{"id":6087,"date":"2026-04-17T15:30:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T13:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/college-van-b-en-w\/beleidsstukken-en-visies\/natuur-duurzaamheid\/nota-dierenwelzijn-2025-2028\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T15:52:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T13:52:51","slug":"nota-dierenwelzijn-2025-2028","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/en\/college-van-b-en-w\/beleidsstukken-en-visies\/natuur-duurzaamheid\/nota-dierenwelzijn-2025-2028","title":{"rendered":"Animal Welfare Policy 2025\u20132028"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-acfblock=\"Tekst\" class=\"section a section--green-lighter e-tekst\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col article-content__content-custom-1220 editor elementOnTop\">\r\n<p>Apeldoorn cares deeply about animals and therefore takes its responsibilities seriously. Our ambitions and responsibilities go beyond what is required by law. This policy document sets out exactly how the municipality of Apeldoorn views its role.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div data-acfblock=\"Lijstblok-type-2\" class=\"section section--green-lighter\">\r\n  <div class=\"container\">\r\n    <div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\r\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-11 elementOnTop\">\r\n        <div class=\"editor__content-block editor__white-content-block\">\r\n<div class=\"editor\">\r\n<h2>Download the memo<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<ul class=\"lb-ul__link-list two-columns\">\r\n    <li class=\"lb-ul__li\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nota-dierenwelzijn-2025-2028.pdf\" class=\"a-lb-ul__list-item\">Animal Welfare Policy 2025\u20132028 (pdf, 2MB)<\/a>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apeldoorn cares deeply about animals and therefore takes its responsibilities seriously. 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