Document type : Good Practice Guide

Guide pratique – Pour bien prendre soin de votre animal de compagnie : cet été, ayez les bons réflexes !

French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Published in 2021

A good practice guide published by the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food, concentrating on the care of pets over the holiday period, how to look after them in hot weather, what arrangements to make when travelling with them, and what to do if you come across a stray dog or cat.

Document Types: Guides to Good Practice

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

Keywords:Awareness, Pain, Societal issues, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Welfare indicators

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Guide to good welfare practice for equidae

Horse industry

Published in 2021

The first draft of the Guide de bonnes pratiques pour l’application des engagements de la charte pour le bien-être des équidés was submitted for evaluation to Anses, which issued its opinion in January 2021. This revised version 2.0, which incorporates Anses's recommendations, was validated by the Ministry of Agriculture on 15 July 2021.

Document Types: Guides to Good Practice

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Consciousness, Enrichment, Housing, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Pain

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WSAVA Animal Welfare Guidelines

Shane Ryan, Heather Bacon, Nienke Endenburg, Susan Hazel, Rod Jouppi, Natasha Lee, Kersti Seksel, Gregg Takashima

Published in 2021

Guidelines to help veterinarians working with pets to understand the latest scientific concepts and data on animal welfare, including ethical issues, in order to better manage animal welfare issues and better communicate with and advise pet owners

Document Types: Guides to Good Practice

Animal categories: Canines, Felines, Exotic pets

Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

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RSPCA Approved Farming Scheme Standard - Dairy Calves

RSPCA Australia

Published in 2021

A document outlining Australia's new RSPCA standards for the welfare of dairy calves. The main elements are: improving the fulfilment of the behavioural needs of calves, provision of sufficient quality and quantity of colostrum, housing of calves in groups in suitable conditions, no transport of calves under 10 days of age, and prohibition of painful practices such as the dehorning of calves.

Document Types: Guides to Good Practice

Animal categories: Bovines

Key words:Pain, Housing, Mutilation, Breeding and rearing

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UK Code of practice for the welfare of pigs

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Published in 2020

A guide containing recommendations to pig farmers to ensure animal welfare needs are met. These are not statutory requirements, but if there is evidence that the farmer has not followed the recommendations in the guide, this can be used against him in court.

Document Types: Guides to Good Practice

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Livestock buildings, Societal issues, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Housing

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Flock management tips for broilers: Pre-processing management, have a checklist in place

Aviagen

Published in 2020

Tips for the preparation and capture of broilers before transport to the abattoir.

Document Types: Guides to Good Practice

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords: Pain, Risk management, Stress

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Guide to good animal welfare practice for the keeping, care, training and use of horses

EU Platform on Animal Welfare

Published in 2019

Guide setting out all current scientific recommendations relating to the welfare of horses that can be followed by all keepers of horses.

Document Types: Guides to Good Practice

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords : Human-animal relationships

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AWIN Welfare assessment protocol for donkeys

M. Minero, E. Dalla Costa, F. Dai, L.A.M. Murray

Published in 2015

Protocol for assessing the welfare of donkeys on farms using environmental and animal indicators

Document Types: Guides to Good Practice

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Welfare indicators, Housing, Human-animal relationships

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Guidelines for the Humane Slaughter of Animals

AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association)

Published in 2016

Preview: “The content of the AVMA Guidelines for the Humane Slaughter of Animals (Guidelines) reflects the AVMA’s on-going commitment to ensure that the treatment of animals during every stage of life, including during the induction of death, is as humane and respectful as possible. While much remains to be learned about animal pain and consciousness and new evidence and technological innovation may lead to the adoption of more humane techniques, this edition of the Guidelines relies on the scientific evidence currently available."

Document Types: Guides to Good Practice

Keywords: Risk management

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Electrical waterbath stunning of poultry

Humane Slaughter Association

Published in 2015

Good practice methods for the waterbath slaughter of poultry

Document Types: Guides to Good Practice

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords: Risk management

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