhile, a poster campaign “invades” the streets, public transport systems, and the airport. More Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are adding their support by signing the campaign’s pledge.

About the campaign

The meat industry and farmers unions derailed a move by the European Commission to strengthen the animal welfare legislation. Four regulations (farming, transport, slaughter, labelling) were supposed to put an end to practices such as cages, mutilations, or extreme densities. Of all four, only the one about transport was published, even though all the opinion surveys show an overwhelming citizen support for better conditions for the animals. The European Union is a democracy and must stand up for all its citizens, not just for specific professional groups.