Post on 15-Jan-2016
European Coalition for Farm Animals (ECFA)
• Created in 1993 (13 countries)
• 2006: 25 European countries and Israel
ECFA
• Formed in 1993 in anticipation of EU review of Battery Cages Directive that year
• Two highly successful campaign tours of Europe (battery cages in 1994, veal crates in 1995)
ECFA Successes
• Ban of battery cages from 2012
• Sentient being status - 1997
• 2001 – won EU phase-out of sow stalls
ECFA
• Farm Animal experts
• Very good campaigning power in national states
• Lobbies European Institutions and national governments
Brussels – Ban live transports
Brussels – Ban live transports
Brussels – Ban live transports
Brussels – Ban live transports
Brussels – Ban live transports
Brussels – Ban live transports
Brussels – Ban live transports
Brussels – Ban live transports
Brussels – Ban live transports