#NoSpaceForCages
Be part of her change

Europe must make space for hens. Pledge to end caged farming.

 A4 is a page, not a life. Add your name today and stand with hens across Europe.

Right now, millions of hens spend their whole lives crammed into cages, each with only about the space of an A4 sheet of paper. But across the EU, people are already driving change, even though the European Commission has kept on delaying. Add your name to stand with them, and stay close to the story as the moment that could change everything draws near.

In 2020, around 1.4 million EU citizens signed the European Citizens’ Initiative “End the Cage Age”. In 2021, the European Commission promised a legislative proposal by 2023. That deadline has long passed, and the proposal is now more than 800 days overdue. A proposal is expected by the end of 2026.

400+ mil

hens
on EU farms

1 in 3

still kept
in cages

A4

of space
for a whole life

In a cage, a hen has about the space of an A4 sheet of paper for her entire life. There is no room to forage, no private nest, no perch, no dust to bathe in, and no way to get away from others.

Every name is a voice. Together we can show the EU that people care, and that the time to end the cage age is now.

When you add yours you stand by their side demanding immediate action and you join a growing community: we’ll keep you informed as the story unfolds, so you’re there for the moments that matter.

Your message
Subject: I’m standing with hens.

I believe no animal should spend her entire life in a cage.

A hen is curious, she remembers, and she recognises the others around her. Yet in a cage, she has about the space of an A4 sheet of paper for her whole life. She cannot forage, nest in private, perch, dust-bathe or simply stretch her wings.

People across the EU are already driving change. Around 1.4 million people signed the European Citizens’ Initiative “End the Cage Age”. Austria has banned cages, Germany is nearly cage-free and Luxembourg is fully cage-free. More than 200 retailers have committed to selling eggs from cage-free hens.

The European Commission promised a proposal to end caged confinement for farmed animals by the end of 2023. That promise is now years overdue, while millions of hens remain trapped in cages.

I want a Europe where hens can move, nest, feel the ground beneath them, and simply live as hens are meant to. I want to be part of making it happen.

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For over 70 years, Humane World for Animals—formerly Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International—has worked to tackle the root causes of animal cruelty and suffering and create permanent change. With millions of supporters and work happening in over 50 countries, we’re focused creating long-term solutions to the biggest problems facing animals, working to end the cruelest practices, care for animals in crisis and build a stronger animal protection movement. We work across borders to shift human behavior and drive policy change, bring diverse expertise to the most complex issues, and do it all with a compassionate and welcoming approach. Driving for the greatest global impact, we aim to achieve the vision behind our name.

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