Law & Policy Active Updated Nov 6, 2026
The EU's stalled animal welfare reform
Where it stands, Nov 6, 2026 The European Institute for Animal Law & Policy said, via vegconomist, that the Commission's 2027 Work Programme, published November 4, makes no reference to the welfare proposals for laying hens, broiler chickens and pigs scheduled in the July Livestock Strategy.
The European Commission promised a full revision of EU animal welfare law in 2020, missed its own 2023 deadline to propose a cage ban, and scheduled hen, broiler and pig welfare proposals in its July Livestock Strategy. Its 2027 Work Programme, published November 4, does not mention them. This storyline tracks whether the proposals ever arrive and what they contain.
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Nov 6, 2026 Latest
The European Institute for Animal Law & Policy said, via vegconomist, that the Commission's 2027 Work Programme, published November 4, makes no reference to the welfare proposals for laying hens, broiler chickens and pigs scheduled in the July Livestock Strategy. The institute said the poultry proposal may be absent because it is still due in December, but it had no such explanation for the pig proposal, which was set for the second quarter of 2027.
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