Document type : Regulation/Certification

Parlement Européen : Réponse à question E-004032/2019 Increasing illegal trade in pets

Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2020

Will the European Commission draw up a cross-sectoral Community action plan to combat the illegal pet trade?
Does the Commission have any specific suggestions as to the extent to which the range of sanctions applicable to operators involved in the illegal pet trade could be strengthened?

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Mammals

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

Access the source: European Parliament: Response to Question E-004032/2019—Increasing Illegal Trade in Pets

Assemblée nationale : Réponse écrite à la question n° 24665 : Elevages intensifs d’animaux

Question by Sébastien Nadot (not registered Haute Garonne); Answer: French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Published in 2020

Question on the measures that should be taken to ensure that animal husbandry is carried out in a more respectful and reasoned manner.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Access the source: National Assembly: Written response to Question No. 24665: Intensive Animal Farming

Assemblée nationale : Réponse écrite à la question n° 24498 : Création d’un permis animalier

Question: Marine Brenier (Les Républicains - Alpes-Maritimes ); Answer: French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Published in 2020

Question regarding MAA's intention to create a pet licence that would assign legal responsibility to pet owners to combat pet abandonment and abuse.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

Access the source: National Assembly: Written response to Question No. 24498: Creation of an animal-related license

Assemblée Nationale – Réponse à la question n°21163 « Transport des animaux en période caniculaire »

Journal officiel de la République Française

Published in 2020

Question on the number of checks carried out in vehicles transporting animals during heatwaves, the number of malfunctions noted and the number of journeys turned down or accepted.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Keywords: Stress, Transport

Access the source: National Assembly – Response to Question No. 21163, “Transportation of Animals During Heat Waves”

Assemblée Nationale – Réponse écrite à la question n°22215 : Ventes d’animaux sur internet

Journal officiel de la République Française

Published in 2019

Question on the measures that the Government intends to adopt to combat the sale of unregulated animals, particularly over the Internet

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Keywords: Societal issues

Access the source: National Assembly – Written response to Question No. 22215: Online sales of animals

Animal welfare service delivery statistical bulletin 2018

Department for the Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), UK

Published in 2019

UK government statistical bulletin on the nature and level of animal welfare activities in 2018

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Keywords: Societal issues

Access the source: Animal Welfare Service Delivery Statistical Bulletin 2018

Assemblée nationale – Réponse écrite à la question n°24860 : Meilleure prise en compte du bien-être des volailles

French Assemblée Nationale

Published in 2020

Answer to a question on the degree to which  EFSA's proposals to improve the welfare of poultry at slaughter are taken into consideration

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Poultry

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

Access the source: National Assembly – Written response to Question No. 24860: Better consideration of poultry welfare

Conclusions du Conseil de l’UE en matière de BEA – partie intégrante d’une production animale durable

General Secretariat of the Council of the EU

Published in 2019

EU Council recommendations for a new strategy for animal protection and welfare as an integral part of sustainable animal production

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Keywords: Societal issues, Environment, Human-animal relationships

Access the source: EU Council Conclusions on Animal Welfare—an Integral Part of Sustainable Animal Production

40 ans de bien-être animal (fiche de l’UE)

EU Commission

Published in 2013

Fact sheet on the principal texts adopted by the EU in the field of animal welfare.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Keywords: Livestock farming system

Access the source: 40 Years of Animal Welfare (EU fact sheet)