Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Date published 19 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Companion animal welfare in EU

Intended results Support for more consistent legislation regarding welfare and permanent marking of pets in EU Member States

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dr Andrew Kelly, ISPCA Chief Executive Officer

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

European Parliament, Brussels Accompanied by Andreas Erler of Eurogroup for Animals of which ISPCA is a member, seeking support for more consistent legislation for companion animal welfare and permanent marking (microchipping) across Member States.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Mairead McGuinness MEP (European Parliament)

Marian Harkin MEP (European Parliament)