Eurogroup for Animals
The Eurogroup for Animals is an organization based in Brussels , Belgium that aims to improve the way animals are treated in the European Union . It represents animal welfare organizations from almost all member states of the European Union. Since it was founded in 1980, the organization has helped the European Union introduce higher legal requirements and standards in animal welfare.
With its animal welfare expertise, the Eurogroup for Animals advises various European institutions such as the European Commission , the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament . It also runs the secretariat of the Intergroup for Animal and Species Protection of the European Parliament, which meets monthly in the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
The Eurogroup for Animals also works closely with retailers to convince companies to introduce higher animal welfare standards. In addition, she runs campaigns to improve the situation of farm animals, laboratory animals and wild animals, for example in 2008 to prevent the acceptance of cloning for food production in the EU.
history
The British animal welfare organization RSPCA decided to found the Eurogroup for Animals because it had recognized that more and more legal decisions relevant to animals are being prescribed at European level. Thus, in 1980 the Eurogroup for Animals was founded as the first coalition of animal welfare groups at European level. It is also one of the longest established non-governmental organizations in Brussels. Over the years the Eurogroup for Animals has grown to such an extent that at the beginning of 2012 it represented organizations from almost every country in the European Union. She used the expansion of the European Union to Central and Eastern Europe to support animal welfare organizations in these countries. International organizations such as the International Fund for Animal Welfare , Compassion in World Farming and World Society for the Protection of Animals are now also members of the Eurogroup for Animals. The German member is the German Animal Welfare Association and the Austrian representative in the Eurogroup for Animals is Vier Pfoten .
credentials
- ↑ a b c List of member organizations of the Eurogroup for Animals ( Memento of the original of February 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Overview of the work of the Eurogroup for Animals in the EU ( Memento of the original from February 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Description of the work in the Intergroup for Animals Welfare at Conservation ( Memento of the original from June 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Description of the work of the Eurogroup for Animals with the trade ( memento of the original of February 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ EVANA Coalition of scientists, consumers and farmers calls for ban on cloning en . Evana.org. March 5, 2008. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
- ↑ Scientists, consumers and farmers all call for a ban on cloning . Natural Choices. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
- ↑ EVANA EU: MEPs call for ban on cloning en . Evana.org. February 21, 2008. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
- ^ MEP animal welfare group against animal cloning . Foodproductiondaily.com. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
- ^ MEPs call for ban on cloning animals . Natural Choices. Archived from the original on February 11, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
- ^ Cloning Kicks up a Storm in EU Parliament . Thecattlesite.com. February 26, 2008. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
