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http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/5704728de5423d7e https://verfassungsblog.de/animals-eu-charter/ Animals and the EU Charter - The Potential for an Animal Turn in EU Law Herlin-Karnell, Ester eng 2025-07-02 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Charta der Grundrechte | Europäische Union EU Charter EU Law EU Treaties animal rights animal welfare Charta der Grundrechte | Europäische Union Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights remains silent on animal rights, even as a growing number of constitutions worldwide now explicitly protect animals. While the EU already recognises animals as sentient beings under Article 13 TFEU, this recognition has yet to translate into meaningful constitutional safeguards. Embedding animal welfare into the Charter would align the Union with global developments and help move its integration project beyond an overly anthropocentric model.