Document type : Regulation/Certification

Assemblée nationale : réponse écrite à la question n°QE-26061 : Maltraitance animale en France

Question: Stéphane Viry (Les Républicains - Vosges ). Answer: French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Published in 2020

Question portant sur les réponses du gouvernement face à l’augmentation de l’abandon des animaux domestiques et face à la hausse des actes de maltraitance envers les animaux

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

Keywords: Societal issues

Access the source: National Assembly: Written response to Question No. QE-26061: Animal Abuse in France

Assemblée nationale : Réponse écrite à la question n°QE 21931 : Bien-être animal

Question: Bruno Fuchs (Mouvement Démocrate et Apparentées - Haut-Rhin). Answer: French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Published in 2020

Question concerning the non-respect of animal welfare at the Ferme des Mille Vaches and the legal conviction of activists who exposed the conditions on this farm.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

Access the source: National Assembly: Written response to Question No. QE 21931: Animal Welfare

Parlement européen: Réponse écrite à la question E-004275/2019: Certifications to develop animal welfare labelling

Question: Izaskun Bilbao Barandica. Answer: Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Parliament

Published in 2020

Question on the progress of the labelling of products of animal origin in the EU

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords: Societal issues, Welfare indicators

Access the source: European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-004275/2019: Certifications to develop animal welfare labeling

Parlement européen: Réponse écrite à la question E-003903/2019 : Labelling of halal-certified products

Question: Peter Kofod. Answer: Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Parliament

Published in 2020

Question on a labelling system for halal meat products of the type used for kosher products, to inform consumers

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines

Keywords: Societal issues, Welfare indicators

Access the source: European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-003903/2019: Labeling of halal-certified products

Arrêté du 24 février 2020 relatif à l’application par les éleveurs de traitements visant à supprimer ou atténuer la douleur liée aux actes relevant de la conduite de l’élevage

Journal Officiel of the French Republic

Published in 2020

The Order authorizes livestock producers to employ any veterinary drug to suppress or alleviate pain associated with farm management practices.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords: Pain, Societal issues

Access the source: Order of February 24, 2020, regarding the use by livestock producers of treatments intended to eliminate or alleviate pain associated with procedures related to livestock management

Arrêté du 24 février 2020 modifiant l’arrêté du 16 janvier 2003 établissant les normes minimales relatives à la protection des porcs

Journal Officiel of the French Republic

Published in 2020

Order imposing a ban on the live castration of male domestic pigs under seven days old, the obligation to provide a drinking trough to meet the obligation to provide a constant supply of water  and specifying other criteria for monitoring on domestic pig holdings.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Pain, Societal issues, Mutilation

Access the source: Order of February 24, 2020, amending the Order of January 16, 2003, establishing minimum standards for the protection of pigs

Review of climate control and space allowance during transport of pigs

European Reference Centre for Animal Welfare (EURCAW) Pigs

Published in 2020

Recent hot summers in Europe have raised concerns about the welfare of pigs transported at high environmental temperatures. In this study, EURCAW-Pigs addresses the control of temperature and available space as they affect pig welfare during transport.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Societal issues, Transport

Access the source: Review of climate control and space allowance during the transport of pigs

Assemblée nationale : Réponse écrite à la question n°QE 23425 : Elevage des poules en cage

Question: Jacques Marilossian (La République en Marche - Hauts-de-Seine ). Answer: French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Published in 2020

Question as to whether the Minister of Agriculture intends to set a deadline for the ban on the rearing of laying hens in France

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords: Societal issues, Housing, Living environment

Parlement européen: Réponse écrite à la question E004231/2019: Transport of live animals

Question: Roman Haider, Georg Mayer. Answer: Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Parliament

Published in 2020

Question on transport conditions (duration, feeding, watering, temperatures...) and on the position of the European Commission on the banning of the transport of live animals inside the EU

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Keywords: Societal issues, Stress, Transport

Access the source: European Parliament: Written answer to Question E004231/2019: Transport of live animals

Parlement européen: Réponse écrite à la question E000147/2020: Foie gras in the EU

Question: Francisco Guerreiro. Answer: Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Parliament

Published in 2020

Question on the import of frozen foie gras from Ukraine into member countries, labelling and consumer guarantees

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords: Force-feeding, Stress