Document type : Regulation/Certification

Assemblée nationale : Réponse écrite à la question n°39377 : Dysfonctionnements importants dans les abattoirs

Question: Ms Danièle Obono (La France insoumise - Paris). Answer: French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Published in 2021

Written answer to a parliamentary question on the measures taken by the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food in respect of the failings found in abattoirs  and whether a general audit of French abattoirs is under consideration, along with the compulsory publication of annual reports on compliance with standards and regulations.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Fear, Stress

Access the source: National Assembly: Written response to Question No. 39377: Significant Malfunctions in Slaughterhouses

Assemblée nationale : Réponse écrite à la question n°39648 : Mesures d’accompagnement pour le développement des abattoirs mobiles en France

Question: Loïc Dombreval (La République en Marche - Alpes-Maritimes). Answer: French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Published in 2021

Answer to a parliamentary question on the government's support measures for France's first mobile abattoir project, and whether the recovery plan could help the development of this new slaughtering method.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines

Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Carcass quality, Societal issues, Processing

Access the source: National Assembly: Written response to Question No. 39648: Support measures for the development of mobile slaughterhouses in France

Parlement européen : Réponse écrite à la question E-003334/21 : Equivalence of veterinary medicines for animal welfare

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

Published in 2021

Written answer from the European Commission to a question on the regulations regarding the prescribing of human medicinal products for animals when no suitable medicinal product is available to treat an animal's diagnosed condition.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Keywords: Societal issues

Access the source: European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-003334/21: Equivalence of veterinary medicines for animal welfare

Parlement européen : Réponse écrite à la question E-002137/2021 : The case of the Gulf Livestock 2 vessel and its non‑compliance with live animal transport legislation

Question: Marisa Matias (The Left), Anja Hazekamp (The Left. Answer: Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Community

Published in 2021

Answer to a question about serious non-compliance found on a Portuguese vessel carrying live calves where poor welfare conditions were evident.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Category of animals: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines

Keywords: Societal issues, Transport

Access the source: European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-002137/2021: The case of the Gulf Livestock 2 vessel and its non-compliance with live animal transport legislation

Bien-être animal : vers un label européen ?

Vie Publique Editorial Board

Published in 2021

Article summarising the main findings of a study by the European Parliament Research Service (EPRS) on animal welfare legislation and the EU labelling project. In the view of the EPRS, the legislation is outdated because of structural changes that have occurred in production systems and because it does not allow for recognition of the fact that animals are sentient beings. Europe-wide labelling is viewed as the best response to the increasing number of labelling systems now operating among Member States.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords: Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships

Access the source: Animal Welfare: Toward a European Certification?

Parlement européen : Réponse écrite à la question E-002470/2021 : ‘Halal’ Islamic slaughtering method. Clarification with regard to consumer protection and compatibility with animal welfare legislation

Question: Gianantonio Da Re (ID). Answer: Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2021

Parliamentary question on ritual slaughter and halal labelling

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines

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

Access the source: European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-002470/2021: “Halal” Islamic slaughter method. Clarification regarding consumer protection and compatibility with animal welfare legislation

Parlement européen : Réponse écrite à la question E-002824/2021: Animal welfare

Question: Chris MacManus (The Left). Answer: Mr Wojciechowski on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2021

Answer to a question on how the European Commission would respond to the introduction of a subsidy for sheep shearing in Ireland, given that Irish farmers are choosing not to shear because it is not economically viable, despite the fact that shearing is necessary for animal welfare.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Ovines

Keywords:Societal issues, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Livestock farming system

Access the source: European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-002824/2021: Animal welfare

Animal welfare on the farm – ex-post evaluation of the EU legislation: Prospects for animal welfare labelling at EU level – European Implementation Assessment

European Parliamentary Research Service

Published in 2021

Ex-post evaluation of EU animal-welfare labelling legislation, applying the criteria of relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, coherence and EU added value

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords: Welfare indicators

Access the source: Animal Welfare on the Farm – Ex-Post Evaluation of EU Legislation: Prospects for Animal Welfare Labeling at the EU Level – European Implementation Assessment

Assemblée nationale : Réponse écrite à la question n°34377 : Bien-être des poissons en élevage

Vincent Ledoux (Agir ensemble - Nord), French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Published in 2021

Answer to a parliamentary question on whether the French Government intends to regulate the conditions under which farmed fish are reared to ensure their welfare

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Fish

Keywords: Societal issues, Livestock farming system

Access the source: National Assembly: Written response to Question No. 34377: Welfare of farmed fish

Assemblée nationale : Réponse écrite à la question n°32507 : Conditions d’élevage et les mutilations subies par les chapons

Dimitri Houbron (Agir ensemble - Nord), French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Published in 2021

Answer to a parliamentary question on whether the French Government intends to ban the practice of caponisation.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords: Pain, Societal issues, Mutilation

Access the source: National Assembly: Written response to Question No. 32507: Farming conditions and mutilations suffered by capons