This overview report summarises the situation with the transport of unfit animals in Member States of the European Union. It is based on the outcome of a series of FVO audits between 2013 and 2015 and on other documentation related to this issue. The report presents best practices found in the U...
The EU has some of the world’s highest animal welfare standards, which have been in force for decades, and animal welfare objectives are embedded in the common agricultural policy (CAP). The most recent Commission animal welfare strategy aimed to address compliance issues and to improve synergie...
This report shares the key lessons learned and good practices from countries who successfully avoid routine tail docking of pigs by ensuring low levels of stress during animal rearing. These initiatives are part of EU efforts to improve animal welfare through applying principles laid down in an ...
