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Farm animal welfare laws and policy

A policy-tracking hub: cage bans, gestation-crate phase-outs, live-export restrictions, labelling rules and the enforcement gaps that make many of them weaker than they read.

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Questions this hub answers

Are battery cages banned?
Conventional battery cages are banned across the EU and in several US states, but 'enriched' cages remain legal in many jurisdictions and most of the world still permits them outright.
Do welfare labels guarantee better conditions?
Standards vary widely. Independent third-party certification schemes with on-farm auditing are far more meaningful than producer-designed marketing labels.