An open international letter calls on the European Commission to propose a cage ban in 2026. Among those who have signed the letter are Project 1882 and animal welfare experts and researchers in Sweden.

Last week, the Swedish government announced that they will permit electric shock collars for cattle and sheep – a legislative change strongly criticised by Project 1882.

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.

Last week, Project 1882 handed over 165,076 signatures to Swedish Parliament members to maintain cows’ rights to graze outdoors. The signatures were collected as part of the campaign "Jag vill beta" (“I want to graze”) which urges the Swedish government not to weaken existing animal welfare legislation. A strong support across political parties in the Parliament is seen as a crucial condition for success.

Once again, thousands of animals have suffered greatly while being transported by sea. The Express M vessel experienced a serious engine problem, causing the already long journey from Romania to Israel to take 15 days instead of the estimated 5–6 days. In a letter, Project 1882 reminded the European Commission that live animal exports must be ended once and for all.

A letter signed by 16 animal rights and animal welfare organizations calls on the Swedish Minister for Rural Affairs, Peter Kullgren, to defend the Swedish grazing requirement for cows.

By law, cows in Sweden must be able to graze outside in the summer. In 2023, however, the Swedish government initiated an inquiry tasked with, among other things, examining whether the grazing requirement for cows should be upheld or not. Despite the advantages the grazing requirement offers for animal welfare, the result of the inquiry published yesterday still proposes abolishing the grazing requirement – something that Project 1882 strongly opposes.