Document type : Regulation/Certification

Lutte contre l’abandon des animaux de compagnie : de nouvelles avancées grâce au plan France Relance

French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Published in 2021

Press release from the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food announcing 1) the creation of the Observatory for the Protection of Companion Animals, a new step in the implementation of the action plan to fight the ill treatment of companion animals, and 2) new measures to support animal protection groups as part of the France Relance plan.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

Access the source: Combating Pet Abandonment: New Progress Thanks to the France Relance Plan

Sénat : Réponse écrite à la question n°19178 : Incohérence entre la compétence juridique de la France en matière de transport maritime sur les navires étrangers et sa capacité à imposer des mesures relatives à la condition animale

Mr Arnaud Bazin (Val-d'Oise - Les Républicains), French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Published in 2021

Answer to a question on how France intends to require a foreign vessel to take temperature readings in order to complete French records if its legal competence ends when the animals board the foreign vessel.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords: Societal issues, Transport

Rapport sur la protection des animaux 2021

OSAV

Published in 2021

Report by the Swiss Confederation's Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs, outlining 5 actions to improve the welfare of farm and laboratory animals.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Experimentation, Mutilation, Stress, Societal issues

Access the source: 2021 Animal Welfare Report

Parlement européen : Réponse écrite à la question E-002445/2021 : Protection of animals during transport

Mikuláš Peksa (Greens/EFA), Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2021

Question on the identity of the authority responsible for implementing the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union on the protection of live animals during transport.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories:Cattle, Goats, Equines, Sheep, Pigs

Keywords: Societal issues, Transport

Access the source: European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-002445/2021: Protection of animals during transport

Assemblée nationale : Réponse écrite à la question n°38595 : Aides aux associations accueillant un animal errant ou en état de divagation

Corinne Vignon (La République en Marche - Haute-Garonne), French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Published in 2021

Question as to whether the Government plans to provide specific financial assistance to associations that do not run a shelter but use a fostering system, in the context of the implementation of the law to strengthen the fight against animal abuse.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

Keywords: Societal issues

Access the source: National Assembly: Written response to Question No. 38595: Assistance for organizations that take in stray or wandering animals

Assemblée nationale : Réponse écrite à la question n°38743 : Conséquences des accords du Brexit sur le transport des animaux de compagnie

Vincent Descoeur (Les Républicains - Cantal ), French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Published in 2021

Question asking for continued access to EU pet passports for British nationals living in France.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Canines, Felines, Exotic pets

Keywords: Transport

Access the source: National Assembly: Written response to Question No. 38743: Impact of the Brexit agreements on the transport of pets

Parlement européen : Réponse écrite à la question E-002442/2021 : Encadrer la vente des nouveaux animaux de compagnie

Annika Bruna (ID), Aurélia Beigneux (ID), Elżbieta Kruk (ECR), André Rougé (ID), Rosanna Conte (ID), Mr Sinkevičius on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2021

Question on the European Commission's intention to establish a short restrictive list of the wild species allowed to be kept as pets.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories:Exotic pets

Keywords:Societal issues, Living environment

Access the source: European Parliament: Written Answer to Question E-002442/2021: Regulating the Sale of New Pets

European Citizens’ Initiative : Commission to propose phasing out of cages for farm animals

EU Commission

Published in 2021

Press release from the European Commission outlining its response to the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) to end cage farming. The Commission is committed to bringing forward legislation to phase out and eventually ban cage farming of the species listed in the ECI.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Porcines, Poultry

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

Access the source: European Citizens’ Initiative: Commission to Propose Phasing Out of Cages for Farm Animals

Parlement européen : Réponse écrite à la question E-002065/2021 : Possible Commission project on tracking the illegal pet trade on digital platforms

Manuela Ripa (Greens/EFA), Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2021

Parliamentary question on the measures the European Commission intends to take to combat the abuses of online pet sales, such as the lack of identification for animals and sellers and the technical impossibility of properly monitoring the online market.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Canines, Felines, Exotic pets

Keywords: Societal issues

Access the source: European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-002065/2021: Possible Commission project on tracking the illegal pet trade on digital platforms

Parlement européen : Réponse écrite à la question E-002017/2021 : Lutter contre le commerce illégal d’animaux sauvages

Annika Bruna (ID), Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2021

Parliamentary question on the measures taken by the EU to punish wildlife smugglers using the internet for their trade and to prevent this illegal practice by the reporting of fraudulent advertisements and by informing potential buyers.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories:Wildlife

Keywords: Societal issues

Access the source: European Parliament: Written Answer to Question E-002017/2021: Combating the Illegal Wildlife Trade