Published in 2021
UK Government document setting out the practical details of the measures in its Sustainable Farming Incentive Scheme. Farmers will be paid more for provision of a number of public benefits, including animal health and welfare.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords: Environment, Human-animal relationships,Societal issues, Stress
Published in 2022
A systematic review of the scientific literature on undesirable behaviour in horses, using a systems thinking approach. It identifies four major areas of research on the subject, and proposes opportunities for research using the systems thinking approach.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Welfare indicators
Published in 2022
Scientific paper investigating the behavioural and physiological responses of zoo snakes to disturbances in animal care. It highlights the need for better daily monitoring of animal-based welfare indicators and for further study on the behavioural and physiological responses of individuals and groups of snakes to changes in their living environment.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories:Reptiles
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Welfare indicators
Published in 2017
Standards developed by the RSPCA for the rearing, handling, transport and slaughter/killing of broilers, based on UK legislation, scientific findings, recommendations from veterinarians and the Farm Animal Welfare Committee, and the experience of livestock professionals.
Document Types: Guides to Good Practice
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords: Enrichment, Human-animal relationships, Breeding and rearing systems,Societal issues
Published in 2022
Decree to eother small companion animalst the new framework governing the killing of chicks in hatcheries and outside abattoirs, confirming the legal cessation of the culling of male chicks at birth by the end of 2022.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords: Pain, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2022
Dossier setting out the current state of animal welfare in France, discussing the recent law on animal abuse, changes in regulatory and legal measures for animal protection in France and the European Union over time, current key issues, and how the perception of the relationship between humans and animals has changed in French society.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2022
The 4th annual Ifop poll for 30 millions d'amis shows that the French public believes that the government measures on animal welfare set out in the law against animal suffering lack ambition, and that politicians do not pay sufficient attention to this issue. It shows strong support for bans on any situation likely to cause animal suffering, and for measures to be taken to reduce stress in livestock at slaughter.
Document Types: Scientific review
Keywords:Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Breeding and rearing systems
Published in 2022
Scientific review of the impact of enrichment research on zoo and aquarium practices. It reveals that zoo and aquarium professionals are paying heed to species-specific welfare needs by ensuring that enrichment protocols are supported by biological evidence. It goes on to highlight areas and species that need further research.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Wildlife, Fish
Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Enrichment, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2022
Scientific review of the idea that training can be considered to be a behavioural enrichment for animals. This view is based on 3 propositions: that training facilitates the use of enrichments; that it modifies social interactions and that it broadens behavioural repertoires.
Document Types: Scientific review
Keywords: Cognitive processes, Enrichment, Human-animal relationships,Learning
Published in 2022
Scientific review summarising current knowledge of the factors that may influence the sociality and sociability of domestic cats towards humans and other cats, focusing primarily on cats kept by humans in confined environments.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Felines
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress
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