The most likely is Agriculture under Title II of the EC Treaty;          however this would probably not be supportable as animal welfare is not listed as a defined objective of the Common Agricultural Policy; all other ways into this option would be similarly open to legal challenge.   A second way in would be to change the terms of the EC Treaty to allow for legislation based on the need to protect Animal Welfare.   There have in fact been numerous attempts to achieve this, most        recently in the negotiations over the Treaty of Lisbon, however they have not been successful. The closest has been a protocol in the Treaty of Amsterdam which requires EU institutions to take into account the animal welfare implications of EU legislation.   Any amendment of the Treaties would have to be performed by the    governments of the Member States, so this would be a matter to lobby the government in Westminster about. There is much controversy over the Treaty of Lisbon, and controversies over Maastricht in the 1990s,   it is not a small task to amend the EC Treaty as it is essentially changing the rules on how the EU works, and is therefore a natural lightning rod for political controversy. The third way would be for legislation to be brought in by the Spanish government, which has unlimited power to bring in legislation on animal rights in Spain. This would realistically be the most likely method as it would not be open to legal challenge. It would also be most appropriate as the mistreatment of Galgos occurs overwhelmingly in only one EU country, Spain, and EU law should ideally be applicable to all or most    EU countries. The next holder of the rotating Presidency of the European Council     will be Spain, and this will inevitably draw attention to the Spanish           government’s record on animal rights.       6