The Protection of Cats and Dogs in EU Law
Published in 2026
Publication of a book on the protection of dogs and cats under EU law
Document Types: Technical work
Document type : Technical work
Mémoire de thèse : Le Conseil National de l’Alimentation et ses missions en matière de bien-être animal, l’exemple du Comité National d’Éthique des Abattoirs
Published in 2024
Dissertation examining the role and evolution of the Conseil national de l'alimentation (CNA) and its management of the Comité national d'éthique des abattoirs (CNEAb), which deals with topics related to animal protection and abattoir ethics in a context of societal crisis. The CNEAb, initially a temporary body, has been made permanent, becoming a unique forum in Europe for constructive debate on animal protection, particularly in connection with the revision of the European regulations on animal transport.
Document Types: Technical work
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords: Carcass quality, Euthanasia, Abuse,Animal trade, Transport, Societal issues
Assemblée nationale : réponse écrite à la question n° 5241 : Chats errants
Published in 2023
Answer to a question concerning the delay in implementing the measures provided for by the French law passed in November 30, 2021 on the management of stray cats, in particular the failure to publish reports on the costed assessment of need or the estimated cost of capture and sterilization, to formulate recommendations, or to implement the trial provided for in Article 12 of the law.
Document Types: Technical work
Animal categories: Felines
Keywords: Adoption,Abandonment, Castration, One Welfare, Identification, Mistreatment, Risk management, Population management, Societal issues, Sterilization
Preslaughter handling and slaughter of meat animals - Chapter 4 : Horses
Published in 2022
This book chapter addresses the welfare during transport of horses being taken to slaughter. It covers the suitability of animals for transport, handling prior to transport, loading, transport itself, unloading, stabling, stunning and slaughter.
Document Types: Technical work
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Carcass quality, Stress, Transport
Anastasiya Ramankevich, Karolina Wengerska, Kinga Rokicka, Kamil Drabik, Kornel Kasperek, Agnieszka Ziemiańska, Justyna Batkowska
Published in 2022
Fact sheet outlining regulations and proposing animal-based indicators to confirm the death of suckling piglets when euthanised. These indicators include the absence of muscle tone, respiration (apnea), heartbeat, response to corneal and palpebral stimuli and pupil dilation.
Document Types: Technical work
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Consciousness, Pain, Stress
Bilan d’activité de l’IFIP 2021
Published in 2022
Activity report for 2021, including descriptions of projects related to animal welfare led by Ifip.
Document Types: Technical work
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Animal-based measurements, Societal issues, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Mutilation, Stress, Livestock farming system
PorciSanté, nouveau guide d’autodiagnostic
Published in 2019
Diagnostic handbook for pig farmers. Intended to promote the importance of appropriate interventions to optimise pig health.
Document Types: Technical work
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords: Lactation, Maternity, Prenatal issues, Weaning, Livestock farming system
Motivate your horse. Clicker training and rewards
Published in 2013
How do you motivate your horse? What role can rewards play? Can you do without them once your horse has learned the exercise? What to do when the horse becomes too demanding? Are caresses and use of the voice rewards? These are all questions raised by positive reinforcement, which the clicker training technique can create. This book offers basic exercises as well as exercises to solve classical equestrian problems. It is based on numerous scientific reference works as well as a multitude of practical cases.
Document Types: Technical work
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords : Learning, training, Human-animal relationships
Connaître son cheval. Comportements et postures. Que devez-vous savoir et observer?
Published in 2008
This book explains observation, the sensory world of horses, their round-the-clock activities, the ways they can communicate, their social structures and the constraints imposed by domestication and temperament. It teaches the reader how horses are broken in and how to observe them. It is intended for everyone wanting to increase their knowledge of horses.
Document Types: Technical work
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Learning, training, Enrichment, Housing, Living environment, Human-animal relationships
Travailler son cheval selon les principes de l’apprentissage
Published in 2015
Whether you handle horses as a rider or driver and whatever style you do it in, this practical guide will help you to optimise your horse's training and working habits. The three chapters of this book, based on recent research in ethology, deal with the main types of learning in an accessible and concrete way. The different approaches are first defined and then analysed, with supporting examples and scenarios. The complexities of habituation and awareness, and of operating and Pavlovian conditioning are demystified with a view to their application in everyday life. The step-by-step tutoring through each process and provision of problem-solving tips will provide readers with genuine avenues to improve their relationship with horses. Fully illustrated with colour photos and drawings, this book is an essential tool for anyone wishing to apply training principles in their handling of riding and carriage horses.
Document Types: Technical work
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Anxiety, Learning, Training, Fear, Cognitive processes, Human-animal relationships, Stress
