Document type : Regulation/Certification

Sénat : réponse écrite à la question n°01929 : Règles régissant l’abattage des animaux de consommation

Question: Jean-Louis Masson (Moselle - NI) Answer: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Published in 2022

Answer to a question on why, given that several European Union member countries have banned ritual slaughter involving the cutting of the throats of live of animals for human consumption, such bans should be deemed compatible with European law in some countries but not in France.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Stress

Access the source: Senate: Written Response to Question No. 01929: Rules Governing the Slaughter of Animals for Human Consumption

Décret n° 2022-1012 du 18 juillet 2022 relatif à la protection des animaux de compagnie et des équidés contre la maltraitance animale

Elisabeth Borne, Marc Fesneau

Published in 2022

Implementation decree relating to the law against animal abuse, which specifies the certification procedures applicable to pet and equine owners and the information to be included in pet homing contracts

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories:Canine, Equine, Feline

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

Access the source: Decree No. 2022-1012 of July 18, 2022, on the protection of pets and equines against animal abuse

Assemblée nationale : réponse écrite à la question n°615 : conditions de transport des animaux vivants en période de canicule

Journal Officiel of the French Republic

Published in 2022

Answer to a question on whether the French Government intends to revise the July 22, 2019 order restricting the duration of the transport of animals during heat waves, which was deemed insufficient by the questioner

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Societal issues, Stress, Transport

Executive Summmary of the Fitness Check – EU Animal Welfare Legislation

EU Commission

Published in 2022

This summary of the quality assessment highlights the positive role that European regulations have played in advancing animal welfare, particularly for species covered by specific directives. But problems persist, differences in implementation are noted between member countries, and enforcement is insufficient. The review concludes that the current rules do not sufficiently take into account society's growing expectations, ethical concerns, scientific and technological developments and future sustainability challenges.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords:All subjects

Final report of an audit of Germany carried out from 21 September to 1 October 2021 in order to evaluate the protection of the welfare of laying hens at all stages of production

DG SANTE

Published in 2022

Report from DG SANTE concluding that animal welfare regulations for laying hens in Germany are stricter than those in the EU, and that the effectiveness of official controls is strong. It records the German system's strengths and proposes opportunities for improvement.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords: Societal issues, Risk management

Access the source: Final report of an audit of Germany conducted from September 21 to October 1, 2021, to evaluate the protection of the welfare of laying hens at all stages of production

Parlement européen : réponse écrite à la question E-002238/22 : Ban on the sale of cats and dogs to countries which allow their slaughter and consumption

Anna Bonfrisco (ID). Reply: Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2022

Answer to a question on whether it is within the Commission's remit to impose a ban on the sale of animals such as cats and dogs to countries that allow their slaughter and consumption.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

Access the source: European Parliament: Written Answer to Question E-002238/22: Ban on the sale of cats and dogs to countries that allow their slaughter and consumption

Décret n° 2022-1179 du 24 août 2022 relatif à la formation des gestionnaires de fourrière relative en matière de bien-être des chiens et des chats

Elisabeth Borne, Marc Fesneau

Published in 2022

Decree no. 2022-1179 of August 24, 2022, Journal officiel de la République française

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

Keywords:Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress

Access the source: Decree No. 2022-1179 of August 24, 2022, regarding training for animal shelter managers on the welfare of dogs and cats

Parlement européen : réponse écrite à la question E-002518/22 : Quand les trafiquants d’équidés fraudent les règles européennes de bien-être animal, il faut agir

Aurélia Beigneux (ID), Catherine Griset (ID), Virginie Joron (ID), Annika Bruna (ID)

Published in 2022

Answer to a question on the European Commission's measures to prevent the trafficking of recreational horses, leading to their slaughter and fraudulent entry into the food chain.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Societal issues, Stress

Access the source: European Parliament: Written Answer to Question E-002518/22: When horse traffickers circumvent European animal welfare rules, action must be taken

Parlement européen : réponse écrite à la question E-002611/22 : suspension du transport d’animaux vivants pendant les épisodes de forte chaleur

Aurélia Beigneux (ID). Reply: Mrs Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2022

Answer to a question on the European Commission's position on the banning of the transport of live animals when the temperature exceeds 30°C, and on how it intends to strengthen the regulations to better control such transport of live animals.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

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

Access the source: European Parliament: Written Answer to Question E-002611/22: Suspension of Live Animal Transport During Heat Waves

Parlement européen : Réponse écrite à la question E-002365/2022 : Inclusion de règles détaillées relatives au transport de poisson lors de la prochaine révision du règlement

Rosa D'Amato (Greens/EFA), Francisco Guerreiro (Greens/EFA), Saskia Bricmont (Greens/EFA), Sylwia Spurek (Greens/EFA), Ska Keller (Greens/EFA), Piernicola Pedicini (Greens/EFA) Sarah Wiener (Greens/EFA), Tilly Metz (Greens/EFA), Marie Toussaint (Greens/EFA), David Cormand (Greens/EFA), Eleonora Evi (Greens/EFA), Ignazio Corrao (Greens/EFA) Caroline Roose (Greens/EFA), Manuela Ripa (Greens/EFA), Malte Gallée (Greens/EFA), Ville Niinistö (Greens/EFA), Grace O'Sullivan (Greens/EFA) Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield (Greens/EFA), Michèle Rivasi (Greens/EFA), Martin Häusling (Greens/EFA), Bronis Ropė (Greens/EFA), Damien Carême (Greens/EFA), Anja Hazekamp (The Left) Answer given by Mrs Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2022

Response to a question on the Commission's plans to ensure that the new animal transport provisions (under the Farm to Fork strategy) incorporate the latest scientific data on the transport of live fish.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Fish

Keywords: Transport

Access the source: European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-002365/2022: Inclusion of detailed rules on the transport of fish in the upcoming revision of the regulation