Published in 2023
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.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: All animals
Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2024
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.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: All animals
Keywords: Livestock buildings, Housing, Livestock farming system
Published in 2024
French technical note setting out how EU Regulation 2016/429 (LSA) applies to movement of live aquatic animals between Member States.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Crustaceans, Molluscs, Fish
Keywords: Transport
Published in 2023
Answer to a question on whether the French Government plans to pursue the legislative changes initiated by the Law of November 30, 2021 by prohibiting the exploitation of domestic animals in traveling shows.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Cattle, Dogs, Goats, Equines, Birds (excluding poultry)
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2024
Answer to a question on adapting the decree of October 25, 1982 on the breeding, keeping and possession of animals to improve living conditions for tethered dogs.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Canine
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Maltreatment, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2023
Update of a guide originally published in 2012 by the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on the laws and regulations protecting farm animals at shows and markets, with particular reference to compliance rules for pens, cages and hutches.
Document Types: Good practice guide
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Animal trade, Housing, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Societal issues
Published in 2023
Report on an investigation coordinated by DG SANTE and carried out by the EU's agri-food anti-fraud network from July 2022 to July 2023. Its aim was to detect irregularities and the falsification of official documents accompanying pets, to target undeclared and unregistered sales, and to deter illegal trade through the strengthening of border controls and monitoring within the EU. The report concludes that the illegal movement of cats and dogs presents considerable risks, not only for animal health and welfare and public health, but also for the economy, in the form of consumer fraud, unfair competition for breeders, tax evasion and undeclared income.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Canines, Felines
Keywords:Animal trade, Societal issues, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2023
Answer to a question on how soon the French government intends to carry out the study, required by the law to combat animal abuse, to assess the economic impacts and number of abandonments associated with the ban on the sale of dogs and cats in pet shops; and whether the 14 regulatory texts provided for by this law to ensure its full effectiveness, which have not as yet appeared, will be published by the end of Summer 2023.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Canines, Felines
Keywords: Adoption,Abandonment, Human-animal relationships, Population management, Societal issues
Published in 2023
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.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: All animals
Keywords:Consciousness, Societal issues, One Welfare, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2023
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.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: All animals
Keywords: Adoption,Abandonment, Human-animal relationships, Abuse, Population management, Societal issues
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