Animal category: Felines

Assemblée nationale : réponse écrite aux questions n°3208 : Application de la loi visant à lutter contre la maltraitance animale, et n°3072 : Vente illégale d’animaux sur Internet

Questions: Ms Lisa Belluco (Vienne (1st constituency) - Écologiste et Social). Mr. Kévin Pfeffer (Moselle (6th constituency) - Rassemblement National). Answer: French Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Published in 2025

Questions from two Deputies to he Government on loopholes in the application of the 2021 law against animal abuse, particularly in the area of illegal sales of animals on the internet and the persistence of certain practices in pet shops. In response, the Ministry lists the actions it has already undertaken (decrees, controls, tools for verifying online ads) and announces a national plan for pet welfare, constructed around five axes. A regulatory review is also underway to better supervise the keeping of animals in pet shops in connection with online sales.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Canines, Felines, Exotic pets

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Assemblée nationale : réponse écrite à la question n°1079 : Mise en œuvre du plan pour le bien-être animal

Question: Corinne Vignon (Haute-Garonne (3rd constituency) - Ensemble pour la République). Answer: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty.

Published in 2025

Corine Vignon (Ensemble pour la République) has asked the Ministry about follow-up actions following the national pet welfare plan launched in May 2024. The Government reminds her that this plan aims to combat abandonment and abuse through coordinated actions between ministries and those active in the sector. It is based on five axes, including improving knowledge, training, strengthening regulations and funding. Interministerial governance and tools such as the "Ma sécurité" platform will enable better monitoring and more effective application of measures.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

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Assemblée nationale : réponse écrite à la question n°128 : Euthanasies d’animaux

Question: Mme Maud Petit (Val-de-Marne (4th district) - Les Démocrates). Answer: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty.

Published in 2025

In response to a question from a Deputy on the abusive euthanasia practices of some shelters and pounds, the French government replies that it is closely monitoring the issue of animal euthanasia, and has set up the Observatoire de la protection des carnivores domestiques (OCAD) to improve the collection of information on abandonment and euthanasia figures. The oversight framework for the pet trade is designed to limit impulse buying and encourage responsible adoption. OCAD is continuing its work to refine the data and strengthen animal protection.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

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Assemblée nationale : réponse écrite à la question n°1077 : Interdiction de la vente de chiens et chats dans les animaleries

Question: M. Karine Lebon (Réunion (2nd district) - Gauche Démocrate et Républicaine). Answer: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty.

Published in 2025

In response to a question from a Deputy on the fact that, although the sale of dogs and cats in pet shops has been illegal since January 2024, the absence of penalties hampers enforcement, the government notes that the temporary accommodation in pet shops of animals involved in online sales is tolerated. It is also working on strengthening the European regulations on the welfare and traceability of pets.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

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Instruction technique : Avenant – Modalités d’attribution et de mobilisation de la dotation budgétaire de trois millions d’euros dédiée à la stérilisation des chats errants par les collectivités territoriales et inscrite dans la loi de finances pour l’année 2024

Animal Welfare Office DGAL/SDSBEA

Published in 2025

Technical instruction extending the deadline for the spending of grants allocated in 2024 for the sterilization of stray and domestic cats by local authorities.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Felines

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Assemblée nationale : réponse écrite à la question n°3207 : Abandons d’animaux, obligation d’identification et stérilisation

Question: Aurélien Dutremble (RN). Answer: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Published in 2025

Question from an Assembly member to the French government on  overcrowding in shelters and the rise  in animal abandonment. The French Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty lists the animal protection measures it is bringing into force through a dedicated plan. The plan aims to prevent abandonment, improve the management of stray animals and increase penalties for non-compliance, while bringing funding streams and interministerial cooperation to bear.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

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Face readers

Christa Lesté-Lasserre

Published in 2025

Article reviewing the multiple potential benefits of AI for the analysis of animals' facial expressions and detection of signs of pain or complex emotions, in which it sometimes performs better than human experts. Researchers are developing algorithms capable of interpreting the emotional states of dogs, cats, horses and primates using deep learning and annotated image databases. However, scientists remain wary of the lack of transparency in the decisions made by AI, and are seeking to combine facial analysis with other indicators to refine the assessment of animal welfare.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Canine, Equine, Feline

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Pain, Identification, Wellfare indicators

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Order of July 19, 2024 publishing the list of training organizations authorized to deliver continuing professional development training for those working with domestic pets.

L. Maurer

Published in 2024

Arrêté ministériel modifiant l’encadrement de la formation pour l’ACACED

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

Keywords:Animal trade, Education, Identification, Abuse

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Assessing the impact of a human behaviour change intervention to reduce owner-related barriers to interactive cat play

Mikel Delgado, Ellen Marcinkiewicz, Paul Rhodes, Sarah LH Ellis

Published in 2025

Surveys conducted before and after a digital educational campaign to encourage cat owners to play more often with their pets with a wand toy by removing or reducing several of the barriers identified in the COM-B model (capability, opportunity and motivation). Following the campaign, 35.3% of participants increased the frequency of play, and capability and motivational barriers were reduced, leading to a reduction in behavioral problems in their cats.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Felines

Keywords:Education, Enrichment, Human-animal relationships

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Computational investigation of the social function of domestic cat facial signals

George Martvel, Lauren Scott, Brittany Florkiewicz, Anna Zamansky, Ilan Shimshoni & Teddy Lazebnik

Published in 2024

Study using CatFACS manual coding and facial cues automatically detected by AI to categorize affiliative and non-affiliative  interactions between cats. It shows that rapid facial mimicry is more frequent in affiliative contexts, particularly in ear movements. These results open up new perspectives on the analysis of facial signals and cat emotions using AI.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Felines

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Socialization

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