Alice Di Concetto was quoted in an article by Jonathan Moens published in Vox.com. In it, she commented on the low animal welfare standards in EU legislation and the limitations of the European Commission’s enforcement powers.
Alice Di Concetto was quoted in an article by Jonathan Moens published in Vox.com. In it, she commented on the low animal welfare standards in EU legislation and the limitations of the European Commission’s enforcement powers.
It’s all too easy to fool ourselves when we think about where our food comes from. Say the word “farm” and the average person may think of open fields, animals roaming freely, and harmony between nature and agriculture.
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.
In the European Commission’s Vision for Agriculture and Food, we see little that gives us confidence that things will change for animals. Is it simply a band-aid on a broken bone—covering up the issues without addressing the deeper, structural problems that need real transformation?
