Document type : Regulation/Certification

Assemblée nationale : réponse écrite à la question n° 8538 : Hausse des abandons d’animaux et situation des refuges face à l’inflation

Anne Le Hénanff (Horizons et apparentés - Morbihan). Answer: French Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Published in 2023

Answer to a question on the measures the French Government intends to implement to combat inflation-related abandonments, and whether it plans to set up an emergency plan for the summer. It also asks how the Government intends to support associations and shelters financially.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

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

Access the source: National Assembly: Written response to Question No. 8538: Increase in animal abandonment and the situation at shelters amid inflation

Assemblée nationale : réponse écrite à la question n° 3516 : Soutien du Gouvernement français à la fin de l’élevage en cage

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

Published in 2023

Answer to a question on whether the government will support an end to cage farming as part of the revision of European regulations, and whether it intends to raise its ambitions at European level in order to play a leading role in promoting better animal welfare standards and improving European farming methods.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories:Cattle, Pigs, Poultry

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

Access the source: National Assembly: Written response to Question No. 3516: French Government Support for Ending Cage Raising

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

Access the source: National Assembly: Written response to Question No. 7621: Abandonment of Pets as Summer Approaches

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

Access the source: National Assembly: Written response to Question No. 2205: Measures to Combat Suffering Among Aquatic Animals

Inspection post mortem en abattoir d’animaux de boucherie

Bureau des Etablissements d'Abattage et de Découpe

Published in 2023

Technical instruction from the French Bureau des Etablissements d'Abattage et de Découpe (Slaughtering and Cutting Establishments Office) listing the regulatory provisions relating to post-mortem inspection in abattoirs for slaughter animals, providing a reference list of reasons for official intervention and providing harmonization tools for inspections.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Carcass quality, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Stress

Access the source: Postmortem inspection of animals for slaughter at a slaughterhouse

Parlement européen : réponse écrite à la question E-000948/23 : Malnourished calves in Europe

Question: Sarah Wiener (Greens/EFA). Answer: Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2023

Answer to a question concerning the failure by member states to transpose Directive 2008/119/EC with regard to standards for the protection of calves, in particular as regards the monitoring of their hemoglobin blood levels, their feeding and their transport.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords: Carcass quality, Transport,Societal issues

Access the source: European Parliament: Written Answer to Question E-000948/23: Malnourished calves in Europe

Parlement européen : réponse écrite à la question E-000940/23 : Compliance with Directive 2008/120/EC on the welfare of pigs

Question: Margrete Auken (Greens/EFA). Answer: Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2023

Answer to a question concerning the date of publication of the assessment of Member States' national action plans for the prevention of routine tail docking in pigs, the decisions taken by the European Commission to ensure compliance with the regulatory ban on tail docking in this species, and the measures envisaged in the event of breaches of the regulations.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Pain, Societal issues, Mutilation

Access the source: European Parliament: Written Answer to Question E-000940/23: Compliance with Directive 2008/120/EC on the welfare of pigs