The Platform brings together public entities (EU/EEA countries, EU bodies and international organisations) and private stakeholders of the animal welfare sector (business and professional organisations, organisations from civil society, independent experts from academic and research institutes). Private sector stakeholders were selected through an open call for applications.
List of members: public entities
- Member States
- European Economic Area countries (Iceland, Lichtenstein and Norway)
- European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations
- The World Bank
- World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)
List of members: private stakeholders
| Name of member | Type of member | |
| 1 | Elisabetta Canali | Independent Expert |
| 2 | Joe Collins | Independent Expert |
| 3 | Linda Keeling | Independent Expert |
| 4 | Paul Llonch Obiols | Independent Expert |
| 5 | Virginie Michel | Independent Expert |
| 6 | Birte L. Nielsen | Independent Expert |
| 7 | Vytautas Ribikauskas | Independent Expert |
| 8 | Bas Rodenburg | Independent Expert |
| 9 | Evangelia Sossidou | Independent Expert |
| 10 | Antonio Velarde | Independent Expert |
| 11 | Four Paws | Civil society |
| 12 | Eurogroup for Animals | Civil society |
| 13 | Compassion in World Farming (CIWF EU) | Civil society |
| 14 | Animal Welfare Foundation e.v. | Civil society |
| 15 | Slow Food | Civil society |
| 16 | Humane Society Int/Europe | Civil society |
| 17 | Animals’ Angels | Civil society |
| 18 | Welfarm | Civil society |
| 19 | Green REV Institute | Civil society |
| 20 | World Animal Protection | Civil society |
| 21 | Committee of Professional Agricultural Organisations - COPA | Business or professional organisation |
| 22 | Federation of Veterinarians of Europe - FVE | Business or professional organisation |
| 23 | General Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives - COGECA | Business or professional organisation |
| 24 | Liaison Centre for the Meat Processing Industry in the EU - CLITRAVI | Business or professional organisation |
| 25 | European Rural Poultry Association - ERPA | Business or professional organisation |
| 26 | European Federation of Animal Health Services - FESSAS | Business or professional organisation |
| 27 | European Forum of Farm Animal Breeders - EFFAB | Business or professional organisation |
| 28 | European Meat Network-EMN | Business or professional organisation |
| 29 | AnimalHealth Europe | Business or professional organisation |
| 30 | European Forum for Animal Welfare Councils - EuroFAWC | Business or professional organisation |
| 31 | Association of Poultry Processors and Poultry Trade in the EU - A.V.E.C. | Business or professional organisation |
| 32 | Federation of European Aquaculture Producers - FEAP | Business or professional organisation |
| 33 | European Livestock and Meat Trading Union - U.E.C.B.V. | Business or professional organisation |
| 34 | European Feed Manufacturers Federation - FEFAC | Business or professional organisation |
| 35 | European Dairy Association - EDA | Business or professional organisation |
| 36 | EuroCommerce | Business or professional organisation |
| 37 | Comité Européen de Liaison des Commerces Agricoles et Agro-Alimentaires - CELCAA | Business or professional organisation |
| 38 | European Community of Consumer Co-operatives - Euro Coop | Business or professional organisation |
| 39 | European Live Poultry and Hatching Egg Association - ELPHA | Business or professional organisation |
| 40 | European Pet Food Industry - FEDIAF | Business or professional organisation |
The full list of the members of the Platform is also published in the Register of the Commission expert groups.