Animal Welfare

This in-depth thematic study on animal welfare, commissioned and published on March 15, 2016, by the European Commission, surveyed 27,672 citizens from the 28 Member States, inc...

With some 1,000 amendments and nearly 150 articles, the European Animal Health Law is the result of a colossal and long-term effort. This comprehensive legislative overhaul aims...

A new investigation into the origin of horse meat intended for export to the European Union—primarily via Belgium—was conducted in Argentina and Uruguay in March and April 2015...

On February 25, the European Parliament adopted a resolution to combat the illegal trade in pets within the European Union. It formally calls on the Commission to take measures...

On February 26 in Brussels, the European Commission presented a European action plan to combat wildlife trafficking, which also aims to strengthen the EU’s role in the fight aga...

In light of last year’s abuses, which led to the cancellation of world-class events held in the Emirates and subsequently to the suspension of the Emirati national federation, t...