Discipline: Veterinary

Assemblée nationale : réponse écrite à la question n°7621 : Abandon d’animaux de compagnie à l’approche de l’été

Question: Alexandra Martin (Les Républicains - Alpes-Maritimes). Answer: French Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Published in 2023

Written answer to a question asking what action the government plans to take to manage pet abandonment during the summer and what measures it intends to take to support shelters and animal protection societies.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Canines, Felines, Exotic pets

Keywords: Adoption,Abandonment, Human-animal relationships, Abuse, Population management, Societal issues

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Assemblée nationale : réponse écrite à la question n°2205 : Mesures de lutte contre la souffrance des animaux aquatiques

Question: Vincent Ledoux (Renaissance - Nord). Answer: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Published in 2023

Answer to a question on the government's intentions regarding the implementation of measures to combat the suffering of aquatic animals and the funding of a research program to reduce animal suffering in commercial fishing.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories:Molluscs, Fish

Keywords:Pain, Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

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Toxicity of House Plants to Pet Animals

Zuzana Siroka

Published in 2023

Scientific review of the most common and popular poisonous houseplants in Europe, how their active substances work, and the clinical signs of poisoning, with photographs and suggested treatments for poisoned pets.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Risk management, Living environment

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Equine piroplasmosis

WOAH

Published in 2023

WHOA web page with the updated WHOA Equine Standard on equine piroplasmosis

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Risk management, Transport

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Contagious equine metritis

WOAH

Published in 2023

WHOA web page with the updated WHOA Equine Standard on Contagious Equine Metritis

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Risk management, Transport

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Durable contraception in the female domestic cat using viral-vectored delivery of a feline anti-Müllerian hormone transgene

Lindsey M. Vansandt, Marie-Charlotte Meinsohn, Philippe Godin, Nicholas Nagykery, Natalie Sicher, Motohiro Kano, Aki Kashiwagi, Maeva Chauvin, Hatice D. Saatcioglu, Julie L. Barnes, Amy G. Miller, Amy K. Thompson, Helen L. Bateman, Elizabeth M. Donelan, Raquel González, Jackie Newsom, Guangping Gao, Patricia K. Donahoe, Dan Wang, William F. Swanson, David Pépin

Published in 2023

Scientific article describing a safe, long-lasting method of contraception in female cats via the injection of an adenoviral vector, offering an interesting alternative to castration, that would facilitate better management of stray cat populations and avoid euthanasia in shelters.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Felines

Keywords:Castration, Societal issues, Population management, Human-animal relationships, Sterilization

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Reducing Weaning Stress in Piglets by Pre-Weaning Socialization and Gradual Separation from the Sow: A Review

Céline Van Kerschaver, Diana Turpin, Joris Michiels, John Pluske

Published in 2023

Scientific review of alternative piglet management strategies to reduce weaning stress. These include the pre-weaning grouping of piglets from different litters and intermittent suckling. Their effects on post-weaning pig behavior, performance, mortality, gastrointestinal function and immunocompetence are described.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Aggression, Aggressivity, Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Housing, Weaning, Stress

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Stunning and Slaughter: good practices for Animal Welfare in Aquaculture

Aquatic Life Institute

Published in 2023

Fact sheet describing commercially-available "welfare-friendly" stunning and slaughtering equipment for some of the most common farmed species in aquaculture, explaining how the equipment works, emphasizing the importance of proper calibration, and of its context of use. 

Document Types: Good practice guide

Animal categories: Fish

Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Stress

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The Science and Social Validity of Companion Animal Welfare: Functionally Defined Parameters in a Multidisciplinary Field

Lauren I. Novack , Lauren Schnell-Peskin, Erica Feuerbacher, Eduardo J. Fernandez

Published in 2023

Scientific review on the importance of including ways to measure animal welfare indicators during behavioral interventions for dogs so that the animal's feelings can be better taken into account and to make these interventions more acceptable to animals and owners.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Education, Behavioural disorders, Human-animal relationships, Welfare indicators

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