Published in 2025
Update to the DGAL technical instruction of 14/11/2022, invoving changes to the content of the compulsory certificate of commitment and knowledge that must now be issued prior to the acquisition of a pet.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Canines, Felines, Exotic pets
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
Published in 2024
eScientific good practice review to improve consideration of animal welfare in development projects in developing countries. Good practices extend to the governance structures of development organizations, staff training and standard operating procedures relating to water, feed, housing, social isolation, enrichment, drainage and waste disposal, disease, invasive procedures, transport, slaughter, breed selection, record keeping, and monitoring and evaluation of results.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Canines, Felines, Exotic pets
Keywords:Societal issues, Population management, One Welfare, Human-animal relationship
Published in 2024
Scientific article promoting "One Health" approaches to humanitarian crisis management to improve planning and preparation for the full range of disaster risks affecting humans, other animals and the environment when domestic animals and people are moved together.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Canines, Felines, Exotic pets
Key word:Societal issues, Population management, One Welfare
Published in 2024
Analysis of a survey of those involved in the trading or exhibition of reptiles in Europe and the United States. At least 10 animal welfare issues and 5 public health and safety issues identified in the survey lead its authors to conclude that the lack of monitoring and control at reptile shows, combined with their frequency, necessitate a ban on these events.
Document Types: Scientific review
Keywords:Abandonment, Adoption, Animal trade, Education, Ill-treatment, Pathogen transfer
Published in 2024
Press release from the Ministry announcing the launch on May 22, 2024 of a national pet welfare plan. Based on awareness-raising and provision of information, this national plan aims to prevent and combat the abandonment and abuse of pets, and to improve the management of canine and feline strays.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Canines, Felines, Exotic pets
Keywords: Adoption,Abandonment, Human-animal relationship, Population management, Abuse
Published in 2024
Answer from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty to a member of parliament asking the State to grant financial help for animal shelters in the form of subsidies or tax benefits, for example by lowering employer contributions for employees.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Canine, Equine, Feline, other small companion animals
Key words:Abandonment, Adoption
Published in 2024
Answer to a question from a Member of Parliament asking the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty about the precise assessment of the improvements that the law on the abandonment of pets has been able to bring about and the concrete measures that the Government is planning to take in order to curb these abandonments and encourage animal welfare.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Canine, Equine, Feline, other small companion animals
Key words:Abandonment, Adoption, Abuse
Published in 2024
Answer to a parliamentary question from a French Member of Parliament asking MASA about the measures planned by the Government to combat animal abandonment, such as awareness-raising, communication, and support for rescue associations and shelters.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Canine, Equine, Feline, other small companion animals
Key words:Abandonment, Adoption, Abuse
Published in 2023
Answer to a question on the lack of regulation of heating spotlights emitting UV-A/B radiation, used for breeding and keeping exotic animals.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Wildlife, NAC, Reptiles
Keywords:Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Living environment, Stress
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