Published in 2021
Report by the Senate Economic Affairs Committee proposing amendments to the bill to combat animal abuse.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Canines, Wild animals, Felines
Keywords:Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2021
Press release summarising the conclusions of the report by the Senate Economic Affairs Committee on the bill approved by the Assemblée Nationale to combat animal abuse. Changing the text of the legislation as drafted, it preserves the possibility of selling animals in pet shops, allows dolphinariums to continue their activity and establishes a list of animals authorised to participate in travelling circuses.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Canines, Wild animals, Felines
Keywords:Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2021
Scientific paper comparing dog and cat owner-pet relationships in Mexico. It concludes that relationships with cats are better because there is a lower perceived cost for the relationship, but that emotional closeness is greater with dogs.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Canines, Felines
Keywords : Human-animal relationships
Published in 2021
Thematic dossier produced by the Coopération Agricole and based on three fundamental principles: a better understanding of animal welfare, concrete and pragmatic implementation of the concept across the French regions, and to offer a lasting picture of the pride taken by the agricultural professions in their work. The dossier points to the close links between the welfare of animals and that of the people who are in contact with them, and emphasises the benefits of the approaches it presents.
Document Types: Guides to Good Practice
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Breeding and rearing systems, Welfare indicators
Published in 2021
Scientific paper showing that stress hormone levels are lower in equine therapy horses ridden by mentally-impaired riders, presumably due to their lesser control over the horses, than by non-mentally impaired riders.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2021
A scientific article investigating whether horse owners use auxiliary reins correctly. It reports that while most of the horse owners surveyed used reins responsibly, they need clarification and information on the functions of the different auxiliary reins.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2021
Scientific paper demonstrating that a simple educational infographic based on the five domains model had a significant impact on riders' assessment of equine welfare, despite the fact that they still found it difficult to assess their horses' emotions objectively.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Published in 2021
Scientific paper presenting and validating a behavioural test based on the animal's reaction to approaching, haltering and leading, to describe a horse as broken in or not. This test could be used to determine the status of horses prior to transport, given that transport regulations are stricter for unbroken horses.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Human-animal relationships, Transport
Published in 2021
Scientific review of 5 social-cognitive abilities possessed by domestic mammals in relation to humans: ability to distinguish between humans and recognise individuals; perception of human emotions; interpretation of our attentional states and goals; use of referential communication (recognising human signals or sending signals to humans); and engagement in social learning with humans.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Keywords:Cognitive process, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2021
Scientific paper reporting on the perceptions of farmers' hoof trimmers and vets concerning the management of lameness in dairy cows. Lameness is perceived as a complex, multi-factorial problem that is poorly understood and whose contributing factors are difficult to change. Those involved are resigned, believing that lameness is inevitable. Participants suggested that hoof trimmers and veterinarians should work together to send a consistent message to farmers.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords:Pain, Human-animal relationships
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