End the Cage Age: From Citizens’ initiative to Courtroom Executive Summary The European Citizens’ Initiative End the Cage Age mobilised 1.4 million citizens across Europe to call for the phase-out of cages for farmed animals. In 2021, the European Commission publicly committed to proposing legislation by 2023 — yet no proposal was presented. The case …
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Insect Sentience: Towards Their Inclusion in EU Animal Welfare Law Across the EU, billions of insects are bred, transported, and killed each year in food and feed supply chains, yet they remain largely invisible in EU animal-welfare law. While Union law recognises animals as sentient beings, insects are still treated as commodities. For animal lawyers, …
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SPIRIDON II: The Ship of Horror Exposing Crimes Against Animality & The Need for Systemic Change The SPIRIDON II tragedy is another stark example of the crimes against animality that must be internationally banned — and of the urgent need to transform the current food system that allows such horrendous situations, with billions of animals …
Introduction The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is one of the most widely ratified human rights treaties in history, binding almost all states under international law. Its provisions, particularly those concerning the protection of children from violence and the right to a healthy environment, offer a compelling legal foundation to …
France Pushes Factory Farming Forward: The Legal Imperative to Repeal the Duplomb Law In August 2025, the French Parliament adopted the controversial ‘Duplomb Law’ (Law n° 2025-794 of 11 August 2025). Despite massive public opposition, the Constitutional Council validated Article 3, opening the way for a new wave of factory farming expansion in France. Much of …
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How Emerging Animal Rights Are Reshaping Global Animal Law? Key Insights from Dr Saskia Stucki (2025) Are animal rights a utopian ideal — or an emerging legal reality? A powerful new analysis by the well-known animal rights law scholar Saskia Stucki — titled “Emerging Animal Rights and Their Pluralistic Foundations: Anthropocentric, Zoocentric, and Ecocentric Rationales”— answers …
Animal Welfare and Protection Laws in Kenya By Brenda Karimi Animal Lawyer in Kenya, Founder of The Animal Ally Kenya is famous for its rich wildlife and large farming communities, making animal welfare a key concern. The 2010 Constitution requires the state to protect both domestic and wild animals reflecting their importance for tourism, livelihoods, …
🌍WAJ Project Launch for African Animal Advocacy! The First African Database of Animal Anti-Cruelty Laws Discover the AFRICAN ANIMAL LAW DATABASE here World Animal Justice (WAJ), in collaboration with Lawyers for Animal Protection in Africa (LAPA), and with the support of the Animal Law Reform South Africa (ALRSA) is proud to announce the upcoming launch of a …
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Co-authored by WAJ Founding Director Dr Sabine Brels, and WAJ Expert in International Wildlife Crime Dr Meganne Natali Introduction As global conversations intensify ahead of the 15th United Nations Crime Congress, World Animal Justice (WAJ) is actively engaged as a member of the Alliance on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. This week, we have contributed …
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The European Declaration of Animal Rights (EDAR): Which Potential Implications? Abstract The European Declaration of Animal Rights (EDAR), released on February 17, 2025, is a guiding step forward in advancing legal protections for animals. Notably, it acknowledges a new legal personhood for animals, laying the groundwork for the incremental recognition of animal rights, and calls for …
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