Animal category: All animals

Updated version of Vie Publique's animal welfare dossier, with a recap of French and European legislation and examples of animal welfare initiatives in countries elsewhere in the world. It concludes with a look at the social issues involved.

Answer to a question on the postponement of the planned revision of European animal welfare regulations and of the possible ban on the caging of farm animals promised by the European Commission in response to the End the Cage Age European citizen's initiative.

Scientific article presenting a computer tool for quantifying subtle animal social behaviors in fields such as neuroscience and ecology

Answer to a question on the European Commission's intentions concerning the completion of the reform of EU animal welfare regulations that has now been postponed until after the 2024 European elections.

Article developing a model of animal consumption based on consumer altruism. According to this model, at the point where the market achieves equilibrium, quality is not  high enough and the quantity of animals whose lives are not worth living is too high.

Article setting out a framework for the assessment of the social benefits of animal-related policies in terms of both animal and human welfare. The framework is then used to evaluate 20 policy proposals concerning animals which, although strongly supported by the French public,  prove to have widely varying impacts on animal welfare. It reveals that willingness to pay is a poor indicator of the actual impact of these policies on animal welfare.

Article analyzing how the social sciences have taken on the question of human-animal relations and have participated in the creation of animal ethics as an obligatory framework for academic reflection.

Article looking at the history of applied ethology at INRAE over the past 50 years and how its objectives have evolved over time.

Dossier containing articles on the concept of care in veterinary medicine, its portrayal and semiotics, animal and human ethology, economics, philosophy, ethics, legal aspects, the human-animal relationship and animal interactions.

Answer to a question on whether the Government plans to introduce an animal keeper's licence prior to acquiring an animal, in addition to the certificate of commitment and knowledge introduced as part of the November 30, 2021 Law to combat animal abuse.