The Commission is inviting citizens, businesses, NGOs and other interested parties to give their input on the revision of the EU’s animal welfare legislation, through a Call for Evidence published today.
This revision will take place in the context of the Vision for Agriculture and Food, in which the Commission committed to closely exchanging with farmers, the food supply sector and civil society, on the issue of animal welfare. The Commission plans to present its first proposal, to revise existing EU legislation for on-farm animal welfare, next year. It will also follow-up on its commitment to phase out cages for certain categories of animals, as called for in the Citizens’ Initiative “End the Cage Age”.
This Call for Evidence will be complemented by other general and targeted consultations, to consider the impacts of all the different options.
The Call for Evidence will run for four weeks, i.e. until 16 July 2025
For more information: Call for Evidence
