EU Vision for Agriculture and Food Downplays Animal Welfare

Olga Kikou (Director of Advocacy) was quoted in this piece by the Brussels Times on the European Commission work program for agriculture and food, highlighting the lack of ambition of the Commission regarding animal protection and food transition.

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Carcasses under a transparent tarp at a farm in Greece.
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