On 31 March, the European Commission published a report which shows that the 2012-2015 EU Strategy for Protection and Welfare of Animals has produced mixed results.
The evaluation, which covers the period 2012-2018 (as some actions of the 2012-2015 strategy continued until 2018), showed that the majority of problems and drivers identified by the strategy as relevant in 2012 are still relevant today. A remaining challenge is the need to improve compliance across Member States in some risk...