Keywords: Pain

Is ongoing ritual slaughter of livestock justifiable in modern America?

Sean Leffert

Published in 2021

Scientific review of the arguments for and against the ritual slaughter of farm animals, authored by an abattoir veterinary inspector.

Document Types: Scientific review

Category of animals: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines

Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Stress

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Arrêté du 25 octobre 1982 relatif à l’élevage, à la garde et à la détention des animaux, Annexes

French Government

Published in 2000

Réglementation protection animale des animaux présentés en concours, expositions et lieux de vente d’animaux

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Keywords:Pain, Societal issues, Living environment, Fear, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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Final report of an audit of France from 25 January 2021 to 5 February 2021 in order to evaluate controls of animal welfare at slaughter and during related operations

DG SANTE

Published in 2021

DG SANTE audit report carried out in France in early 2021, revealing that the effectiveness of official controls in French abattoirs has been significantly improved, as the result of the strengthening of operators' self-monitoring and inspectors' training in particular, but identifying 3 previous recommendations not yet taken into account, and adding two new ones.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords:Consciousness, Carcass quality, Pain, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Stress

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Early Life Painful Procedures: Long-Term Consequences and Implications for Farm Animal Welfare

Sarah J. J. Adcock

Published in 2021

A scientific review of the long-term phenotypic consequences of painful neonatal procedures in rodents, whose response to pain, fear and anxiety stimuli is initially reduced and then becomes exacerbated with age. These procedures result in cognitive, social and reproductive deficits, which can be transmitted to offspring. The implications for the long-term welfare of farm animals following early painful procedures are discussed.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Cattle, Rodents

Keywords:Pain, Memory, Fear, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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Current Advances in Assessment of Dog's Emotions, Facial Expressions, and Their Use for Clinical Recognition of Pain

Daniel Mota-Rojas, Míriam Marcet-Rius, Asahi Ogi, Ismael Hernández-Ávalos, Chiara Mariti, Julio Martínez-Burnes, Patricia Mora-Medina, Alejandro Casas, Adriana Domínguez, Brenda Reyes, Angelo Gazzano

Published in 2021

Scientific review showing that facial expressions are an essential element in maintaining good social interactions between dogs and humans, and that they provide information about a dog's emotions and pain perception that can be used in pain management by veterinarians.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Pain, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships

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RSPCA welfare standards for farmed Atlantic salmon

RSPCA

Published in 2021

Good practice guidance developed by the RSPCA based on the 5 freedoms and current scientific knowledge of the needs of farmed salmon. It recognises the existence of knowledge gaps and therefore advises farmers to adopt an attitude of continuous improvement rather than relying strictly on these standards, developed at a particular moment in time.

Document Types: Good practice guide

Animal categories: Fish

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Pain, Societal issues, Enrichment, Housing, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Livestock farming system

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Arrêté du 17 novembre 2021 modifiant l'arrêté du 24 février 2020 modifiant l'arrêté du 16 janvier 2003 établissant les normes minimales relatives à la protection des porcs

French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Published in 2021

Decree making the live castration of domestic male pigs for anything other than therapeutic or diagnostic purposes subject to justifications relating to a particular need for the supply of castrated male pig meat as part of a quality and identification of origin label system or to production constraints.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Pain, Societal issues, Stress, Livestock farming system

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Modalités d’encadrement de la dérogation de la castration chirurgicale des porcelets sous anesthésie et analgésie par les détenteurs et leurs salariés

French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Published in 2021

Technical instruction specifying the training conditions for carrying out castration protocols under local anaesthesia and analgesia, and the procedures for the issue of a derogation, defining the role of each actor.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Pain, Societal issues, Stress, Livestock farming system

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Interdiction de la castration à vif des porcelets : un arrêté et une instruction technique pour accompagner sa mise en œuvre

Julien Denormandie's Press Office,  French Ministry of Agriculture and Food's Press Office

Published in 2021

Explanation of the official documents specifying the conditions under which castration of male domestic pigs may be carried out on farms, other than for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Pain, Societal issues, Stress, Livestock farming system

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