Document type : Regulation/Certification

Assemblée nationale : réponse écrite à la question 11346 : Bien-être animal : il faut protéger les animaux d’élevage

Question: José Beaurain (Rassemblement National - Aisne). Answer: French Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Published in 2023

Answer to a question concerning the position of the French Minister of Agriculture, who has stated that he is against a ban on exports of live animals to countries outside the European Union.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Animal trade, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Transport

Access the source: National Assembly: Written Response to Question 11346: Animal Welfare: We Must Protect Farm Animals

Assemblée nationale : réponse à la question écrite 11032 : Instauration d’un permis de détention lors de l’acquisition d’un animal

Question: Anne-Laurence Petel (Renaissance - Bouches-du-Rhône ). Answer: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

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

Access the source: National Assembly: Response to Written Question 11032: Introduction of a Pet Ownership Permit Upon Acquiring an Animal

Assemblée nationale : réponse écrite à la question 7752 : Règles applicables au transport d’animaux vivants et bien-être animal

Question: Thomas Ménagé (Rassemblement National - Loiret ). Answer: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Published in 2023

Answer to a question concerning France's position on the differences in the application of the regulations on the transport of live animals within the European Union and the action it intends to take at European level to ensure respect for animal welfare.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords: Societal issues, Stress, Transport

Access the source: National Assembly: Written response to Question 7752: Rules Governing the Transport of Live Animals and Animal Welfare

Parlement européen : réponse écrite à la question E-002189/23 : En finir avec les poulets à croissance rapide

Question: Annika Bruno (ID). Answer: Mrs Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2023

Answer to a question on whether the European Commission intends to ban the rearing of fast-growing broiler strains and support small farms that rear hardier breeds of chickens.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Pain, Societal issues, Living environment, Resilience, Robustness, Stress, Livestock farming system

Access the source: European Parliament: Written Answer to Question E-002189/23: Ending the Use of Fast-Growing Chickens

Animaux de compagnie, équidés… Tout savoir sur le certificat d’engagement et de connaissance

French Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Published in 2023

Document from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty pulling together all the information on the certificate of commitment and knowledge for keepers of equids required by the French law to combat animal abuse of November 30, 2021 and specified in its first implementing Decree of July 18, 2022.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories:Canine, Equine, Feline

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

Access the source: Pets, equines… Everything you need to know about the certificate of commitment and knowledge

Parlement européen : réponse écrite à la question E-002217/23 : Protection of Equidae

Question: Maria Spyraki (PPE). Answer: Protection of Equidae

Published in 2023

Answer to a question concerning the information available to the European Commission on the abuse of working equids in Member States, particularly in Greece, and its intentions to increase measures to combat equid abuse. 

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Societal issues, abuse, Human-animal relationships

Access the source: European Parliament: Written Answer to Question E-002217/23: Protection of Equidae

Parlement européen : réponse écrite à la question P-002279/23 : Violence against companion animals in Bulgaria

Question: Emil Radev (EPP), Andrey Novakov (EPP), Andrey Kovachev (EPP), Alexander Alexandrov Yordanov (EPP), Asim Ademov (EPP), Manuela Ripa (Greens/EFA), Heidi Hautala (Greens/EFA), Vlad Gheorghe (Renew), Elżbieta Kruk (ECR). Reply: Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission.

Published in 2023

Answer to a question on whether the European Commission intends to propose specific regulations on the welfare of companion animals, what measures already exist on this subject, and whether it has any information concerning the financial resources allocated to the construction and maintenance of shelters.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

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

Access the source: European Parliament: Written Answer to Question P-002279/23: Violence against companion animals in Bulgaria

Assemblée nationale : réponse écrite à la question 10039 : Prise en considération du bien-être animal dans les SIQO

Question: Sandra Regol (Ecologist - NUPES - Bas-Rhin). Answer: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Published in 2023

Answer to a question on the intentions of the French Ministry of Agriculture concerning the reinforcement of animal welfare guarantees in the specifications for livestock farms operating under the SIQO (signs of origin and quality) scheme. 

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords:Societal issues, Livestock farming system, Welfare indicators

Access the source: National Assembly: Written Response to Question 10039: Consideration of Animal Welfare in SIQO Systems

Parlement européen : réponse écrite à la question E-002073/23 : Children’s activities centred around animal abuse

Question: Miguel Urbán Crespo (The Left). Answer: Vice-President Šuica on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2023

Answer to a question on the European Commission's intentions regarding the participation of children under the age of 18 in bullfights, either as bullfighters or as spectators.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Adaptation of the nimal  to the environment, Education, Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

Access the source: European Parliament: Written Answer to Question E-002073/23: Children’s Activities Centered on Animal Abuse

Aquaculture Certification Schemes Benchmark: Aquatic Animal Welfare – Edition 2

Aquatic Life Institute

Published in 2023

Second edition of a reference tool for welfare-based certification of aquaculture facilities. It analyzes current welfare requirements as part of the basic farming standards of seven international seafood certification programs.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Fish

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Consciousness, Enrichment, Housing, Living environment, Pain, Welfare indicators, Stress

Access the source: Aquaculture Certification Schemes Benchmark: Aquatic Animal Welfare – Edition 2