On Thursday 23 November, the European Commissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakides, confirmed that the European Commission would be adopting a proposal on the protection of animals during transport on 6 December.
With regard to the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) ‘End the Cage Age’, the Commission explained at a meeting of the European Parliament’s Intergroup on Animal Welfare that the conditions for phasing out cages must be based on scientific advice, public consultation and...