Billions of animals in the European Union suffer due to a lack of protection and a failure of the EU to act. The laws that protect these animals will be rewritten, and we now have the opportunity to choose who will shape them. It is time to fix the appalling conditions in which farm animals are kept, transported and slaughtered, to end the cruel puppy trade, to ban fur farming and to end the commercial and illegal trade of wild animals.
The next European elections will be held 6th – 9th June 2024. Prior to this we urge EU citizens to use your voice to help shape the future of animals in Europe. Tell candidates in the elections to the European Parliament that animal welfare matters to you and encourage them to pledge to protect animals.
Update 10th June: the European Parliament elections are now over!
With around 373 million people from all 27 EU Member States having had the opportunity to vote, a new Parliament is being formed. Over 900 candidates pledged to make a difference to animals in Europe, with the three largest groups in the Parliament making clear commitments to animal welfare in their manifestos. With these parties holding the majority of the seats, we are in a prime position to ensure that animal welfare is also carried over as a priority of the next European Commission, whose President will be elected by the new Parliament after they are nominated by national leaders at the end of June. Stay up to date with the outcome of the elections here.