Subject: Animals and society

Le bien-être animal en 8 questions

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File presenting the definition of animal welfare, its assessment methods, regulations, how to improve it, and the One Wefare concept.

Stratégie mondiale en faveur du bien-être animal

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1st animal welfare Strategic Plan for WHOA member countries intended to provide ongoing guidance and coordination of WHOA actions to achieve sustainable improvements in this area.

Animal welfare

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World Organisation for Animal Health web page dedicated to animal welfare, including the WHOA definition of welfare, its animal welfare strategy, and resources on animal welfare

Rennes page on the Anicare website

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Videos with commentary on the practices of reindeer herders in Finland. Video titles: We produce what southern consumers want, Combining traditional and scientific knowledge, Managing predators, Living with predators, I love, respect and eat my reindeer, Extensive production of semi-tame animals, Taking forest resources into account, Adapting to the new climate.

Bien vivre animal welfare

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Web page of the French Chambers of Agriculture, featuring information and actions taken by the Chambers to improve the animal welfare of farm animals.

L’hypertype est-il contraire au bien-être animal ?

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Dossier explaining the origins of hypertypes, how they affect animal welfare and an animal's owner, and how to deal with this trend. 

For responsible consumption and animal welfare

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Dossier containing information for consumers from the OABA on slaughtering techniques, slaughter without stunning, different meat-labelling systems, and scientific and technical documents to help them understand, when buying meat, how different farming conditions are more or less likely to achieve satisfactory animal welfare.

La sélection génétique est une menace pour le bien-être animal : l’exemple de la race bovine Blanc bleu belge

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Article (expressing strong views) on the characteristics of the Belgian blue-white cattle breed and the animal welfare issues associated with it.

Sim’Alter simule le coût de l’arrêt de la castration

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Presentation of the IFIP's Sim'Alter tool, which simulates different scenarios to stop the castration of pigs and works out their economic impacts on a farm's performance. 

Romillé passe aux maternités liberté

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Presentation of the free-range maternity units with elevator cages being tested at the IFIP's experimental station. The units have increased the number of piglets weaned, but staff required time to adapt to the new system.