Document type: Online file

Myth of the month: Can all animals be pets?

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This article explains the concept of a pet and the legal framework governing animal ownership.

Abandonment affects 100,000 pets every year, with a peak during the summer. TRUE or FALSE?

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Dossier presenting the main findings of the expert report that FRCAW carried out for OCAD on the state of dog and cat abandonment in France.

Animal protection and welfare, a growing social concern

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Resource page from the GIS Avenir élevages website on the definition and different visions of animal welfare, the human-animal relationship and elements of ethical reflection on animal husbandry and death.

Deciphering - What is the Better Chicken Commitment (BCC)?

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File including a presentation of the Better Chicken Commitment (BCC) standard, followed by an interview with CIWF and DUC, a BCC member.

Les chiens catégorisés sont plus méchants que les autres, VRAI ou FAUX ?

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Dossier on the French Law of January 6, 1999 on the categorization of attack dogs and guard and/or defense dogs, the absence of a link between breed profiles and aggressiveness, and factors that affect agressiveness such as training or the dog's level of welfare.

Pratique d’élevage : les lactations longues chez la chèvre

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Dossier setting out the advantages and disadvantages of long lactation periods in goats and with reports from two farmers who follow this practice. 

A happy horse in the pasture: TRUE or FALSE?

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Dossier presenting the conditions of pasture life that favor animal welfare, in terms of feeding and watering, mobility, protection against climatic variations, health and social interaction.

Animaux de compagnie, équidés… Tout savoir sur le certificat d’engagement et de connaissance

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Document from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty pulling together all the information on the certificate of commitment and knowledge for keepers of equids required by the French law to combat animal abuse of November 30, 2021 and specified in its first implementing Decree of July 18, 2022.

Let stray cats live their lives, TRUE or FALSE?

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File defining a stray cat, the impact of stray cats on their mental state, public health and Adaptation of the animal to the environment, who is responsible for a stray cat, and what to do if one is found.

Meat rabbits

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Dossier looking at international and French rabbit production, production systems in France, rabbit needs and behaviors and how production systems take them into account, alternatives to intensive farming, and consumer perceptions of farming methods.