Our report “For a More Humane Union” is out now! This report is the first-of-its-kind comprehensive legal review of EU farm animal welfare legislation, in preparation of its revision in the coming years.
This White Paper advocates for a complete change in the way EU animal welfare legislation is discussed, drafted, and implemented; and offers solutions to address the particular issues posed by low-quality legal drafting and the over- complicated procedures to amend secondary and tertiary legislation.
In this report, you will find:
– An overview of the evolution of EU farm animal welfare laws over the past five decades
– Detailed explanations on the role played by the different actors and institutions other than the Legislature in shaping these laws, such as the European Food Safety Authority or the European Court of Justice.
– Factsheets summarizing the different rules in each of the farm animal welfare laws.
– Factsheets detailing the different shortcomings that can be found in these acts, followed by a list of recommendations on how to redress such shortcomings in the course of the next revision.
Our exhibition with EEB, “Factory Farming: Unveiling the Hidden Costs,” which took place in the European Parliament this week, received press coverage in key Brussels’ media, including the Brussels Times and POLITICO.
Les articles “Les productions animales intensives en droit : état des lieux et perspectives de transitions”, écrit par Alice Di Concetto (Directrice juridique) et “Le droit de la santé animale : un frein à la transition agroécologique ? Étude du dispositif de surveillance et de lutte contre la grippe aviaire en France”, co-écrit par Anatole Poinsot (Juriste en droit de l’animal) ont été publiés à la Revue Juridique de l’Environnement.
It’s all too easy to fool ourselves when we think about where our food comes from. Say the word “farm” and the average person may think of open fields, animals roaming freely, and harmony between nature and agriculture.
