Tag: farm animal welfare

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  Ireland’s EU Presidency: Opportunities for Animal Welfare Reform

  August 7, 2026

  Ireland’s EU Presidency presents a key opportunity to advance animal welfare reform, from farm animal protection and transport rules to companion animal welfare and EU funding.

  TAGS: animal protection, animal rights, Animal Transport, animal welfare advocacy, animal welfare funding, animal welfare law, animal welfare organisations, animal welfare policy, animal welfare reform, animal welfare standards, CAP, Common Agricultural Policy, companion animal welfare, Council of the European Union, dog and cat welfare, End the Cage Age, EU agriculture, EU animal law, EU animal welfare, EU animal welfare legislation, European animal law, European Commission, European Parliament, European Union, farm animal welfare, farmed animals, Fur Free Europe, Ireland EU Presidency, Irish Presidency 2026, live animal transport, MFF 2028-2034, Multiannual Financial Framework, sustainable farming

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  The Silent and Overlooked: Rethinking the Recognition of Animals as Victims in the Law

  June 28, 2026

  This article explores ‘animals as victims’, examining how recognising their legal status could strengthen protections against cruelty, domestic abuse and environmental harm.

  TAGS: animal abuse law, animal cruelty Ireland, animal cruelty legislation, animal cruelty prosecution, Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, animal justice, animal protection Ireland, animal protection legislation Ireland, animal rights Ireland, animal suffering, animal victimology, animal victims in law, animal welfare law Ireland, animal welfare reform, animals as legal subjects, animals as victims, coercive control and pets, companion animal law, domestic abuse and pets, domestic violence and animal abuse, environmental crime and animals, environmental harm to animals, farm animal welfare, habitat destruction Ireland, invisible victims, Irish animal law, legal recognition of animals, legal reform for animals, legal status of animals, Legislation, non-human animal rights, recognising animals as victims, Ruby’s Law Ireland, sentient animals law, speciesism, victims of animal abuse, Wildlife Crime Ireland