Scientists: European animal welfare rules quickly revised

According to the signatories, current regulations are not sufficient to adequately protect animals. They believe that legislation should be brought into line with scientific evidence and social expectations. As the political term of the current European Commission comes to an end, the signatories ask that the promise to adapt regulations as part of the farm-to-fork strategy be fulfilled and not postponed. Dutch signatories The Dutch signatories include Professor of Animal Welfare Bas Rodenburg from Utrecht University, Professor of Animal Behavior Saskia Arndt from Utrecht University, animal welfare researcher Marc Bracke from Wageningen University & Research (WUR), animal scientist Maite van Gerwen, senior poultry welfare researcher Ingrid de Jong (WUR), Franck Meijboom, associate professor of Ethics of Human-Animal Interactions at Utrecht University and WUR associate professor Eddy Bokkers. According to the signatories, amending the legislation is not only in the interest of ...