Parlement européen : réponse écrite à la question E-000214/23 : Animal welfare controls at EU exit points
Question: Thomas Waitz (Greens/EFA). Answer: Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission
Published in 2023
Answer to a question concerning the fact that the Greek border of Kakavia continues to be used as an exit point for live animals from the European Union (EU) even though it is not recognized as such, and asking whether any sanctions have been taken by the EU against Greece.
Scientific review proposing a new conceptual framework it calls the circular welfare economy (CWE), intended to facilitate the transition to sustainable agriculture. The CWE applies the notion of circularity to welfare, defined as the quality of life as it is perceived by the individual animal itself. It also considers human integrity, defined as openness and honesty, to be a prerequisite for sustainability.
Investigating clove oil and its derivatives as anaesthetic agents for decapod crustaceans to improve welfare commercially and at slaughter
Felicity Spoors, Mark James, Tania Mendo, J. Chris McKnight, Eva-Maria S. Bønnelycke, Nicola Khan
Published in 2023
Scientific review on the use of clove oil as a natural, effective and reversible anaesthetic in decapods, including brown crab and langoustine, which are commercially important in the UK, and whether it can improve the welfare of these animals at the farming and slaughter stages of life.
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Overview report on the protection of the welfare of laying hens at all stages of production
DG SANTE
Published in 2023
Summary of the official inspections carried out in the Member States in 2021 to assess the protection of hen welfare. It proposes avenues for improvement and identifies good practices for dissemination. It shows that the protection of the welfare of laying hens varies from one Member State to another, risking the creation of unfair competition for producers within the EU. It reveals that official inspections of pullet farms and hatcheries are far less frequent and consistent than those of laying hen farms.
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The grim reality of industrial animal farming
Eurogroup for Animals
Published in 2023
Report summarizing the main welfare problems faced by broilers, fish, pigs, dairy cows and rabbits in intensive farming and the main shortcomings of current European legislation in this respect.
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Welfare of calves
Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Julio Alvarez, Dominique Joseph Bicout, Paolo Calistri, Elisabetta Canali, Julian Ashley Drewe, Bruno Garin-Bastuji, Jose Luis Gonzales Rojas, Christian Gortazar Schmidt, Mette Herskin, Virginie Michel, Miguel Ángel Miranda Chueca, Barbara Padalino, Paolo Pasquali, Helen Clare Roberts, Hans Spoolder, Karl Stahl, Antonio Velarde, Arvo Viltrop and Christoph Winckler
Published in 2023
EFSA opinion identifying fifteen highly relevant negative welfare consequences, the most common being respiratory disorders, inability to engage in exploratory or foraging behavior, gastroenteric disorders and group stress. It recommends a space provision of at least 3m2 per calf, keeping the calf with its mother for a minimum of 24 hours, after which calves should be kept in stable groups and soft bedding should be provided.
Challenges identified in this article include the rapid growth of the insect farming industry and associated innovations, the use of welfare tools originally developed for vertebrates, variations between populations and individuals, welfare needs during insect development, and animal welfare trade-offs in the decision to use insect as opposed to fish proteins.
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Assemblée nationale : réponse écrite à la question n°5240 : Absence d’étiquetage concernant l’abattage rituel
Question: Serge Muller (RN - Dordogne). Answer: Ministry of the Interior
Published in 2023
Answer to a question on the possible introduction of labelling to show "slaughter with stunning" or "slaughter without stunning", to enable all consumers to make informed purchases.
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EU POSITIVE LIST – A proposal to regulate the trade in animals destined for life as a pet
Eurogroup for Animals
Published in 2023
A white paper that presents a framework that is feasible in legal terms for a positive list of exotic animal species that could be legally traded and/or kept as pets. This list takes into account animal welfare, public health, and Adaptation of the animal to the environment conservation.
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La sensibilité animale – Approches juridiques et enjeux transdisciplinaires
Under the direction of Aloïse Quesne
Published in 2023
Book discussing the consequences of the failure to define animal sentience in the French Civil Code, which states only that "animals are living beings endowed with sentience". The book explores the legal consequences of recognising animal sentience, the possibility of differences in sentience between species, and how to improve legal protections for such sentience.
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