The EU must not chicken out and deliver an ambitious revision of the animal welfare legislation

I, a Member of the European Parliament, join European citizens in calling for strong and immediate action in favor of animals. I will demand:

  • A comprehensive and rapid revision of the animal welfare legislation. To this end, the Commission must especially publish three proposals (breeding, slaughter, and labeling regulations), as it had committed to do in 2020.
  • Ambitious proposals aligned with the most advanced scientific knowledge (EFSA opinions) to better protect animals.
  • Specific provisions for each species farmed in the EU.
  • The inclusion in regulations of mirror measures to ban the import on the EU market of products that do not match European standards.

I hereby publicly express my commitment to the 91% of European citizens who consider protecting the welfare of farmed animals and ensuring them decent living conditions to be important. (Source: Eurobarometer 2023)

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The meat industry and farmers unions derailed a move by the European Commission to strengthen the animal welfare legislation.

Four regulations (farming, transport, slaughter, labelling) were supposed to put an end to practices such as cages, mutilations, or extreme densities. Of all four, only the one about transport was published, even though all the opinion surveys show an overwhelming citizen support for better conditions for the animals.

The European Union is a democracy and must stand up for all its citizens, not just for specific professional groups.

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