EU Directive on Dairy Cow Welfare

An EU Directive to improve welfare of the EU’s 23m dairy cows, create a level playing field and guarantee minimum standards enable improvements as seen with legislation for pigs and poultry. We seek to inspire and mobilise European citizens to call for a specific directive that guarantees improved animal welfare for dairy cows. By petitioning the Commission through the ECI, we can convey citizens’ desire for policy change around dairy cow welfare.

Our petition focuses on bringing targeted legislation that covers four key areas of cow’s welfare based on the EU Welfare Quality® principles:

• Good housing
• Good health
• Good feeding
• Appropriate behaviour