Vol. 78 No. 2 (2023)
Review Articles

Animal welfare in the Common Agricultural Policy evolution

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  • Carla Zarbà,
  • Biagio Pecorino,
  • Gioacchino Pappalardo
Carla Zarbà
Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania
Biagio Pecorino
Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania
Gioacchino Pappalardo
Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/rea-14423

Published 2023-12-31

Keywords

  • animal welfare,
  • livestock,
  • Common Agricultural Policy,
  • regulation,
  • European Union

How to Cite

Zarbà, C., Pecorino, B., & Pappalardo, G. (2023). Animal welfare in the Common Agricultural Policy evolution. Italian Review of Agricultural Economics (REA), 78(2), 97–107. https://doi.org/10.36253/rea-14423

Copyright (c) 2023 Carla Zarbà, Biagio Pecorino, Gioacchino Pappalardo

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Abstract

Animal welfare assumes a certain relevance within a farm context in the European Union through the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). In the face of a wide range of animal welfare legislation enacted in Europe since the 1970s, also following ambitious public and private debates sometimes supported by scientific research, “animal welfare” has been part of the CAP since 1999. This paper outlines the evolutionary path of the animal welfare issue within the CAP, underlining the role it plays in a context of interrelations with other central and recurrent strategic themes in European policies. Indeed, the role of animal welfare within the CAP has been increasingly valorized and addressed to animal-oriented protection while intersecting with different strategic objectives over the course of time, which currently relate particularly to the environment and climate with the aim of supporting the ecological transition highlighting the practical implications for involved farmers and stakeholders. The new provisions of the CAP will take effect from 2023 until 2027, whereas currently Regulation (EU) 2020/2220 covers the delay concerning the Commission’s legislative proposals on the CAP after 2020. The paper drafts the regulatory progression of the virtuous path that the new CAP has consolidated over time for the improvement of animal welfare in the livestock sector, which is also linked to the future development of innovative technologies for a strategic approach including digital methods at farm and/or animal level.

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