A new Commission overview report provides a better understanding of the commercial rabbit farming sector in the European Union. The actual size of rabbit farming in the EU is just over a third of previously available figures and it is highly concentrated in Spain, France and Italy. The report outlines the factors that contribute to the animal welfare of rabbits at the time of production and their impact in the different production systems. It concludes that the rabbit farming sector is broadly in line with existing EU legislative requirements regarding protection of rabbits at the time of production. The report follows the European Parliament report on "Minimum standards for the protection of farmed rabbits" which called upon the EU Commission to draw a roadmap towards minimum standards for the protection of farmed rabbits