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Humane Society International-Europe is a leading force for animal protection in the European Union (EU), with active campaigns to reduce and replace animal use in scientific research and product testing, to combat the slaughter of marine mammals, and to improve conditions for animals farmed for food, skins and fur. We work closely with EU institutions, member state governments, the corporate and academic sectors, and other EU stakeholders in advancing measures for animal protection. HSI Europe’s record of success includes the following important victories for animals:
- Ensuring that the EU’s implementation of a global classification system for chemicals allows for use of non-animal test results in order to prevent duplicative animal testing
- Pressuring the European Commission to adopt a swifter acceptance process for product safety tests that do not involve animals
- Successfully lobbying the European Parliament to require the Commission to report by the end of 2008 on its progress (or failure) to adopt all available, alternative methods for product safety testing
- Securing a complete EU ban on the import, export and trade in cat and dog fur, to be fully implemented by the end of 2008
- Gaining majority European Parliament support for an EU ban on the import, export, and trade in seal products
- A ban in Europe on setting on dolphins in the course of EU fishing
- A complete ban on the use of pelagic driftnets for EU countries
- Raising consumer awareness about the treatment of horses in the production of the hormone replacement drug Premarin.
Senior Staff and Subject Experts
Emily McIvor, EU Director
Troy Seidle, Senior Advisor for Science Policy
Dr. Joanna Swabe, Seals and Fur Campaign Consultant
Contact Information
30 Station Road
Carlton
Nottingham
NG4 3AX
UNITED KINGDOM
Phone: 00 44 7812 354144
Email: emcivor@hsi.org
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