French Presidency Opposes Postponement Of 2012 Battery Cages Ban

September 26th, 2008

Compassion in World Farming has welcomed the announcement by The French Presidency of the Council of the European Union (Wednesday 24 September 2008) that it rejects any postponement of the EU ban on battery cages. Michel Barnier, French Minister of Agriculture and current president of the Council, made the statement during a meeting of the European Parliament’s Intergroup on the Welfare & Conservation of Animals in Brussels…

Press Release: Compassion In World Farming