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Friday Jun 11, 2021
Irish farmers mustn’t be undercut by cage ban - Markey
Friday Jun 11, 2021
Friday Jun 11, 2021
Producers in the rest of the world should have to meet the same animal welfare standards as Irish farmers if they want to sell into Europe – that’s the demand from Colm Markey. The European Parliament has backed a petition signed by more than 1.3 million people for a ban on farming with animal cages. The European Commission is now expected to look into how a ban could be achieved. Midlands North-West MEP, Colm Markey, supported the cages ban. But he says it will only work if standards are raised everywhere and Irish farmers are not undercut.
Out words: The European standards
Dur: 0’20”
Version: 20240320
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