Published in 2023
Answer to a question on whether the Commission intends to include the issue of animal welfare in the report on the functioning of the common fisheries policy.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Molluscs, Fish
Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Livestock farming system
Published in 2023
Written answer to a question concerning exemptions to the law prohibiting the culling of male chicks. These relate to chicks intended for animal feed, and permit an alternative to the use of ovosexing for white eggs intended for processing. Additionally, female ducklings are exempted from the law.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Abuse
Published in 2023
Written answer to a question on whether the European Commission is aware of online sales of poison baits for cats and dogs under the misleading term "repellents", asking what measures it intends to take to prevent them.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Canines, Felines
Keywords:Societal issues, Abuse, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2023
CIWF report promoting greater consideration of farmed fish welfare and sustainable production of aquatic species at the bottom of the food chain in extensive systems to ensure the sustainability of European aquaculture.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories:Molluscs, Fish
Keywords:Biodiversity, Societal issues, Environment, Population management, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Resilience
Published in 2023
White paper setting out slaughter methods, figures for the killing of day-old male chicks and female ducklings in the European Union, current alternatives (in ovo sexing, use of dual lines), and describing the European initiatives, both citizen and institution-led, to put an end to the grinding of chicks and ducklings.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Livestock farming system
Published in 2023
DG SANTE audit report concluding that, despite numerous checks on livestock transport carried out by the Spanish authorities, as implemented, these official controls made it impossible to either verify or confirm compliance with welfare requirements for the transport of unweaned calves over long distances.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Animal-based measurements, Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Transportation
Published in 2023
Article addressing welfare issues for insects in light of increases in insect farming and consumption, their potential as an alternative source of protein for human and animal food, and their cognitive and sensory abilities suggested by the scientific data.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories:Insects
Keywords: Pain, Societal issues
Published in 2023
Scientific article providing the results of a survey of competitive and show riders on the risks of damage to the welfare of horses, riders and spectators during equestrian award ceremonies. Riders feel greater stress during warm-up and competition than during the award ceremony, while horses display the greatest stress during the lap of honor. Risk of injury, mostly in the form of kicking by stressed horses, is considered to be higher during prize giving.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Anxiety, Societal issues, Risk management, Fear, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2023
Answer to a question on the Ministry's plans to encourage alternatives to pig castration and whether it intends to end this practice.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Pain, Societal issues, Mutilation, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Livestock farming system
Published in 2022
Two-yearly update of the NCC broiler welfare guidelines including key welfare indicators (including foot pad health, gait, reduction of leg and wing injuries), with a focus on bird behaviour, objective measures and welfare outcomes, enhanced training programs for proper handling of birds, and an improved audit tool.
Document Types: Good practice guide
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Animal-based measurements, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Living environment, Mutilation, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Livestock farming system
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