Humane World for Animals Europe

Humane World for Animals Europe (formerly called Humane Society International/Europe (HSI)) addresses the most deeply entrenched forms of animal cruelty and suffering.

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Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Tilly Metz (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and

12 Nov 2025 · Animal transport

Meeting with Tilly Metz (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and

20 Oct 2025 · Animal transport

Meeting with Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy (Member of the European Parliament) and Pro Wildlife

14 Oct 2025 · MEPs for Wildlife

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 284/2013 as regards the information to be submitted for plant protection products

2 Oct 2025

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 283/2013 as regards the information to be submitted for active substances

2 Oct 2025

Meeting with Sirpa Pietikäinen (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Oct 2025 · Fur Farming

Meeting with Tilly Metz (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Sept 2025 · Animal Testing

Meeting with Tilly Metz (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Sept 2025 · Fur Production

Response to Communication from the Commission on the follow-up from the European Citizens’ Initiative “Fur Free Europe”

23 Jul 2025

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council for on-farm animal welfare, including in response to the European Citizens’ Initiative “End the Cage Age”, for certain species and categories of animals.

16 Jul 2025

Meeting with Tilly Metz (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Jul 2025 · Animal testing

Meeting with Tilly Metz (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and VIER PFOTEN International

15 Jul 2025 · Animal transport

Meeting with Per Clausen (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Jul 2025 · Animal testing in upcoming reach directive

Meeting with Thomas Waitz (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and VIER PFOTEN International

12 Jun 2025 · Animal welfare during transport

Meeting with Maria Ohisalo (Member of the European Parliament) and International Fund for Animal Welfare

13 May 2025 · CITES resolution

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the “Strategy for European Life Sciences”

17 Apr 2025

Meeting with Michal Wiezik (Member of the European Parliament) and Eurogroup for Animals

2 Apr 2025 · Protection of wolves

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1141 to update the list of invasive alien species of Union concern

14 Mar 2025

Meeting with Maria Noichl (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

19 Feb 2025 · Animal transport

Meeting with Anja Hazekamp (Member of the European Parliament) and

19 Feb 2025 · Event animal transport

Meeting with Per Clausen (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Feb 2025 · "From Resilience to Recovery: The Role of Animals in Humanitarian Crises",

Meeting with Sirpa Pietikäinen (Member of the European Parliament)

6 Feb 2025 · Fur Farming

Meeting with Maria Noichl (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Eurogroup for Animals

28 Jan 2025 · Animal Welfare

Meeting with Arash Saeidi (Member of the European Parliament) and

15 Jan 2025 · Echange de point de vue

Meeting with Cristina De Avila (Head of Unit Environment) and

14 Jan 2025 · CITES: Transparency; the future Multi-Annual Financial Framework; EU Live Animal Transport Regulation; and Registration of Captive Breeding Facilities for Appendix-I Species

Meeting with Maria Noichl (Member of the European Parliament)

6 Nov 2024 · Broiler welfare

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... prohibiting the introduction into the Union of specimens of certain species of wild fauna and flora in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2770

7 Oct 2024

Meeting with Maria Noichl (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Jul 2024 · Animal Welfare

Meeting with Sebastian Everding (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Jul 2024 · Introductory meeting

Meeting with Tilly Metz (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Jul 2024 · Animal Welfare

Meeting with Lukas Sieper (Member of the European Parliament) and

16 Jul 2024 · Introductory meeting at networking event

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the protection of animals during transport and related operations, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005

9 Apr 2024

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down Union procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human use and establishing rules governing the European Medicines Agency, amending Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 and Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 726/2004, Regulation (EC) No 141/2000 and Regulation (EC) No 1901/2006

8 Nov 2023

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the Union code relating to medicinal products for human use, and repealing Directive 2001/83/EC and Directive 2009/35/EC

8 Nov 2023

Response to Revision of Textile Labelling Regulation, harmonising physical and digital labelling and improving information conveyed to the consumer on textile and related products

6 Sept 2023

25 Aug 2023

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards sustainability reporting standards

7 Jul 2023

Meeting with Maria Noichl (Member of the European Parliament)

6 Jun 2023 · Pig Welfare

Meeting with Maria Noichl (Member of the European Parliament)

23 May 2023 · Überarbeitung Tierschutzgesetzgebung

Meeting with Martin Häusling (Member of the European Parliament)

23 May 2023 · Allgemeiner Austausch

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards marketing standards for poultrymeat, and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 543/2008

10 May 2023

Meeting with Caroline Roose (Member of the European Parliament) and

20 Apr 2023 · Animal Welfare Intergroup - Tests sur les animaux

Meeting with Maria Noichl (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Mar 2023 · Pig welfare

Meeting with Martin Hojsík (Member of the European Parliament) and

11 Jan 2023 · Wildlife

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and

25 Oct 2022 · To discus Humane Society’s position concerning EU legislation on trophy hunting and EU position for the upcoming CITES CoP19.

