History
British animal welfare organisation RSPCA took the initiative to set up Eurogroup for Animals after noticing more and more legislation relating to animals was being decided at a European level. Thus in 1980 Eurogroup for Animals was launched becoming the first coalition of animal welfare groups in Europe. It is also one of the longest established non-governmental organisations in Brussels. Over the years Eurogroup for Animals has grown to represent animal welfare organisations in nearly all countries of the European Union. It seized on the European Union’s expansion into central and east Europe to support animal welfare organisations there. International organisations such as International Fund for Animal Welfare, Compassion in World Farming and World Society for the Protection of Animals are now also members of Eurogroup for Animals.
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