A European Commission impact assessment, obtained on Thursday 20 April by the media outlet Agra Facts, lists 18 measures to improve the welfare of kept animals.
The NGO Eurogroup for Animals states that this document is a good starting point for the ambitious legislative proposals that the Commission is due to submit by the end of September.
According to the impact assessment, the Commission envisages phasing out cages for all species and increasing the space available for all species of...