EU Strategy for Protection and Welfare of animals 2012 - 2015

• Strategy
  
• Impact assessment (summary)
  
• Impact assessment (full version)
• Press release
• Citizens' summary
• Press memo
• Press statement - Commissioner John Dalli
• Stakeholder position papers on the future strategy

Evaluating EU policy on animal welfare

The strategy was based on a 2009/2010 Commission evaluation of EU policy on animal welfare for farm and experimental animals, pets and wild animals in captivity.

• Evaluation of EU animal welfare policy
• Evaluation findings
• Evaluation report (summary)
• Evaluation report (full version)

Community Action Plan 2006-2010

This plan mapped out the EU's animal welfare initiatives for the period, and animal welfare concerns were built into the EU's long-term strategies. Today, EU law for farm animals hinges on:

• Freedom from discomfort;
• Freedom from hunger and thirst;
• Freedom from fear and distress;
• Freedom from pain, injury and disease;
• Freedom to express natural behaviour.

Action plan – background documents

• European Parliament Report
• Commission policy paper
• Working document
• Impact Assessment