Keyword : Human-animal relationships

Final Report of an Audit of Croatia carried out from 2 May to 14 October 2022 in order to Evaluate Animal Welfare Controls During Transport by Livestock Vessel to non-EU Countries

DG SANTE

Published in 2023

Audit report identifying weaknesses in the current system to control the protection of animals transported by sea from Croatia to third countries, including the absence of documented procedures to for the authorization of transporters by sea and the failure of inspectors to identify certain deficiencies. It contains three recommendations to the competent authorities to improve the effectiveness of the official system for the protection of animal welfare during sea transport.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords:Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Transport

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Positive Welfare Indicators and Their Association with Sustainable Management Systems in Poultry

Maria Papageorgiou, Michael Goliomytis, Ouranios Tzamaloukas, Despoina Miltiadou, Panagiotis Simitzis

Published in 2023

Scientific review of positive welfare indicators in the main poultry species and their link with sustainable farm management. Indicators include exploration, dust baths, nest building, perching, and swimming (for waterfowl).

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Animal-based measurement, Enrichment, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Welfare indicators

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Choice, control, and animal welfare: definitions and essential inquiries to advance animal welfare science

Maisy D. Englund, Katherine A. Cronin

Published in 2023

Scientific review of animal psychology, including the importance of giving animals choice and control over their environment to improve their welfare.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: All animals

Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Consciousness, Societal issues, Enrichment, Living environment, Cognitive processes, Human-animal relationships

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Does Animal Personality Research Actually Help Animals?

Björn Ólafsson

Published in 2023

Article defining animal personality, reviewing scientific knowledge on the subject, and setting out the pros and cons  of taking personality into account in livestock farming, for both farmers and animals.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: All animals

Keywords:Animal-based measurement, Consciousness, Societal issues, Personality, Human-animal relationships, Farming systems

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European Parliament: written answer to question E-001634/23: Banning influencers from interacting or creating content with exotic animals

Question: Aurélia Beigneux (ID). Answer: Mr Sinkevičius on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2023

Answer to a question on whether the EU intends to regulate the use of captive wild animals in influencer videos, a practice that goes against animal welfare and fuels trafficking in the species concerned.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories:Wildlife, other small companion animals

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Animal trade, Societal issues, Population management, Human-animal relationships

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Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare

Andrew Knight, Clive Phillips, Paula Sparks

Published in 2022

Book offering a comprehensive review of animal welfare and the law. It explores the biological basis for the consideration of animals within a moral framework and traces changes in how we conceptualize animal welfare. It takes a detailed look at the welfare issues associated with many different uses of animals. It includes recent issues such as climate change, pandemics and antimicrobial resistance.

Document Types: Scientific work

Animal categories:Cattle, Goats, All animals

Keywords:Animal adaptation to environment, Animal-based measurement, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Enrichment, Environment, Euthanasia, Brain integration, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Farming systems, Transport

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Arrêté du 28 juin 2023 relatif aux messages de sensibilisation et d’information devant figurer dans les rubriques spécifiques aux offres de cession en ligne d’animaux de compagnie

Maud Faipoux

Published in 2023

Order specifying the content of the two mandatory awareness-raising and information messages that must appear without alteration in the sections of French websites containing  pet sale offers, and must be displayed according to clearly defined technical procedures.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

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

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European Parliament: written answer to question E-001629/2023: Identification and registration of all cats and dogs

Jiří Pospíšil (PPE), Stanislav Polčák (PPE). Reply: Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2023

Answer to a question on whether the European Commission considers all cats or dogs to be of potential commercial interest, and whether proactive regulatory measures such as identification and registration should therefore apply by default.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

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

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Animal welfare: Methods to improve policy and practice

Mark Budolfson, Bob Fischer, Noah Scovronick

Published in 2023

Opinion piece arguing that politicians fail to take animal welfare into account in their decision making, despite the ethical and societal importance of animal welfare. It proposes methods to improve policy analysis tools and take better account of animal welfare in public decision-making.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: All animals

Keywords:Societal issues, One Welfare, Human-animal relationships

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