Keywords: Consciousness

AVMA Guidelines for the Depopulation of Animals

AVMA

Published in 2019

Preview:  “The term depopulation refers to the rapid de¬struction of a population of animals in response to urgent circumstances with as much consideration given to the welfare of the animals as practicable. Ur¬gent circumstances may include emergency situations, such as the need for immediate disease control or a response to natural or human-made disasters.[…] The challenge facing veterinarians and others tasked with depopulation is to balance aggressive management of and rapid response to an emergency situation with animal welfare concerns surrounding humane destruction. Veterinarians are positioned to offer sound professional judgment as the value of animals’ lives and their welfare is weighed against immediate risk to human beings, other populations of animals, or the environment."

Document Types: Technical work

Keywords: Consciousness, Pain, Experimentation

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Evaluation du guide de bonnes pratiques d’abattage des bovins en matière de protection animale

ANSES

Published in 2013

The Opinion assesses a draft guide and takes into account the available scientific data and practices in other European countries. It identifies scientific and/or regulatory issues and puts forward recommendations supported by scientific evidencefor possible improvements and enhancements to the guide . It also provides answers to a list of detailed questions from the DGAl on particular issues identified by the latter.

Document Types: Opinions

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Anxiety, Consciousness, Pain, Risk management, Welfare indicators, Fear, Stress

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Douleurs animales : les identifier, les comprendre, les limiter chez les animaux d’élevage

INRA

Published in 2009

Document Types: Scientific review

Keywords: Consciousness, Pain

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Animal consciousness

Le Neindre P., Bernard E., Boissy A., Boivin X., Calendreau L., Delon N., Deputte B., Desmoulin-Canselier S., Dunier M., Faivre N., Giurfa M., Guichet J.L., Lansade L., Larrère R., Mormede P., Prunet P., Schaal B., Servière J., Terlouw C

Published in 2017

Document Types: Scientific review

Keywords: Consciousness, Metacognition

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Ethical justifications for animal welfare concerns

Larrère R

Published in 2007

The article addresses the issue of moral concern for domestic animals and for animal welfare defined as freedom from mortality and morbidity, freedom from stress, and the animal's freedom to express the natural behaviour of its species. While the first two definitions can lead to a failure to consider the animal in all its aspects, the third has the advantage of achieving this, taking into account the needs and social behaviours of livestock.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Keywords: Consciousness, Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

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Stress and welfare: two complementary concepts that are intrinsically related to the animal's point of view

Veissier I., Boissy A

Published in 2007

The closely associated concepts of welfare and stress may be considered as opposites since welfare cannot be achieved under stress and vice versa. Stress was first considered as an unspecific response to any challenge taxing the organism's resources where the HPA axis plays a central role. Along the same lines, welfare was considered as the state of an individual on a continuum between poor and good depending on the efforts required to adapt to the environment. However, these views cannot explain opposite results such as up- vs. down-regulation of the HPA axis and hypo- vs. hyper-behavioural reactivity under chronic stress. ... It is therefore suggested that the discrepancies found in the literature in terms of responses of the HPA axis or modification of behaviour under aversive conditions may stem from differences in the way a situation is evaluated. It is argued that stress comes from the animal's evaluation of the outcome of a situation, and that welfare is the state resulting from that evaluation.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Keywords: Animal-based measurements, Anxiety, Consciousness, Welfare indicators, Brain integration, Memory, Metacognition, Cognitive processes, Resilience, Stress

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AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals

AVMA

Published in 2013

Highly detailed guide to all euthanisation methods for all species (domestic carnivores, livestock and laboratory animals)

Document Types: Technical work

Keywords: Consciousness, Pain, Experimentation

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AVMA Guidelines for the Humane Slaughter of Animals

AVMA

Published in 2016

Description of the different methods of slaughter with recommendations concerning animal welfare

Document Types: Technical work

Keywords: Consciousness, Pain, Experimentation

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Social ties in farmed ruminants: limits on and means of action to encourage the integration of the animal in its environment

Boissy A., Nowak R., Orgeur P., Veissier I.

Published in 2001

Farmed ruminants belong to gregarious species. Their social organisation is based on stable dominance-subordination relationships which ensure the resolution of many conflicts that are inherent in the promiscuity among animals in livestock farming. Social organisation is also based on affinity relationships that ensure group cohesion and increase tolerance between animals in situations of conflict. Furthermore, affinity relationships are closely involved in the adaptation of the animal to its living environment, since partners will influence the animal's response to its surroundings. Thus, whether through the development of behaviours that are more respectful of the animals' social needs, or by the management of periods of social transition, the adaptation and welfare of farm animals will be considerably increased.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Ruminants

Keywords: Consciousness, Enrichment, Metacognition, Living environment, Cognitive processes

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Bien-Etre animal

INRA

Published in 2007

Special issue on Animal Welfare, containing 14 original articles on aims, methodology and purpose, ethical foundations, variants for different species, how it is perceived by the animal industries.

Document Types: Scientific review

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

Keywords: Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Animal-based measurements, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Living environment,Cognitive processes, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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