Veille Droit Animal
Published in 2024
Creation of a website listing animal protection legislation and regulations at European and French level
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: All animals
Keywords:All subjects
Published in 2024
Creation of a website listing animal protection legislation and regulations at European and French level
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: All animals
Keywords:All subjects
Published in 2023
Technical report summarizing the activities of EFSA's network subgroups on animal welfare as presented at their 2023 annual meeting, including the progress of EFSA's ongoing welfare mandates along with two new mandates, on dog and cat welfare, and on use of diathermic syncope for cattle stunning. Discussions took place on various subjects, including hypertypes and genetic diseases in dogs, the need for stunning before the killing of decapods, the assessment of welfare at pasture, and population reduction methods in the event of an avian flu crisis.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Cattle, Dogs, Goats, Equines, Felines, Molluscs, Sheep, Pigs, Poultry
Keywords:All subjects
Published in 2023
Presentation of the section of the annual report of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) dedicated to adoption levels of its animal welfare standards in its member countries. These standards address the welfare of land and aquatic animals on the farm, during transport, at slaughter, in research and on specific topics such as the management of stray dogs.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: All animals
Keywords:All subjects
Published in 2023
Animal categories: All animals
Keywords:All subjects
Published in 2022
This summary of the quality assessment highlights the positive role that European regulations have played in advancing animal welfare, particularly for species covered by specific directives. But problems persist, differences in implementation are noted between member countries, and enforcement is insufficient. The review concludes that the current rules do not sufficiently take into account society's growing expectations, ethical concerns, scientific and technological developments and future sustainability challenges.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Fish, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:All subjects
Published in 2021
INRAE dossier on the research and expert advice provided by the Institute in the field of animal welfare, which is carried out in an interdisciplinary manner, and aims to improve the living conditions of farm animals while taking into account the working conditions of farmers, along with economic, environmental and land-use considerations.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:All subjects