Tierschutzgesetzgebung auf europäischer Ebene

• European Convention on the Protection of Animals kept for Farming purposes, 10/3/1976
• Protocol of Amendment to the European Convention for the Protection of Animals kept for Farming Purposes, 6/2/1992

• European Convention for the Protection of Animals for Slaughter, 10/5/1979

• European Convention for the Protection of Animals during International Transport (Revised), 6/11/2003

• European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals, 13/11/1987

• European Convention for the Protection of Vertebrate Animals used for Experimental and Other Scientific Purposes, 18/3/1986
• Protocol of amendment to the European Convention for the Protection of Vertebrate Animals used for Experimental and other Scientific Purposes, 22/6/1998

• Protocol on protection and welfare of animals, Annexed to the Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts, OJ C 340/01 du 10.11.1997
• Art. III-121, Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, OJ EU. C 310/55 du 16.12.2004
• Art.13, Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, OJ C 306, 17.12.2007:

"In formulating and implementing the Union's agriculture, fisheries, transport, internal market, research and technological development and space policies, the Union and the Member States shall, since animals are sentient beings, pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals, while respecting the legislative or administrative provisions and customs of the Member States relating in particular to religious rites, cultural traditions and regional heritage."

• Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1255/97, 5.1.2005

• Council Directive 74/577/EEC of 18 November 1974 on stunning of animals before slaughter, OJ L 316, 26/11/1974
• Council Directive 93/119/EC of 22 December 1993 on the protection of animals at the time of slaughter or killing, 22/12/1993
• Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of 24 September 2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing, 18.11.2009

• Council Directive 98/58/EC of 20 July 1998 concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes, 8.8.1998
• Laying hens: Council Directive 1999/74/EC of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens, 3.8.1999
• Calves: Council Directive 2008/119/EC of 18 December 2008 laying down minimum standards for the protection of calves (Codified version), 15.1.2009
• Pigs: Council Directive 2001/88/EC of 23 October 2001 amending Directive 91/630/EEC laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs, 1.12.2001
• Broilers: Council Directive 2007/43/EC of 28 June 2007 laying down minimum rules for the protection of chickens kept for meat production, 12.7.2007

• Council Directive of 24 November 1986 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States regarding the protection of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes (86/609/EEC)
• Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes, 20.10.2010

• Directive 2003/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 February 2003 amending Council Directive 76/768/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products, 11.3.2003

• Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals and amending Council Directive 92/65/EEC, 13.6.2003

• Leghold traps: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 of 4 November 1991 prohibiting the use of leghold traps in the Community and the introduction into the Community of pelts and manufactured goods of certain wild animal species originating in countries which catch them by means of leghold traps or trapping methods which do not meet international humane trapping standards, 09.11.1991
• Seal pups: Council Directive 83/129/EEC of 28 March 1983 concerning the importation into Member States of skins of certain seal pups and products derived therefrom, 09/04/1983
• Seals: Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on trade in seal products, 31.10.2009
• Regulation (EU) 2015/1775 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 on trade in seal products and repealing Commission Regulation (EU) No 737/2010
• Cats and dogs: Regulation (EC) No 1523/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2007 banning the placing on the market and the import to, or export from, the Community of cat and dog fur, and products containing such fur (Text with EEA relevance), 27.12.2007

• Council Regulation (EC) No 812/2004 of 26 April 2004 laying down measures concerning incidental catches of cetaceans in fisheries and amending Regulation (EC) No 88/98, 24.5.2004

• COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 1999/22/EC of 29 March 1999 relating to the keeping of wild animals in zoos OJ L 94/24, 9. 4. 1999