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 as regards hazard classes and criteria for the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures

18 Oct 2022

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA Basic Regulation)

10 Oct 2022

Meeting with Caroline Roose (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion) and

1 Sept 2022 · Environmental Crime Directive (Protection of the environment through criminal law )

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on streamlining chemicals-related data flows, increasing data interoperability, dissemination and re-use across legislation, the notification of commissioned studies, the use of academic studies and the establishment of a mechanism for data generation for the purpose of chemical safety assessments in the context of the European chemicals regulatory framework

16 Aug 2022

Meeting with Tilly Metz (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Jul 2022 · Trophy Hunting

Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

5 Jul 2022 · Environmental Crime

Meeting with Sylwia Spurek (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Jul 2022 · climate catastrophe

Meeting with Ville Niinistö (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Apr 2022 · CITES (staff level)

Meeting with Anja Hazekamp (Member of the European Parliament) and

20 Apr 2022 · Animal Welfare

Response to Report assessing the rationale and legal feasibility of applying EU health and environmental standards (including animal welfare standards as well as processes and production methods) to imported agricultural and agri-food products as well as identifying the concrete initiatives to ensure better consistency in their application, in conformity with WTO rules

8 Mar 2022

Meeting with Andrea Vettori (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and ALTERTOX

23 Feb 2022 · Meeting with HSI and ALTERTOX on animal testing

Meeting with Andrea Vettori (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius)

10 Feb 2022 · Meeting to handover a petition regarding animal testing

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

10 Feb 2022 · Meeting to handover a petition regarding animal testing

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the protection of the environment through criminal law and replacing Directive 2008/99/EC

9 Feb 2022

Meeting with Andrea Vettori (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and

28 Jan 2022 · Trophy hunting in relation to EU biodiversity objectives

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and

28 Jan 2022 · Trophy hunting in relation to EU biodiversity objectives

Response to Revision of the Cosmetic Products Regulation (EC No 1223/2009) following the EU Chemicals Strategy for sustainability

1 Nov 2021

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an EU framework for a Union sustainable food system

26 Oct 2021

Response to Revision of the EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking

26 Oct 2021

Meeting with Camilla Bursi (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and

21 Oct 2021 · To discuss the TOX Strategy

Response to Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013 determining measures on fixing certain aids and refunds related to the common organisation of the markets in agricultural products as regards the aid scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in educational establishments (EU school scheme)

21 Jul 2021

Response to Commission proposal for a revision of the EU legislation on the welfare of animals

21 Jul 2021

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… amending Annexes VI to X to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)

16 Jul 2021

Response to Revision of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45 EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (CLP Regulation)

1 Jun 2021

Response to Revision of the Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)

1 Jun 2021

Response to Proposal for a Council Recommendation on a Pact for Research and Innovation in Europe

13 May 2021

Response to Proposal for a of Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on information provision and promotion measures concerning agricultural products implemented in the internal market and in third countries (recast R 1144/2014)

4 Mar 2021

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… amending Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein and Commission Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 laying down detailed rules concerning the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97

24 Feb 2021

Response to EU strategy for textiles

1 Feb 2021

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… amending Annexes VII to XI to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)

16 Nov 2020

Response to Fitness Check of the EU legislation on animal welfare of farmed animals

30 Jun 2020

Response to Chemicals strategy for sustainability

20 Jun 2020

Response to Amendment to the Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies

1 Apr 2020

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the Farm to Fork Strategy for a Sustainable Food System

19 Mar 2020

Response to Evaluation of the EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking

18 Mar 2020

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products

12 Mar 2020

Response to EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy

17 Jan 2020

Response to Evaluation of the European Union Strategy for the protection and welfare of animals (2012-2015)

7 Jun 2019

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2016/1141 to update the list of invasive alien species of Union concern

2 Apr 2019

Meeting with Marco Valletta (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis)

19 Feb 2019 · The establishment of a second EU Reference Centre for animal welfare

Meeting with Sebastien Paquot (Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella) and

22 Nov 2018 · CITES

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

17 Sept 2018 · EU Protein

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the Common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council

3 Aug 2018

Meeting with Elina Melngaile (Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

7 Feb 2017 · International Finance Institutions and Animal Welfare

Meeting with Aurore Maillet (Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella)

13 May 2015 · REACH

Meeting with Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner) and

30 Jan 2015 · The Food Chain, Innovation and Challenges, Food Information to Consumers, Nutrition, and Food Waste, Animal Health, Animal Welfare and Plant Health