Dear Commissioner Várhelyi,
We urge you to follow the UK’s lead and open a public consultation on phasing out high-concentration CO2 stunning of pigs across the European Union.
Every year, millions of pigs experience pain, fear and breathlessness before they lose consciousness. You have acknowledged this suffering, and the Commission has funded research into more humane alternatives. Yet it still leaves individual slaughterhouses to decide whether and when to switch.
The UK is now asking the public how quickly it could phase out this practice and what support slaughterhouses would need. People across the EU deserve the same opportunity to have their say.
Please open an EU-wide consultation and use its findings to propose a clear deadline for ending this cruel practice.
Yours sincerely,
[Your name]
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