Our 2023 Annual Report is Out!
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Our 2023 Annual Report is Out!

Our 2023 annual report is out now! This report includes a recap of our newsletters, media appearances, and our plans for the upcoming year. As we reflect upon our first year, and look forward to the next, we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all our clients, donors, subscribers, and friends for your continued interest and support.

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Special Event – Shaping the Future of Sustainable Food Systems Post-2024 EU Elections
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Special Event – Shaping the Future of Sustainable Food Systems Post-2024 EU Elections

Together with the Jeremy Coller Foundation, the European Institute for Animal Law & Policy organized an event on March 14th, in Brussels. The event gathered more than 50 participants in the EU animal law and policy space, and facilitated a fruitful discussion about lessons learned in 2023, and future opportunities to achieve a more just food system in the EU. At this occasion, the Institute and the Coller Foundation produced a poster providing an overview of the implementation of the European Green Deal measures, including those related to farm animal protection.

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The Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in EU Animal Agriculture
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The Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in EU Animal Agriculture

Alice Di Concetto presented on the topic of “The Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in EU Animal Agriculture: Moving Away from a Sectoral Regulatory Approach” at a symposium organized by the University of Tilburg, on the topic of “Reducing Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Role of Law.” The symposium took place in Amsterdam on December 7th.

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The Legality of the Grind Hunt
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The Legality of the Grind Hunt

At an event organized by “Stop the Grind” Coalition in the European Parliament on November 30th, Alice Di Concetto provided a detailed analysis of the legal framework allowing the traditional slaughter of pilot whales and dolphins to take place in the Faroe Islands.

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EU-Mercosur Deal Killed Animal Welfare Law

The Institute’s Chief Legal Adviser, Alice Di Concetto, was quoted in this piece published in EU Observer about the revision of EU farm animal welfare laws.

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5th Summer Shoal on Fish Welfare
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5th Summer Shoal on Fish Welfare

Alice Di Concetto presented on the topic of “Fish Welfare Goals and Standards in EU Policies” at the 5th Summer Shoal on Fish Welfare, which took place on September 23rd – 24th in Pedras d’El Rei, Portugal. This event was organized by Fair Fish International.

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Research Note – The Treatment of Wild-Caught Fish Under EU Law
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Research Note – The Treatment of Wild-Caught Fish Under EU Law

This Research Note, co-authored by Alice Di Concetto and Pauline Koczorowski, provides an overview of the EU legislative acts relevant to the treatment of wild-caught fish. This Note further lists recent legislative and legal developments, as well as reform proposals to achieve a more humane treatment of aquatic animals living in the sea.

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Bogus Agricultural Industry Research Threatens to Keep Animals Caged
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Bogus Agricultural Industry Research Threatens to Keep Animals Caged

Olga Kikou (CIWF EU) and Alice Di Concetto (The European Institute for Animal Law & Policy) published an op-ed in the Brussels Times. In it, they denounce the fact that the Big Agriculture lobby is banking on junk science to thwart progress.

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2023 Helsinki Animal Law Center Conference
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2023 Helsinki Animal Law Center Conference

Alice Di Concetto presented on the topic of “Science-Based Animal Welfare Legislation” at the Helsinki Animal Law Center Conference, which took place on June 12th – 14th in Helsinki, Finland.

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Future of Food Conference
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Future of Food Conference

Alice Di Concetto presented on the topic of “Animals in the Future of EU Food Law” at the annual Future of Food Law Conference organized by Wageningen Research & University, in Wageningen (Netherlands), on May 26th.

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