The current animal welfare legislation is outdated and in need of an urgent update to respond to societal expectations and scientific evidence, both of which have evolved dramatically while EU animal welfare rules have largely remained unchanged. As the revision of the animal welfare legislation moves towards its due publication date in Q3 of 2023, the 600+ undersigned stakeholders have addressed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen with their their expectation and full support for the swift publication of a future-focussed and comprehensive legislative proposal within this political term.

2022 has been an extraordinary year, both in terms of the challenges it has posed and the wealth of opportunities to advance our work for animal protection in Europe and beyond.

Dive into our Annual Report 2022 - 2023 and discover the highlights of the year and the major advances for animals.

2021 has been an extraordinary year, both in terms of the challenges it has posed and the wealth of opportunities to advance our work for animal protection in Europe and beyond.

Dive into our Annual Report 2021 and discover the highlights of the year and the major advances for animals:

- The European Commission promised to phase out caged farming for animals following the successful 'End the Cage Age' European Citizens Initiative.

- The 'No Animal Left Behind' campaign closed with almost 200,000 supporters standing up for a better future for all farm animals in Europe.

- The European Parliament voted in favour of a comprehensive plan to phase-out experiments on animals.

- 1 million citizens asked the European Commission to ban the use of wild animals in circuses.

- The EU Parliament adopted an ambitious report on the EU Biodiversity Strategy.

- During a Council meeting in June 2021, twelve Member States called on the European Commission to investigate the possibility for an EU ban on fur farming based on animal welfare, public health and ethical considerations.

- And much more!

Representatives of 193 UN member states will meet at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) to discuss policies to address the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. Unfortunately, food systems aren’t a focus, this time, even though farming and the eating of animals is a leading contributor to the global climate crisis. We signed ProVeg's joint letter to UNEA President Espen Barthe Eide and UN Environment Programme Executive Director Inger Andersen asking them to take a stronger lead in promoting less resource-intensive diets together with 154 other NGOs.

The European Investment Bank Group released its new Environmental and Social Sustainability Framework with a strong reference to animal welfare missing out largely on the biodiversity front.

Eurogroup for Animals provides a voice for the billions of animals kept in laboratories, farms and homes, and for those living in the wild. We drive positive change by working with our members to identify common goals and coordinate EU-wide action to influence laws and policies that offer higher standards of animal protection. Learn more about the organisation in this introductory brochure.

Themed around the final countdown of our No Animal Left Behind campaign, this edition of our Magazine features an interview with MEP Jytte Guteland, an update on End the Cage Age, and more.

The Animal Welfare Strategy 2012-2015 aimed to lay the foundation for improving animal welfare standards and to ensure that they were properly applied and enforced across the EU. Eurogroup for Animals congratulates the Commission on conducting a thorough and comprehensive evaluation process drawing lessons from the previous decade activities in the area of animal welfare. The evaluation shows that the Strategy’s implementation process clearly faced serious issues and did not deliver against its objectives or generate significant impact for animals. Given the evidence provided by the evaluation, Eurogroup for Animals appreciates the current Commission’s fresh approach: reviewing the animal welfare acquis among other actions as foreseen under the Farm to Fork strategy.

Themed around mink farming and its associated risks to human and animal health, this edition of our Magazine features an interview with MEP Anja Hazekamp, an update on our Stop Circus Suffering campaign, and more.

2020 marked a sea change in our lives. For decades we have been confronted with zoonotic disease outbreaks such as Bird Flu and animal infectious diseases as Swine Fever but nothin has hit our societies so hard as Covid-19.

Themed around our Stop Pandemics, Start Here campaign, this edition of our Magazine features an interview with Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice President of the European Commission, and more.

Themed around the COVID-19 pandemic, this edition of our Magazine features an interview with MEP Hilde Vautmans, our efforts to enshrine animal welfare in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, and more.

The new Eurogroup for Animals strategy has been produced in a - for us - revolutionary way. Never before have we taken the time to research the context we are working in thoroughly, using a ‘PESTLE’ framework to look at Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal and Environmental external factors. The consultation process has never been this inclusive either, with participation of almost all our members and working groups. This has resulted in a 10 year overarching strategy which we are convinced is truly strategic without
restricting our room to innovate and adapt along the way.

Summary of Eurogroup for Animals' activity in 2019.

Themed around live transport, this edition of our Magazine features an interview an obituary for Heli Dungler, news on our efforts to solve the wildlife rescue crisis in Europe, and more.

Themed around non-animal approaches in science, this edition of our Magazine features an interview with Susanna Ahlström, Senior Specialist at the Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, an update on the international trade in wild caught elephants, and more.

In this post EU elections special, we ask will the European elections bring the changes that animals need? This edition of our Magazine features interviews with five newly elected MEPs who share their priorities.

Themed around the effects of the Common Agricultural Policy on animal welfare, this edition of our Magazine features an interview with Janusz Wojciechowski, European Court of Auditors, how we plan to bulletproof the internet against illegal puppy dealers, and more.

Summary of Eurogroup for Animals' activity in 2018.

Themed around ending the modern tragedy of cages, this edition of our Magazine features interviews with Keith Taylor (Greens, EFA), David Martin (S&D) and John Flack (ECR), news on how we are improving the lives of broiler chickens in the EU, and more.

Themed around legal protection for companion animals, this edition of our Magazine features an interview with Dr. Ulrich Herzog, Austrian Chief Veterinary Officer and more.

Themed around the importance of animal welfare in EU trade policy, this edition of our Magazine features an interview with Herman Koeter, how we can coexist with large carnivores in Europe, and more.

Summary of Eurogroup for Animals' activity in 2017.

Themed around the EU platform on animal welfare, this edition of our Magazine features an interview with MEP Peter Jahr, an update on our campaign against fur farming, and more.