Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.6 Fte (5)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
AAP Animal Advocacy and Protection (AAP)
EU Transparency Register
995635233551-89 First registered on 15 Jan 2019
Goals / Remit
Globally recognized for its expertise in caring for primates and other non-domesticated exotic animals, AAP also stimulates public debate and political decision-making, including by giving input to legislative consultations, providing expert advice to policy-makers throughout Europe and educating the broader public. Our rescue experience of nearly 50 years has provided us with a unique perspective on the myriad of problems that exotic animals endure in Europe, which informs our advocacy work. We can keep rescuing tigers from circuses and degus from private owners for generations to come, but only better policies and legislation will solve the problem for good.
Keeping non-domesticated exotic animals as pets or in inadequate conditions, trading them illegally or exploiting them in the entertainment industry often leads to severe welfare problems. We take on those subjects that are causing or likely to cause the most problems in practice.Main EU files targeted
- EU Green Deal - EU Biodiversity Strategy
- EU Action Plan Against Wildlife Trafficking
- Animal Health Law & Delegated Acts
- Zoo Directive
- EU Wildlife Trade Regulations
- Invasive Alien Species Regulation
- EU Animal Welfare Law
- EU Animal Welfare StrategyAddress
Head Office
Kemphaanpad 1
Almere 1305 AH - 50313
NETHERLANDSEU Office
Kemphaanpad 1
Almere 1305 AH - 50313
NETHERLANDSWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
5
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 2 25% 2 10% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.6
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 19 Apr 2024
Name Start date End Date Ms Marieke VREEKEN 19 Jun 2020 19 Jun 2021 Ms Raquel GARCIA-VAN DER WALLE 02 Apr 2020 02 Apr 2021 Ms Raquel GARCIA-VAN DER WALLE 06 Apr 2019 02 Apr 2020 Ms Marieke VREEKEN 06 Apr 2019 02 Apr 2020 Ms Raquel GARCÍA-VAN DER WALLE 06 Apr 2019 01 Apr 2020 Complementary Information
As a member organization of Eurogroup for Animals (www.eurogroupforanimals.org) and the European Alliance of Rescue Centres and Sanctuaries (EARS), AAP is also represented by their staff when interacting with the European institutions on policy subjects relevant to AAP. That accounts for 50% of the time of 1 person at Eurogroup for Animals and 10% of the time of 1 person at EARS.
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
- Eurogroup for Animals - www.eurogroupforanimals.org
- European Alliance of Rescue Centres and Sanctuaries - www.ears.org
- Species Survival Network - www.ssn.org
- Dierencoalitie (Netherlands) - www.dierencoalitie.nl
- InfoCircos (Spain) - www.infocircos.orgMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
11,341,145€
Major funding types in closed year
Public financing, EU funding, Donations, Other
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Grant European Solidarity Corps 114,203€ Major contributions in current year
Type Name Amount Grant European Solidarity Corps 100,480€ Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
Welfare and conservation of animals
Communication activities
- Exotic pet trade in the EU - European Parliament event - June 2016
- Think Positive: Why Europe needs Positive Lists to regulate the sale and keeping of exotic pets - February 2017
- European press release about poll re: attitudes towards wild animals in circuses - October 2018
- European press release about European elections and animal welfare commitments of MEPs - June 2019
- Release of report "The Big Cat in the Room" about exotic pet keeping regulations in the EU - June 2019
- Breaking Point: The European Wildlife Rescue Crisis - conference in the European Parliament - November 2019
- Awareness about need for an EU-Positive List for pets to help prevent future pandemics - March-July 2020
- Communications and advocacy actions around release of EU Biodiversity Strategy - May-July 2020
- Submission of petition for an EU Positive List to EP PETI Committee - December 2020
- Communication and campaigning actions on joint campaign #EUStopCircusSuffering for EU ban on wild animals in circuses - March 2021-ongoing
- Submission to the public consultation on the EU Environmental Crime Directive revision - March 2021
- Communications and advocacy actions around the adoption of the EP resolution on the EU Biodiversity Strategy - May-June 2021
- Presentation of report "Infected & Undetected" at online event on the unregulated exotic pet trade in the EU + European press release about the report - June 2021
- Call with EU Commission officials on the unregulated exotic pet trade in the EU and the need for an EU Positive List: June 2021
- Handover of petition with 1 million signatures for an EU ban on the use of wild animals in circuses to the European Parliament - October 2021
-Input to public and expert consultations on the revision of the EU Action Plan Against Wildlife Trafficking - December 2021
- Gave a presentation in a hearing of the EP PETI Committee on our petition no.0786/2020 for an EU Positive List for pets (petition submitted in December 2020) - May 2022
- Co-organized an event with Eurogroup for Animals to launch a White Paper on the feasibility of an EU Positive List for pets - March 2023Other activities
AAP meets regularly with representatives of the EU institutions with the goal of providing them with relevant information regarding the situation of and problems around exotic, non-domesticated mammals in Europe.
Meetings
Meetings
None declared