Lobby organisation
AAP Animal Advocacy and Protection
NGO / non-profit · Environment & climate · HQ: Netherlands · Transparency Register entry
As of 9 September 2026, AAP Animal Advocacy and Protection appears in 14 declared MEP meetings (9 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.
In their own words
“AAP, Animal Advocacy and Protection, is a European animal welfare organization based in the Netherlands and Spain. For over 50 years, we have been dedicated to protecting the welfare of wild ("exotic") animals through rescues, providing solutions for law enforcement, and advocating for comprehensive regulations to address the inherent risks to the wildlife pet trade. Through close collaboration with governments…”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 14 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2025–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (9 in 2025).
Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.
The MEPs they meet most
The 14 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 2026 | César Luena | EU positive list of animal species |
| 8 Jun 2026 | Tilly Metz | Animal Transport and Positive Liste |
| 5 Jun 2026 | Niels Fuglsang | Animal welfare - positive list |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Anja Hazekamp | Animal Welfare |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Maria Noichl | positive list, animal transport |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Tilly Metz | Site Visit on Animal Welfare and Positive List |
| 16 Oct 2025 | Stefan Köhler | Politischer Austausch zu EU-Positivlisten für exotische Tiere |
| 24 Sep 2025 | Tilly Metz | Positive List |
| 24 Sep 2025 | Petras Auštrevičius | Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability |
| 18 Sep 2025 | Niels Fuglsang | Animal Welfare |
| 17 Jul 2025 | Pekka Toveri | Current Topics in EU - The exotic animal trade in Europe |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Maria Noichl | EU positive list (animals) |
| 4 Jun 2025 | Raquel García Hermida-van der Walle | Dierenrechten |
| 8 May 2025 | César Luena | CITES |
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