{"id":14137,"date":"2026-01-23T19:11:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T17:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimabozza.it\/transition-to-cage-free-farms-kicks-off\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T11:48:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:48:00","slug":"transition-to-cage-free-farms-kicks-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimabozza.it\/en\/transition-to-cage-free-farms-kicks-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Transition to cage-free farms kicks off"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Almost a month has passed since the final approval of Budget Law 2026, and the <strong>Fund for the Transition to Cage-Free Farming <\/strong>is now a regulatory reality. Enough time for the initial enthusiasm to give way to a more concrete assessment: the political signal is there, but the framework remains fragile. <\/p>\n\n<p>The measure, established at the end of December, represents Italy&#8217;s first public funding dedicated exclusively to overcoming cages on livestock farms. An important precedent, which breaks a long institutional inertia, but for now <strong>does not substantially affect the structure of the livestock sector<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cosa-prevede-il-fondo-oggi\"><strong>What the Fund provides today<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>The Fund, hinged at the Ministry of Agriculture, makes available <strong>500,000 euros for 2026<\/strong> and <strong>1 million euros annually starting in 2027<\/strong>. The resources are intended for livestock farmers who choose to start converting their facilities, phasing out cages. <\/p>\n\n<p>The amendment establishing it bears the signature of Senator <strong>Domenica Spinelli<\/strong> and was co-signed by parliamentarians from almost across the political spectrum. A convergence that confirms that the issue of animal welfare is no longer marginal in parliamentary debate. <\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-un-risultato-costruito-nel-tempo\"><strong>An achievement built over time<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>The Fund was not created by chance. It is the outcome of work carried out over the years by animal welfare organizations and the coalition <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.endthecageage.eu\/it\/\">End the Cage Age Italia<\/a><\/strong>, which has pushed the issue inside institutions with public initiatives and direct interlocutions with Parliament. A path also recognized by Being Animals, which speaks of a &#8220;first step&#8221; after years of political and social pressure.  <\/p>\n\n<p>In the same vein is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ciwf.it\/chi-siamo\/la-nostra-missione\/\">CIWF Italy<\/a> (Compassion in World Farming), which points out how the funding represents a first in the Italian landscape, but also how the economic envelope has been scaled down from the initial, much more ambitious assumptions.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-numeri-che-non-tornano\"><strong>Numbers that don&#8217;t add up<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>The central issue remains that of resources. In Italy <strong>more than 40 million animals are still raised in cages each year.<\/strong> The conversion of facilities requires structural investment, long lead times and ongoing economic support. With current figures, the Fund risks not even covering the needs of a single medium-sized farm.   <\/p>\n\n<p>This is the point the associations insist on: the Fund <strong>is a relevant political signal, but it cannot bear the weight of the transition alone.<\/strong> Without progressive strengthening, it remains a symbolic rather than a transformative tool. <\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-una-domanda-sociale-ormai-chiara\"><strong>A social question now clear<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>The pressure is not only coming from organizations. Eurobarometer data show that <strong>91 percent of Italian citizens are against the use of cages on farms<\/strong>. At the European level, the Citizens&#8217; Initiative &#8220;End the Cage Age&#8221; has collected 1.4 million signatures, calling for common legislation that would permanently overcome this model.  <\/p>\n\n<p>Pending binding choices from Brussels, the cage-free fund remains a test case for national policy. 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