Resources allocated to animal welfare

Priority question for written answer P-000369/2026
to the Commission
Rule 144
Manuela Ripa (PPE)

In 2024, following repeated calls from EU citizens, the Commission appointed the first-ever Commissioner responsible for animal welfare. The Commissioner is currently responsible for several major files related to animal welfare, including the forthcoming response to the European Citizens' Initiative entitled 'Fur Free Europe', concerning the revision of EU farm animal welfare legislation, and the implementation of new legislation on the welfare of dogs and cats.

In this context, could the Commission clarify the following in concrete terms:

• 1.How many resources (in terms of the number of full-time equivalent staff and other relevant staff or budgetary allocations) are currently dedicated to animal welfare, both within the Commissioner's cabinet and at directorate-general level?
• 2.What changes are expected in terms of the resources it allocates specifically to animal welfare in the coming years?

Submitted: 29.1.2026