The struggle for animal welfare: NEOS demand the end of the full column floors!

The struggle for animal welfare: NEOS demand the end of the full column floors!

In an explosive call, animal rights activists demonstrated in front of the NEOS headquarters in Austria and demand an immediate ban on full column floors in pig farming. "Are the NEOs of their word?" Was the provocative question on the activists' posters who point out the election promise of their party. GDR. Martin Balluch, chairman of the association against animal factories (VGT), demands a clear statement in the government program and warns that the attempt by the ÖVP not to allow a modified form of the full column floor. "These new versions are the wrong solution for the animals," emphasizes Balluch. The Constitutional Court has determined that existing regulations have to be corrected by June 2025, and a lawsuit from Burgenland also calls for an immediate reform of the keeping conditions.

New animal welfare package sets deadlines

Ministeries emphasize that the measures aim to meet social expectations for better animal welfare. For example, all institutions of the federal government, including schools and police stations, must be reserved for meat from attitudes with at least 60 percent more space, which should significantly improve the conditions for over a million pigs by 2030. The goal is clear: "With the exit from the full column floor, we react to the increased social expectations for more animal welfare," said Federal Minister Norbert Tettschnig. According to bml.gv.at , the amendment of the animal husbandry regulation will also affect the castration of piglets, to reduce and a better To ensure handling of the animals.