Animal category: Equines

Animaux de compagnie, équidés… Tout savoir sur le certificat d’engagement et de connaissance

French Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Published in 2023

Document from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty pulling together all the information on the certificate of commitment and knowledge for keepers of equids required by the French law to combat animal abuse of November 30, 2021 and specified in its first implementing Decree of July 18, 2022.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories:Canine, Equine, Feline

Keywords: Adoption,Abandonment, Education, Human-animal relationships, Population management, abuse, Societal issues

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European Parliament: written answer to question E-002217/23: Protection of Equidae

Question: Maria Spyraki (PPE). Answer: Protection of Equidae

Published in 2023

Answer to a question concerning the information available to the European Commission on the abuse of working equids in Member States, particularly in Greece, and its intentions to increase measures to combat equid abuse. 

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Societal issues, abuse, Human-animal relationships

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European Parliament: written answer to question P-002012/23: Additional measures during animal transportation this summer

Question: Anja Hazekamp (The Left). Answer: Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2023

Answer to a question on how the European Commission intends to apply the regulations banning the transport of live animals when temperatures exceed specified thresholds, and whether it intends to carry out additional temperature checks.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords:Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Transport

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Final Report of an Audit of Croatia carried out from 2 May to 14 October 2022 in order to Evaluate Animal Welfare Controls During Transport by Livestock Vessel to non-EU Countries

DG SANTE

Published in 2023

Audit report identifying weaknesses in the current system to control the protection of animals transported by sea from Croatia to third countries, including the absence of documented procedures to for the authorization of transporters by sea and the failure of inspectors to identify certain deficiencies. It contains three recommendations to the competent authorities to improve the effectiveness of the official system for the protection of animal welfare during sea transport.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords:Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Transport

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Remote ante mortem inspection - Possibilities for improved sustainability in low-capacity slaughter

Arja Helena Kautto, Ingrid Medin, Viktor Almqvist, Sofia Boqvist, Ivar Vågsholm

Published in 2023

Scientific article comparing the effectiveness of remote compulsory official ante-mortem inspections carried out via video link with on-site inspections, with a view to reducing the need for official veterinarians to travel, thus compensating for the lack of available manpower for these inspections, while also reducing costs and CO2 emissions.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords:Carcass quality, Stress, Transport

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Transport d'animaux vivants - Memento de la réglementation : un guide pour le contrôle sur route

Welfarm and Animals' Angels

Published in 2015

Practical guide to European transport regulations, infringements and penalties by species, and various associated official documents. Containing numerous diagrams and illustrations.

Document Types: Good practice guide

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords:Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Transport

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Equine piroplasmosis

WOAH

Published in 2023

WHOA web page with the updated WHOA Equine Standard on equine piroplasmosis

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Risk management, Transport

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Contagious equine metritis

WOAH

Published in 2023

WHOA web page with the updated WHOA Equine Standard on Contagious Equine Metritis

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Risk management, Transport

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Horses discriminate human body odors between fear and joy contexts in a habituation-discrimination protocol

Plotine Jardat, Alexandra Destrez, Fabrice Damon, Zoé Menard--Peroy, Céline Parias, Philippe Barrière, Matthieu Keller, Ludovic Calandreau, Léa Lansade

Published in 2023

Scientific article describing the use of a habituation-discrimination protocol which showed that horses were able to distinguish human odors produced in contexts of fear and happiness.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Human-animal relationships

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