The Double-Edged Sword: International Law and Its Effects on EU Farm Animal Welfare Legislation
Alice Di Concetto
Published in 2022
Scholarly article that analyzes the positive role of international cooperation, facilitated by the Council of Europe, in the adoption of European legislation on farm-animal welfare. It sets out the limitations of these international legal tools in providing adequate regulation of market forces and proposes legal remedies to improve the treatement and welfare of animals where past international efforts have failed.
French National Assembly : réponse écrite à la question n°615 : conditions de transport des animaux vivants en période de canicule
Journal Officiel of the French Republic
Published in 2022
Answer to a question on whether the French Government intends to revise the July 22, 2019 order restricting the duration of the transport of animals during heat waves, which was deemed insufficient by the questioner
Executive Summmary of the Fitness Check - EU Animal Welfare Legislation
EU Commission
Published in 2022
This summary of the quality assessment highlights the positive role that European regulations have played in advancing animal welfare, particularly for species covered by specific directives. But problems persist, differences in implementation are noted between member countries, and enforcement is insufficient. The review concludes that the current rules do not sufficiently take into account society's growing expectations, ethical concerns, scientific and technological developments and future sustainability challenges.
Manger l’animal ou la gestion du tragique : une brève histoire du lien homme-animal
Païdeia Consulting Group
Published in 2022
This article reviews the history of the gradual distancing of humans from farmed animals, culminating in the questioning of a meat-based human diet. It proposes ways to reconcile a respect for farmed animals with their slaughter for consumption.
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Welfare of small ruminants during transport
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW): Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Julio Alvarez, Dominique Joseph Bicout, Paolo Calistri, Elisabetta Canali, Julian Ashley Drewe, Bruno Garin-Bastuji, Jose Luis Gonzales Rojas, Christian Gortázar Schmidt, Mette Herskin, Virginie Michel, Miguel Ángel Miranda Chueca, Barbara Padalino, Paolo Pasquali, Helen Clare Roberts, Hans Spoolder, Karl Stahl, Antonio Velarde, Arvo Viltrop, Christoph Winckler
Published in 2022
EFSA scientific opinion on the protection of small ruminants during transport. Eleven main welfare consequences were identified: group stress, stress during handling, heat stress, injuries, stress during movement, predation stress, prolonged hunger, prolonged thirst, restriction of movement, problems resting and sensory hyperstimulation. These welfare consequences and animal based measurements of them are described. The hazards leading to these negative consequences and recommendations on how to avoid the hazards and correct or mitigate their welfare consequences are presented.
Transforming Intensive Animal Production: Challenges and Opportunities for Farm Animal Welfare in the European Union
Mariann Molnár
Published in 2022
Scientific review of the reasons why intensive livestock farming continues to be the dominant farming system in Europe, and the measures that need to be taken to encourage livestock sectors to make the transition to non-intensive farming methods.
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European Parliament: Written answer to question E-002611/22: Banning the transport of live animals during heatwaves
Aurélia Beigneux (ID). Reply: Mrs Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission
Published in 2022
Answer to a question on the European Commission's position on the banning of the transport of live animals when the temperature exceeds 30°C, and on how it intends to strengthen the regulations to better control such transport of live animals.
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Electric shock control of farmed animals: Welfare review and ethical critique
D. Grumett, A. Butterworth
Published in 2022
Scientific article presenting the available methods to control or confine of farm animals through the use of electric shocks and reminding readers that their use, which is likely to cause pain, must be ethically justifiable and provide clear welfare benefits. It sets out the potential welfare implications of each method.
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Social behavior in farm animals: Applying fundamental theory to improve animal welfare
Victoria E. Lee1, Gareth Arnott, Simon P. Turner
Published in 2022
bonds, environmental influences on social behavior and welfare, mechanisms and development of social behaviors, ways to promote positive social interactions and minimize disruptions to basic social bonds
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UK Trade Policy & Animal Welfare
Res Publica
Published in 2022
Report by Res Publica outlining proposals to enable animal welfare to be taken into account in international trade, to UK animal food products, which are subject to high animal welfare standards that result in additional costs, from being penalised internationally.
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