Document type: public consultation published by the European Commission
Author: European Commission
Preview: Consultation period: 19 September 2025 - 12 December 2025 (midnight Brussels time)
Target audience
Any group directly affected by the legislation, such as farmers and other food business operators, and the public, animal welfare NGOs and consumer organisations.
Why we are consulting
The initiative will explore several options to address certain shortcomings identified in the 2022 fitness check of the EU animal welfare legislation. The aim is to revise this legislation insofar as on-farm welfare is concerned, including phasing out the use of cages.
Responding to the questionnaire
You can contribute to this consultation by filling in the online questionnaire. If you are unable to use the online questionnaire, please contact us using the email address below. Questionnaires are available in some or all official EU languages. You can submit your responses in any official EU language. For reasons of transparency, organisations and businesses taking part in public consultations are asked to register in the EU's Transparency Register. In order to contribute you'll need to register or login using your existing social media account.
Personal data and privacy statement
The European Union is committed to protecting your personal data and to respecting your privacy. When carrying out public consultations we adhere to the policy on 'protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions', based on Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 on processing of personal data by the EU institutions.
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Contact
SANTE-CONSULT-G3@ec.europa.eu
