Published in 2021
Presentation of the Aquatic Life Institute's 2021 report, highlighting the strong links between improved aquatic animal welfare and sustainable development. The report calls on policy makers to include aquatic animal welfare in their sustainable development policies.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords:Awareness, Pain, Societal issues, Living environment, Breeding and rearing systems, Welfare indicators
Published in 2021
Scientific review concerning the ethical aspects and quality of meat from animals undergoing conventional and ritual slaughter. The right to exercise one's religion is an inalienable right and animal welfare is an ethical issue, so it is essential that the assessment of ritual practices from an animal welfare perspective should be carried out in an objective and rigorous manner.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Goats, Sheep
Keywords:Awareness, Carcass quality, Pain, Societal issues, Stress
Published in 2021
Revised Opinion from Anses and revised collective expertise report on the draft guide to good welfare practices in poultry abattoirs. Particular aims are to assess its compliance with Regulation 1099/2009/EC and its logic and consistency, to identify the points to be addressed in light of new scientific knowledge, and to propose possible improvements.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories: Poultry
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:Awareness, Pain, Societal issues, Fear, Stress
Published in 2021
Scientific article on whether dogs are able to distinguish between situations where a human intentionally withholds a reward and those where the lack of reward is unintentional, resulting either from a mistake or a physical obstacle that prevents the reward being given. The results show that dogs clearly distinguish between intentional and unintentional behaviour.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories:Canine
Keywords:Learning, Awareness, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2021
A scientific paper assessing the welfare of calves in the holding areas of abattoirs in New Zealand, using group and individual animal-based indicators. It proposes relevant indicators, recommending that they should be systematically incorporated into the protocols used to assess the welfare of calves at slaughter.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Anxiety, Awareness, Fear, Stress
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:Awareness, Pain, Carcass quality, Societal issues, Processing
Published in 2021
Scientific review of the different stunning methods used for sea bass and sea bream. The following methods are described, compared and evaluated: hypothermia, electrical stunning, carbon dioxide narcosis and clove oil anaesthesia.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Fish
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
Published in 2021
A good practice guide published by the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food, concentrating on the care of pets over the holiday period, how to look after them in hot weather, what arrangements to make when travelling with them, and what to do if you come across a stray dog or cat.
Document Types: Guides to Good Practice
Animal categories: Canines, Felines
Keywords:Awareness, Pain, Societal issues, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Welfare indicators
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