The Council on Animal Affairs (Raad voor Dierenaangelegenheden RDA) is an independent Dutch council of experts that gives the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature solicited and unsolicited advice on multidisciplinary issues in the field of animal welfare and health (more)
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The Council on Animal Affairs (Raad voor Dierenaangelegenheden) is interested in how people look at animals and whether trends can be observed in this. That is why the Council repeated the public survey, which was conducted for the first time in 2019. Last year we launched State of the Animal 2024. With results, reflections, abrasive issues and the Council's agenda for the upcoming years. Now there is an English version of this report.
04-03-2025 | 10:14
29-06-2022 | 18:19
In February 2021 the Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality requested an advice on the preconditions for animals to ...
10-11-2021 | 09:00
The Dutch Council on Animal Affairs considers issues around the growing of human organs, tissues and cells in animals for ...
12-07-2021 | 14:09
This was stated by RDA chairman Jan Staman on 25 June 2021 at the EurSafe conference.
23-02-2021 | 12:34
The Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality has the ambition to protect and improve animal health and welfare in ...
26-06-2019 | 12:13
On 21 June 2019, the Dutch Council on Animal Affairs (Raad voor Dierenaangelegenheden, RDA) and the Commission on Genetic ...
