Keyword : Societal issues

Sénat : réponse écrite à la question n°4787 : Création d'un défenseur des droits des animaux

Sébastien Pla (Aude - SER). Answer: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Published in 2023

Answer to a question on whether the French government intends to follow up on the SPA's proposal to create an animal rights advocate who would act as an independent authority that could be tasked with centralizing, monitoring and increasing actions to guarantee respect for animal welfare.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: All animals

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

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Assemblée nationale : réponse écrite à la question n° 8538 : Hausse des abandons d’animaux et situation des refuges face à l’inflation

Anne Le Hénanff (Horizons et apparentés - Morbihan). Answer: French Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Published in 2023

Answer to a question on the measures the French Government intends to implement to combat inflation-related abandonments, and whether it plans to set up an emergency plan for the summer. It also asks how the Government intends to support associations and shelters financially.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

Keywords: Adoption,Abandonment, Human-animal relationships, Abuse, Population management, Societal issues

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Review: Space allowance for growing pigs: Animal welfare, performance and on-farm practicality

K.L. Chidgey

Published in 2023

Scientific review of the scientific basis for the most common approaches to determining minimum space allowances for growing pigs. It examines the various factors that influence and interact with their spatial requirements. It stresses the need for further research replicating commercial conditions to ensure that recommendations deliver positive welfare outcomes in a way that is both practical and relevant.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Enrichment, Housing, One Welfare, Behavioral disorders, Societal issues

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Évaluation des coûts de production des filières porcs et poulets de chair sous cahiers des charges « bien-être animal » et de leurs modalités de valorisation

FranceAgriMer

Published in 2023

Results of a project commissioned from Ecozept by France Agri Mer, intended to take stock of existing animal welfare approaches in the pig and broiler poultry sectors in the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany, and to provide answers to two questions: one on the additional production costs of each of the various approaches and the main factors that influence them, and the other on the added market value of products deriving from these approaches.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Porcines, Poultry

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Breeding and rearing systems

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Animal Welfare during Transport and Slaughter of Cattle: A Systematic Review of Studies in the European Legal Framework

Svea Nicolaisen, Nina Langkabel, Christa Thoene-Reineke, Mechthild Wiegard

Published in 2023

Scientific review of transport and slaughter procedures in Europe since the European regulations on animal transport and welfare came into force in 2009. It identifies the factors affecting animal welfare during these two phases of a farmed animal's life.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Anxiety, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Transport

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Assemblée nationale : réponse écrite à la question n° 3516 : Soutien du Gouvernement français à la fin de l’élevage en cage

Question: Sandra Regol (Ecologist - NUPES - Bas-Rhin). Answer: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Published in 2023

Answer to a question on whether the government will support an end to cage farming as part of the revision of European regulations, and whether it intends to raise its ambitions at European level in order to play a leading role in promoting better animal welfare standards and improving European farming methods.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories:Cattle, Pigs, Poultry

Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Enrichment, Living environment, Societal issues, Stress, Farming system

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Assemblée nationale : réponse écrite à la question n°7621 : Abandon d’animaux de compagnie à l’approche de l’été

Question: Alexandra Martin (Les Républicains - Alpes-Maritimes). Answer: French Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Published in 2023

Written answer to a question asking what action the government plans to take to manage pet abandonment during the summer and what measures it intends to take to support shelters and animal protection societies.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Canines, Felines, Exotic pets

Keywords: Adoption,Abandonment, Human-animal relationships, Abuse, Population management, Societal issues

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Assemblée nationale : réponse écrite à la question n°2205 : Mesures de lutte contre la souffrance des animaux aquatiques

Question: Vincent Ledoux (Renaissance - Nord). Answer: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Published in 2023

Answer to a question on the government's intentions regarding the implementation of measures to combat the suffering of aquatic animals and the funding of a research program to reduce animal suffering in commercial fishing.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories:Molluscs, Fish

Keywords:Pain, Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

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Zoo Animal Welfare Assessment: Where Do We Stand?

Oriol Tallo-Parra, Marina Salas, Xavier Manteca

Published in 2023

Scientific review providing a critical analysis of the main approaches to zoo animal welfare assessment and describing the most relevant animal-based welfare indicators for zoo animals, with a particular focus on behavioral and physiological indicators.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Wildlife

Keywords:Animal adaptation to the environment, Animal-based measurements, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Living environment, Stress

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Durable contraception in the female domestic cat using viral-vectored delivery of a feline anti-Müllerian hormone transgene

Lindsey M. Vansandt, Marie-Charlotte Meinsohn, Philippe Godin, Nicholas Nagykery, Natalie Sicher, Motohiro Kano, Aki Kashiwagi, Maeva Chauvin, Hatice D. Saatcioglu, Julie L. Barnes, Amy G. Miller, Amy K. Thompson, Helen L. Bateman, Elizabeth M. Donelan, Raquel González, Jackie Newsom, Guangping Gao, Patricia K. Donahoe, Dan Wang, William F. Swanson, David Pépin

Published in 2023

Scientific article describing a safe, long-lasting method of contraception in female cats via the injection of an adenoviral vector, offering an interesting alternative to castration, that would facilitate better management of stray cat populations and avoid euthanasia in shelters.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Felines

Keywords:Castration, Societal issues, Population management, Human-animal relationships, Sterilization

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