EA - Link: EU considers dropping stricter animal welfare measures (Financial Times) by Matt Goodman

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Link: EU considers dropping stricter animal welfare measures (Financial Times), published by Matt Goodman on September 12, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum.The Financial Times writes that the EU is considering dropping animal welfare regulations from the upcoming Green Deal. The main reasons presented are concerns over the the effects the regulations will have on food prices, which have increased since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It also mentions political pressure from center-right parties.The FT claims EU's own draft impact assessment on the legislation would add up to 60 cents to the price of a dozen eggs, and expanding the space where broiler chickens are housed would add 12 cents.It's a disappointing read. Pushing for higher animal welfare regulations is something the EA movement has success in, and the EU has historically led the world when it comes to animal welfare regulations.Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org