A group of citizens has filed a suit against the European Commission and is accusing it of failing to implement its promise to ban caged animals. Małgorzata Szadkowska, 1 of the members of the complainant of the Civic Committee, argues that the Commission has failed both animals and 1.4 million citizens who supported the petition on this matter.
Previous reports reported that the European Commission, despite its promise, had postponed the proposal to ban cage farming for an indefinite period. At present, the Citizens' Committee, which initiated the proposed ban, has appealed to the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg with a suit on this matter.
European Commission suspect for failing to fulfill its promise.
The application submitted shows that the EC has failed to comply with its work to supply rules prohibiting the usage of cages in breeding. This promise was made in consequence to the formal European Citizens' Initiative, which collected 1.4 million signatures supporting the ban on caged animals in the EU, as part of the "End of the Cloak Age" campaign.
Almost 3 years ago, the Commission announced that it had heard the voice of citizens and that it would prepare a draft fresh law. However, last year, within the set deadline, the task was not presented. Even in the plans for 2024 the head of the KE, Ursula von der Leyen, did not mention this issue. The media speculates that the deficiency of a promise can be the consequence of "aggressive pressure" and lobbying from the meat industry.
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The suit lodged on Monday highlighted that this is not just a typical political promise, where breaking it would only affect political consequences. It was pointed out that the European Citizens' Initiative was introduced with the aim of enabling EU citizens to have a greater impact on decision-making in the European Union. "Resigning this crucial promise to ban cages is contrary to the very intent of this democratic tool," states the committee liable for the initiative.
The suit was supported by a Compassion in planet Farming organization that participated in the improvement of this initiative. The intent of referring the case to the Court of Justice of the European Union is, as the animal rights defender informs, to bring the European Commission liable for failing to act. If the Court considers that a group of complainant citizens is right, it will be able to force the EC to print its draft legislation.
"The European Commission has promised EU citizens that it will ban cages in breeding. It has failed not only them, but besides 300 million animals that are born and die in cages all year," says Małgorzata Szadkowska, president of the Compassion in planet Farming Polska Foundation and 1 of 7 people who complain to the Commission to the TEU. It noted that the Commission had conducted all the essential consultations and commissioned a technological evaluation of caged farming. "There is truly no longer any justification for delaying the publication of regulations ending this gruesome cruelty," she stressed.
The Compassion organisation refers to a pan-European survey which was carried out on behalf of the European Commission and showed considerable support for the ban. According to this study, 89% of respondents in EU countries believe that animals should not be caged.
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