The Animal Welfare Intergroup welcomes the adoption of the AGRI-own initiative report on responsible ownership and care of equines, which has been voted on in the Committee on Agriculture on Wednesday 25 January 2017. The report by Julie Girling MEP (ECR, UK), includes many of the key conclusions from the study ‘Removing the Blinkers : […]
Yesterday afternoon, the EP Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development has overwhelmingly supported the own initiative report by Stefan Eck MEP (GUE/NGL, DE) on minimum standards for the protection of farmed rabbits. The adopted report calls on the European Commission to draw up a road map towards financially sustainable minimum standards for the protection of […]
Today, Donald M. Broom, Emeritus Professor from the University of Cambridge gave a presentation on “Animal Welfare in the European Union: progress so far and future prospects”. This issue is of particular relevance as new EU policy making and legislation on animal welfare has come almost to a standstill. For this term, the European Commission […]
