IFAW seeks to motivate the public to prevent cruelty to animals and to promote animal welfare and conservation policies that advance the well-being of both animals and people.

45. Fundamentally supports the announced intention to develop and explore the use of integrated and uniform animal protection indicators; considers that such indicators must have a sound scientific basis, must be objective, measurable and replicable, and must help ensure that animal protection standards are transparent; considers it necessary to integrate animal health aspects into such indicators; considers that integrated and uniform indicators should facilitate monitoring, reduce red tape and yield scientific results that are comparable between Member States;

61. Calls on the Commission to strive for recognition of the non-trade concerns in the framework of the WTO or further consensus at the international level on animal protection standards before sharpening legislation on animal protection within the EU;

We need measures to keep the public better informed about modern animal-protection methods and applied animal protection.

59. Calls on the Commission to strive for recognition of the non-trade concerns in the framework of the WTO or further consensus at the international level on animal protection standards before sharpening legislation on animal protection within the European Union;

demonstrate that the EU keeps animal welfare high on the political agenda and remains in the lead for animal protection, show industry’s approach to promote actively research in alternative methods, illustrate progress made in the area of alternative methods to animal tests at EU and international level, identify further possibilities to improve development and validation of alternative methods.