Findings and Analyses: Our Reports and Specialist Articles

Welcome to our page featuring reports and specialist articles covering a wide range of topics relating to animal policy, animal rights and abuses in the animal industry. As an animal rights organisation, our aim is to bring about positive change for animals through well-founded analyses and research findings. Our reports and articles offer detailed insights into current developments, challenges and potential solutions within the industry. Explore our collection of publications, which help to raise awareness and promote the transition towards a fairer society for animals.

Report on the Systematic Culling of Male Chicks in the EU

Every year, hundreds of millions of chicks are killed in the European Union by the egg and foie gras industries. To bring about an EU-wide ban on this widespread practice, Animal Society, as part of a coalition of 18 European NGOs, has drawn up a detailed report for the European Commission.
This report contains relevant facts and figures, key animal welfare considerations, an assessment of available alternatives and more.

Chickens, Deer, Democracy – and How They Fit Together

This position paper from Animal Society marks a starting point. It calls for the political representation of animals to finally be given a genuine place in our democracy. Authors Philipp von Gall and Georgina Spieth not only compile practical and theoretical reasons for policy reorientation, but also present three concrete reform steps.

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