The European Union agriculture ministers all called, on Monday 12 December, for a review of EU animal welfare legislation, although with some reservations as to the ambition of such a reform.
The Commissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakides, said that the European Commission would present a legislative proposal on animal welfare “by the end of September 2023”. She cited the need to improve the welfare of dairy cows, to legislate an end to the use of cages and to provide better...