Our Impact
We are creating that world through engagement with the European Commission, the European Parliament and the 27 EU member states. We also collaborate with many non-governmental organizations, corporations, animal advocates and more.
European countries have banned fur farming
cats and dogs in Romania received care (including spay/neuter, food and other services) from us in 2024 alone
EU citizens signed a petition demanding a Europe without animal testing
What we are working on
We envision a world without animal cruelty, where humans and animals live in harmony. We are focusing our efforts in the European Union on a few key areas.
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Where we work in Europe
Learn more about the activities of our regional offices.
Take Action
Help make a difference for animals in Europe and around the world.
Put an end to cockfighting
Each year, thousands of roosters suffer in fighting pits in the United States. Razor-sharp gaffs tied to their legs, roosters suffer punctured lungs, broken bones and pierced eyes while fighting to the death. Will speak out against this cruelty and help ensure there is no haven for cockfighting?
Replace animal experiments with sophisticated alternatives
Every day, in labs around the world, dogs, monkeys, mice and other animals endure a life of misery. Demand that governments, companies, and universities stop relying on outdated animal experiments use non-animal science!
Replace animal experiments with sophisticated alternatives
Every day, in labs around the world, dogs, monkeys, mice and other animals endure a life of misery. Demand that governments, companies, and universities stop relying on outdated animal experiments use non-animal science!
Replace animal experiments with sophisticated alternatives
Every day, in labs around the world, dogs, monkeys, mice and other animals endure a life of misery. Demand that governments, companies, and universities stop relying on outdated animal experiments use non-animal science!
British Columbia: End wildlife killing contests
Please act now to help ban wildlife killing contests in British Columbia.
Highlights from our work
With our support, the Belgian Parliament outlawed the import of hunting trophies from endangered species.
Fashion group Max Mara announced a fur-free policy after a coalition we were a part of launched a global campaign targeting the brand.
Since 2023, we have published reports on fast-food brands in Poland and Romania—two of Europe’s largest producers of chicken meat—to examine the welfare of chickens raised for human consumption.
Latest News
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MILAN, Italy—This Christmas, each of us will have the chance to give a second chance—a new life—to an animal who might otherwise have seemed destined to know only suffering and death. Thanks to Humane
Brussels — Nearly 400,000 fish have been used in chemical safety tests required by the EU’s REACH regulation—with a further 530,000 to 690,000 projected to suffer following recent regulatory changes
BRUSSELS - Animal protection groups have renewed their call on the European Commission to bring forward an EU-wide ban on fur farming and trade as they launched a new economic report in Parliament
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