The European Institute for Animal Law & Policy advocates for animals at EU and national levels. We also work with other nonprofits and public administrations to help them achieve better treatment for animals.
Our mission is to guide all parties involved in animal-related rule-making, whether in legislation and regulations, private standards, or non-written common industry practices.
Our expertise focuses on non-human animals used for all types of exploitative purposes: food and fiber, entertainment, science, and companionship, as well as wild animals, which are increasingly harvested as commodities.
The Institute nurtures non-violent solutions that alleviate suffering and exploitation. We also support the development of animal law as an autonomous legal and academic discipline.
The European Institute for Animal Law & Policy advocates for animals by employing a wide variety of evidence-based and effective methods.
The Institute's work is based on top-notch legal research.
We also offer these services in French and English, under the form of hourly consultations and weekly to monthly research projects.
The Institute relies on strategic expertise to achieve legal and regulatory reforms for animals.
The Institute also works with partners to assist them with their advocacy needs.
The Institute’s core mission is to empower its partners through training and education.
Our goal is to make animal protection organizations aware of how central the EU institutions are in shaping laws and regulations affecting the treatment of animals, and increase the animal protection movement's effectiveness and impact in the EU.
We provide monitoring services to EU Public Affairs professionals under the form of a newsletter.
Our targeted updates include ongoing and prospective public consultations, court rulings (European Court of Justice, European Court of Human Rights, and national courts when relevant to EU law), scientific publications, industry and NGO campaigns, and calls for contributions to publications or events.
1.6 billion cattle, sheep, pigs, and poultry are transported across EU countries and outside the EU every year, making the bloc the biggest live animal exporter in the world. EU legislation on the protection of animals during transport is more than 20 years old – but the European Commission’s proposal for new rules on animal welfare during transport has been stuck with the co-legislators since its publication in December 2023.
Earlier this year, Nueva Pescanova abandoned its plans to build the world’s first commercial octopus farm in Gran Canaria, Spain. The threat will not go away until we have a ban on octopus farming in EU law. A joint letter to the European Commission, coordinated by CIWF, explains why farming carnivorous aquatic species is inherently incompatible with animal welfare.
Our new White Paper, “Reforming Pig Welfare in the European Union: The Case for a Cage-Free Future,” has been featured on the website of the German Veterinarian Network.
