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<P><BIG>Hi,</BIG></P>
<P><BIG><B>It’s official - the EU will phase out cages in animal farming across
Europe by 2027.</B> [1] This is big news. Vladimir, it means that together we’ve
improved conditions for millions of farm animals. </BIG></P>
<P><BIG>By backing the move to stop the use of cages, the EU has listened to the
voices of 1.4 million EU citizens who spoke up for change. [2] <B>It wasn’t
certain they’d introduce these measures, but in the end the public outcry and
the tireless work led by our partners was too much</B> for them to ignore. This
is people-power in action. </BIG></P>
<P><BIG>Today, hundreds of millions of animals in Europe spend most of their
lives in a cage, sometimes from birth until death. [3] </BIG></P>
<P><BIG><B>As a community, this is an issue we know well.</B> We’ve been taking
action on it together for years. [4] Today’s success is a result of the European
Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) to End the Cage Age run by an incredible coalition of
partners. </BIG></P>
<P><BIG><B>Two years ago they asked for help and we responded with tens of
thousands of us adding our signatures! </B>[5] This is WeMove Europe at our
best. Our goal is to use people power to build a better Europe. That means
building partnerships like this, that connect our community with others
rooted in the challenges we face. All to run bigger campaigns than any of us
could alone. This is how we transform Europe together. </BIG></P>
<P><BIG><B>We leapt into action to sustain the demand for a better future for
farm animals. </B>First, we chipped in to fund an opinion poll. This helped show
where Europeans stood on the issue and gave a way to push back against the
industrial farming lobbyists. Then, thousands of us took the time to contact our
MEPs just ahead of critical votes in the European Parliament.</BIG></P>
<P><BIG><B>It's a contribution that didn’t go unnoticed.</B> The team running
the ECI said the WeMove Europe community rallied behind every call - <I>“For our
ECI, the WeMove team were our guardian angels. Their expertise and unconditional
support were fundamental to our initiative getting across the finishing
line.”</I></BIG></P>
<P><BIG>Together, we’ve played our part in keeping the pressure up. So, when the
EU’s top official for health Stella Kyriakides announced the end of the cage,
it’s your voice she’s listening to Vladimir.</BIG></P>
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<P><BIG>Here's to more wins together in the future,</BIG></P>
<P><BIG>David (London), Thomas (Brussels), Olga (Bologna) and the rest of the
WeMove Europe team</BIG></P>
<P><BIG>PS. The campaigns we work on together aren’t always decided in a matter
of days. Just like this one, sometimes they take years of pressure. But we don’t
take a single cent from corporations or political groups. We’re able to take the
sustained action that’s needed thanks to small, recurring donations from our
community. Will you help ensure we have the resources to secure more wins like
this in future?</BIG></P>
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<P><SMALL>References:<BR>[1]
https:<SPAN>//twitter</SPAN>.com/SKyriakidesEU/status/1410197648875864068?s=20<BR>[2]
https:<SPAN>//europa</SPAN>.eu/citizens-initiative/initiatives/details/2018/000004_en<BR>[3]
https:<SPAN>//www.endthecageage</SPAN>.eu/how-close-are-we-to-a-cage-free-europe/<BR>[4]
https:<SPAN>//act.wemove</SPAN>.eu/campaigns/no-cages<BR>https:<SPAN>//act.wemove</SPAN>.eu/campaigns/industrial-farming<BR>[5]
The End the Cage Age ECI was coordinated by our partners Compassion in World
Farming (CIWF) </SMALL></P>
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