Improve the welfare of animals kept for farming purposes and ensure proper enforcement of animal welfare legislation across all EU member states
Phase out farming practices which are harmful to animals and re-direct EU subsidies away from the intensive livestock industry, into sustainable, plant-based and
organic agriculture
End the long-distance transport of live animals within and outside the EU
Stop overfishing within and outside European waters
Phase out animal testing with binding targets for reduction and replacement, combined with incentives for alternative testing methods
End legal derogations and subsidies for so-called cultural and religious traditions that involve cruelty to animals, such as bullfighting, non-stun slaughter and foie gras production
Fight the illicit trade of pets in the EU and halt the barbaric treatment of stray dogs and cats in Europe
Implement a ban on hunting and prohibit the import of wildlife trophies
Close all fur farms in Europe and ban fur imports from third countries
Take hazardous pesticides and endocrine disrupting chemicals out of the market
‡ Founding parties of EuroAnimal 7. The
Animal Welfare Party of the United Kingdom was also a founding party, but as a result of
Brexit, no longer participates in EU electoral alliances.[9]
Notes
^ PAN's only MEP resigned from the party in June 2020 and remained in the Greens/EFA parliamentary group as an independent MEP.