Eurogroup for Animals
Eurogroup for Animals Annual Conference, 2023 | |
| Formation | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Founders | RSPCA, Dierenbescherming, Deutscher Tierschutzbund, Dyrenes Beskyttelse, La Société Protectrice des Animaux (SPA) and Lëtzebuerger Déiereschutzliga |
| Type | NGO |
| Headquarters | Rue Ducale, Brussels, Belgium |
Region | European Union |
| Services | Public affairs (lobbying) |
| Website | eurogroupforanimals |
Eurogroup for Animals is an animal protection lobby group based in Brussels, Belgium, that seeks to improve animal welfare standards in the European Union. The association represents animal protection organisations across the 27 EU Member States and several other countries.
Eurogroup for Animals provides advice and expertise on animal welfare to various European institutions, such as the European Commission, the Council of the European Union, and the European Parliament.
It also acts as the secretariat of the European Parliamentary Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals, which meets at the European Parliament in Strasbourg for regular sessions.
The association works to improve the welfare of animals that are farmed or caught wild for the purposes of human consumption, animals used in science, companion animals and wild animals.
The organisation is headed by President Philip Lymbery (Global CEO of Compassion in World Farming, and CEO Reineke Hameleers.