Animals section - News
Animal Welfare:
Commission publishes Staff Working Document on the “Dogs and Cats” proposal.
Report for 2022 on the results from the monitoring of veterinary medicinal product residues and other substances in live animals and animal products
The report summarises the monitoring data collected in 2022 on the presence of residues of veterinary medicinal products and certain substances in live animals and animal products in the EU Member States, Iceland and Norway.
Animal Welfare:
New EU Reference Centre for the welfare of aquatic animals
Avian Influenza:
Delay in rise of detections, higher risk still expected in upcoming months.
Improving the welfare of animals
The European Commission has proposed new rules to improve the welfare of dogs and cats in the EU, and the conditions for animals during transport. It has also responded to a citizens' initiative to ban fur farming in the EU.
Animal Welfare:
Latest Eurobarometer published
Avian Influenza:
EFSA recommendation on available vaccines and strategies
Official Controls:
TRACES annual report for 2022 published
Animal Welfare:
Cats and dogs should not be kept permanently in boxes, cages and crates
Official Controls:
Report on official controls to ensure the safe production of live bivalve molluscs