Humane World for Animals Europe

In 2023, we helped create and deliver a petition with more than 1.5 million signatures asking the European Commission to ban fur farming and sales, and we’re lobbying the Commission to propose an EU-wide ban on fur production.

Each year, more than 10 million animals are used across Europe for research and testing. With the support of collaborators and the many Europeans asking for change, we’re pushing the EU to phase out all laboratory use of animals and rely on more modern, human-relevant science.

We are also campaigning for bans on the import of hunting trophies into EU member states and collaborating with the transportation industry to prohibit the transport of hunting trophies. And we’re combating wildlife trafficking, providing resources for animals in underserved communities, helping animals in Ukraine and more. 

Around 40% of the EU’s 397 million laying hens are still confined to enriched cages, and while Austria, Denmark and Luxembourg have phased out cage systems, egg-laying hens in other countries still suffer in cages. We’re urging the European Commission to fulfill its promise to share legislative proposals to end caged confinement.