Published in 2025
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Published in 2025
Methodology report for drawing up a list of non-domestic species authorized to be kept without formalities for companionship or approval, for which the CGAAER and IGEDD were mobilized.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Wildlife, Exotic pets
Published in 2025
Response from the French Government to a question from a member of the country's National Assembly on the recent rise in the proportion of eggs from caged farms, despite the ban on the creation or extension of such farms since 2018. In its answer, the Government reiterates its support for the gradual phasing out of cages at European level and the actions undertaken in France to support this transition.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Poultry
Published in 2025
In response to concerns about the mass slaughter of stray dogs in Turkey, the Commission points out that animal welfare is not regulated at EU level for third countries. However, it supports the actions of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE),of which Turkey is a member, to promote international standards on the ethical management of dog populations.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Published in 2024
The World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) European Regional Platform on Animal Welfare, created in 2013, supports all 53 European countries in the progressive implementation of WOAH standards, notably in the realms of transport, slaughter, management of stray dogs, animal welfare during emergencies caused by extreme natural events, and working equines. Since 2024, it has been putting its fourth action plan into operation, which responds to the needs of member countries and the results of an external evaluation.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Cattle, Dogs, Goats, Equines, Sheep, Pigs, Poultry
Published in 2025
Replying to a question from a group of MEPs on the systematic docking of pig tails, which is widely practised in almost all Member States despite its ban since 1994, the European Commission asserts that its efforts to improve the implementation of this ban continue, via the mutual sharing of good practices, the evaluation of national action plans, and the examination of options for monitoring, including procedures to deal with non-compliance.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Porcines
Published in 2025
European Commission answer to a question from a Member of the European Parliament on the measures it envisages for the management of stray animals in the Member States. No common legislative framework is planned for stray animals other than those kept in shelters, but funding is being put in place via the WHOA regional platform to facilitate the application of international standards.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Published in 2025
EU Commission report on the practices of Member States while transporting unweaned calves over long distances, highlighting the vulnerability of the latter and the challenges involved in protecting their welfare. It identifies inconsistencies in the application of rules, particularly in terms of categorization, feeding, hydration and the keeping of logbooks. It recommends strengthening official controls and harmonizing practices to better guarantee the welfare of these animals during transport.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Bovines
Published in 2025
Press release announcing the adoption by the European Parliament of groundbreaking rules on the welfare and traceability of dogs and cats, including compulsory electronic identification and a ban on breeding establishments for animals with extreme characteristics.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Published in 2025
Information published by the European Commission outlining the stages of the revision of the regulations on the welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability, the new draft of which was published on December 7, 2023.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
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