At a press conference on Friday, just one day before Project 1882 hosted Sweden’s largest demonstration for cows’ rights, the government announced that the grazing requirement will remain in place for the current parliamentary term. Project 1882 welcomes the decision but stresses that the requirement should not only be preserved – it should also be expanded to include calves and bulls.

Millions of hens have spent their lives confined in cramped cages in Sweden – but now, the cages are gone. This is the result of years of intensive advocacy by Project 1882. Sweden is also the only country in the world that has become cage-free without a legal ban.  

Sweden’s fur farming industry is coming to a definitive end as every mink farm in the country has applied for government-funded decommissioning grants. Project 1882 celebrates the development as a historic victory for animals and the result of decades of determined advocacy.