2. Pan-European advocacy organisation
45 member organisations
24 EU Member States + Switzerland, Norway and Serbia

3. OUR CORE TASKS REPRESENT CIVIL SOCIETY CAMPAIGN TO DRIVE CHANGE
EXCHANGE BEST PRACTICE + KNOWLEDGE

4. LEGISLATIVE RESTRICTION AT EU LEVEL
TRADE AND WILDLIFE EXPLOITATION MINIMISED
BAN OF FUR FARMING
BAN OF ANIMALS IN CIRCUSES
NUMBER OF EXOTIC PETS DECREASED

5. During the preparation of the Regulation 1143/2014 Eurogroup for Animals has:
lobbied the EU institutions for wildlife-friendly legislation on IAS
participated to the consultation process
submitted common position papers and documentation

6. Our wins: Our losses: 50-species caps removed;
regional collaboration for management of IAS native to EU;
polluter pays principle;
animal welfare considerations (Arts. 17 & 19).
Our losses:
The Union List of terrestrial vertebrates will be a Negative List;
lack of criteria to identify “humane methods” for management and eradication measures ;
no reference to funding or strategies for placing confiscated/ unwanted animals.

7. Eurogroup’s main areas of interest on IAS
Develop, exchange and spread scientifically based best practices for humane management of IAS in Member States (Arts. 17 &19). Control methods should be clearly identified considering the target specificity, effectiveness humaneness, cost, environmental impact, etc.

8. Develop guidance on strategies for handling confiscated and unwanted pets: no reference to funding or strategies for placing animals are included in Arts

9. Adopt a positive list of exotic pets in Member States: international pet trade is a main pathway for IAS.