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Hello everyone!
We wanted to ask for your help with three specific actions regarding the Egg Labeling Bill being discussed in Congress. This month is crucial.
Currently, the Egg Labeling Bill in Peru is before the Consumer Rights Committee.
This committee will vote on it in the coming weeks, and we expect it to be passed to the full Congress for final approval.
1 - Updated petition
https://shorturl.at/lT5WY
2 - Automatic link to email members of Congress whose vote is undecided on the bill
https://tinyurl.com/yzm2sw9u
3 - If you use Twitter, this thread is very important because you can tag members.
FIRST:
Important update on the Egg Labeling Bill! A new substitute text was presented that responds point by point to the MIDAGRI arguments.
Here we explain it easily.
@waldemar_cerron @katy_ugarte @rosiotorressali @edgartellom
SECOND:
Will the price of eggs go up? FALSE. The PL doesn't require changes in breeding or processing. It only asks for transparency: indicating whether the egg was raised in a cage, shed, or pasture. Furthermore, bulk eggs are excluded. @waldemar_cerron @katy_ugarte @rosiotorressali @edgartellom
THIRD:
Does it affect small producers? NO. The PL excludes those with 1,000 hens or fewer. It only applies to medium and large producers. @waldemar_cerron @katy_ugarte @rosiotorressali @edgartellom
FOURTH:
Do all animal husbandry methods guarantee animal welfare? NO. Hens in cages are kept immobilized. This system was banned in the EU more than 10 years ago. The PL doesn't prohibit it, it just informs. @waldemar_cerron @katy_ugarte @rosiotorressali @edgartellom
FIFTH:
Why is it important? Because information empowers. Consumers have the right to know how what they consume was produced. @waldemar_cerron @katy_ugarte @rosiotorressali @edgartellom
Thank you very much!
Hello FAST!
I hope you have a great week!
We have a new announcement about Muxsa, a nationally distributed manufacturer that sells to 10 supermarkets and more than 30 organic stores in the departments of Lima, Arequipa, Trujillo, and Chiclayo in Peru.
MUXSA COOKIES
Link: https://sites.google.com/view/muxsagalletas/nosotros
Scale: National - Peru
Who: Arba
Failed tactics: None
Successful tactics: Working from the beginning of conversations with the entire team, owner, and production chain.
Scalability: Developing other nationally distributed brands.
Follow-up: We will stay in touch to request reports on its implementation.
Best regards,
* After negotiations with ICAW, the UK retailer Morrisons committed to eliminating eyestalk ablation and implementing pre-slaughter electric stunning for all farmed shrimp in its supply chain by 2027.
* We have been actively talking to them for several months and they have been very impressed by our recent campaign against Iceland, including our recent protests in London!
Morrisons joins several UK retailers that have already made similar commitments: M&S, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Ocado, and Co-op.
A huge thank you to everyone who participated to this win for shrimp !
For any questions, please email me at jaudemard@i-caw.org
I just saw a video on instagram of someone basically sabotaging megatrawlers by dropping gigantic pieces of marble into the ocean to mess up their nets. People who know about fishing: does this seem like it could be effective or scalable? If so it seems like it could be massively cost-effective.
Link to video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3QSQTdvDQh/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
You probably have heard of this argument, but I just want to point out that it's very unclear whether trawling decreases or increases animal suffering in the short term. It could decrease suffering by reducing wild animal numbers because wild animals suffer a lot. This consideration doesn't make me want to go and eat shrimp or support trawling, but I do think it's good to ask who would be the beneficiaries of such an intervention before pursuing it.