Education about animal welfareHumans interact with animals for many reasons
To provide food, wool, leather and other materials...
To guard property, assist the disabled, transport goods and people...
For recreation, for sport, for companionship...
To play a role in safety testing, medicinal research, replacement of human organs...
The starting point of animal-welfare policy is the recognition that animals are sentient beings and should be treated in such a way that they do not suffer unnecessarily. It concerns the animals that are under human care {e.g. on the farm, during transport, or at the time of slaughter}.
For this, EU is determined to widen the impact of education about animal welfare.
