Published in 2022
Dossier setting out the current state of animal welfare in France, discussing the recent law on animal abuse, changes in regulatory and legal measures for animal protection in France and the European Union over time, current key issues, and how the perception of the relationship between humans and animals has changed in French society.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2022
Presentation of the results of an AHDB survey, demonstrating that animal welfare is a growing concern for British consumers. However, the latter are not prepared to pay more for their meat because they overestimate the quality of welfare conditions on British farms,. They are nevertheless increasingly aware of the health problems associated with farming practices.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords: Societal issues, Livestock farming system
Published in 2022
The 4th annual Ifop poll for 30 millions d'amis shows that the French public believes that the government measures on animal welfare set out in the law against animal suffering lack ambition, and that politicians do not pay sufficient attention to this issue. It shows strong support for bans on any situation likely to cause animal suffering, and for measures to be taken to reduce stress in livestock at slaughter.
Document Types: Scientific review
Keywords:Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Livestock farming system
Published in 2020
White paper compiling the published scientific evidence on violations of broiler-chicken welfare in intensive farming in the EU and the UK.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Enrichment, Societal issues, Stress, Livestock farming system
Published in 2022
Scientific review of ways to reduce the use of antibiotics in pig farming, especially for prophylactic purposes or to promote growth, while reducing the housing and husbandry stressors that can increase the vulnerability of animals to disease and decrease their quality of life.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Antibiotic resistance, Housing, Societal issues, Stress
Published in 2022
Technical Instruction specifying changes to the procedures associated with the official monitoring of animal protection in the abattoir at the time of slaughter in France
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Anxiety, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Stress
Published in 2022
Article identifying trends in French society towards pets in the coming years. These include an increased focus on food quality and an increase in the average pet budget, and the development of pet insurance. The article predicts an increase in the number of cats and other non-canine pet species, and changes in the legal status of animals that will raise them above simple companion animals.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Canines, Felines, Exotic pets
Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2022
Réponse à une question portant sur l’urgence de prendre des mesures pour lutter contre l’abandon d’animaux de compagnie.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Canines, Felines
Keywords:Societal issues, Risk management, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2022
Implementation programme for the final two years of the 10-year Welsh Action Plan launched in 2014.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Keywords: Societal issues
Published in 2022
Technical article setting out the results of ITAVI's work on a multi-criteria analysis of different types of enrichment available on the market that take into account the needs of birds: exploration, perching, dust bathing, self protection and rest.
Document Types: Technical review
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Enrichment, Housing, Human-animal relationships, Societal issues
