Animal category: Poultry

Report describing the current status of U.S. policies related to practices that may impact farm animal welfare, the extent of their implementation and geographic coverage, and the legal environment and challenges these policies have faced.

Report of the 2022 meeting which dealt with the revision of the European animal welfare regulations, the associated EFSA opinions with a presentation of those published in 2022 and a progress report on those in progress, and with the work of the expert subgroup for animal welfare and the subgroup on national contact points.

Order specifying the slaughter methods and strains of the Gallus gallus species intended for the production of eggs for consumption for which the killing of chicks to be used in animal feed is authorized.

Report by DG SANTE on the implementation of animal welfare regulations for laying hens in Greece. It describes its strengths and a number of weaknesses and suggests routes for improvement.

Report from DG SANTE concluding that animal welfare regulations for laying hens in Sweden are stricter than those in the EU, and that the effectiveness of the official controls and the internal audit programme on welfare controls is good. It describes the system's the strengths and opportunities for improvement.

Answer to a question on why, given that several European Union member countries have banned ritual slaughter involving the cutting of the throats of live of animals for human consumption, such bans should be deemed compatible with European law in some countries but not in France.

Scientific review analyzing how narrative discourse and the presentation of arguments contribute to the social construction of representations of farm animal welfare in the scientific community. The authors examine the scientific literature and analyse it according to 5 narrative points of view. Depending on the point of view, the reasons given for why farmed animals should lead decent lives are different.

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.

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

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.