MEPs are shaping the fate of cats and dogs in the EU
A joint letter with Four Paws and over 50 other organizations urges stricter amendments to the EU’s new “Regulation on the welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability.”

Alice Di Concetto (Executive Director and Chief Legal Adviser) authored a chapter on EU Animal Law in the newly-published book “Nordic Animal Law: Welfare and Rights” (Ethics Press, 2024). This book provides an overview of animal protection laws in the Nordic countries, and is now available for purchase (hardcopies and e-book).
A joint letter with Four Paws and over 50 other organizations urges stricter amendments to the EU’s new “Regulation on the welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability.”
This White Paper, published in collaboration with L214, provides the latest information on technologies that could spare hundreds of millions of chicks from being brutally killed in European hatcheries.
Alice Di Concetto (Chief Legal Advisor at the Institute) authored an article on EU animal protection policies in a special issue of the review of the Fundació Irla, a Catalan think-tank promoting liberal thought.