European Commission 31 March 2021, COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT EVALUATION of the European Union Strategy for the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2012-2015

Table of contents 1.Introduction 1.1 Purpose and scope 2.Background to the intervention 3.Implementation / state of Play 3.1 Description of the current situation 3.2 Ongoing Commission activities on animal welfare 4.Method 4.1 Short description of methodology 4.2 Limitations and robustness of findings 5.Analysis and answers to the evaluation questions 5.1 Relevance 5.2 Coherence 5.