Animal Politics EU

• Raise the moral and legal status of animals
• Improve the welfare of animals kept for farming purposes and ensure proper enforcement of animal welfare legislation across all EU member states
• Phase out farming practices which are harmful to animals and re-direct EU subsidies away from the intensive livestock industry, into sustainable, plant-based and organic agriculture
• End the cruel long distance transport of live animals within and outside the EU
• Stop overfishing within and outside European waters
• Phase out animal testing with binding targets for reduction and replacement, combined with incentives for alternative testing methods
• End legal derogations and subsidies for so-called cultural and religious traditions that involve cruelty to animals, such as bullfighting, non-stun slaughter and foie gras production
• Fight the illicit trade of pets in the EU and halt the barbaric treatment of stray dogs and cats in Europe
• Implement a ban on hunting and prohibit the import of wildlife trophies
• Close all fur farms in Europe and ban fur imports from third countries
• Take hazardous pesticides and endocrine disrupting chemicals o the market
• Combat climate change by supporting a shift towards a plant-based lifestyle, implementing a
• CO2 tax for companies and speeding up e orts to realise a complete switch to renewable energy
• Realise efficient, affordable and accessible public transport, as an alternative to air travel

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