Animal category: Equines

Scientific review examining the use of the term "animal-based measures" in scientific articles on animal welfare, noting that the term is rarely used and that there is no consensus on the definition.

Review article on the proper assessment of indicators of consciousness and unconsciousness: moment at which the assessment is carried out, interpretation of the assessment, particular areas for vigilance depending on the assessment method used.

Question on the identity of the authority responsible for implementing the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union on the protection of live animals during transport.

Scientific paper testing animal- and environment- based welfare indicators for use on free-roaming horses. The test focused on ease of use, repeatability and reliability.

Scientific review of the behavioural and physiological responses of horses in terms of stress, active behaviours, passive behaviours and abnormal behaviours, when their basic needs (social contact, presence of companions, freedom of movement, access to forage) are not fully met.

EPRS Briefing on the sanction systems applied by Member States where there is a violation of Regulation 1/2005 on the transport of live animals. This briefing is one of four requested by the Committee of Inquiry on Animal Protection during Transport (ANIT) as part of its assessment of the implementation of the regulation by Member States.

Scientific article comparing the governance of animal welfare in Norway and Sweden, examining in particular the account taken of ethical considerations, the choice of legal tools, compliance mechanisms and the implementation of standard controls.

Parliamentary question on the recent blockage of live animal transport vessels in the Suez Canal, and on the measures the European Commission is going to take concerning Romania, which is responsible for 11 of them, and which has not complied with European regulations on animal transport.

Parliamentary question calling for a ban on the transport of live animals by sea or, at least, for its regulation to be tightened.

Scientific paper describing the development of a chronic pain assessment scale for horses based on behavioural and facial expression indicators, and testing it on horses with and without chronic pain for intra- and inter-observer reliability