Keywords: Societal issues

How Happy Are Equine Athletes? Stakeholder Perceptions of Equine Welfare Issues Associated with Equestrian Sport

Tamzin Furtado, Liane Preshaw, Jo Hockenhull, Jennifer Wathan, Janet Douglas, Sue Horseman, Rebecca Smith, Danica Pollard, Gina Pinchbeck, Jan Rogers Carol Hall

Published in 2021

Scientific article providing the views of equestrian sportsmen and women and of animal welfare researchers on the current welfare violations in equestrian sport. Respondents emphasised the conflict between the demands of competition and the psychological needs of horses, and were of the view that efforts to improve welfare should focus on training. They considered existing welfare assessment tools to be ill-suited to the real-life conditions of training and competition.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Learning, training, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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Conservation, animal behaviour, and human-animal relationship in zoos. Why is animal welfare so important?

Isabel Escobar-Ibarra, Daniel Mota-Rojas, Fernando Gual-Sill, Carlos R. Sánchez, Fidel Baschetto, María Alonso-Spilsbury

Published in 2021

Scientific review of the literature on the strengths and weaknesses of modern zoos in terms of wild-animal welfare.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Wildlife

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Living environment, Human-animal relationships

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Towards understanding the welfare of cetaceans in accredited zoos and aquariums

Lisa K. Lauderdale, Jill D. Mellen, Michael T. Walsh, Douglas A. Granger, Lance J. Miller

Published in 2021

Scientific review presenting the results of the Cetacean Welfare Study's research "Towards Understanding Cetacean Welfare in Zoos and Aquariums". The results include the definition of reference ranges and species-specific values for blood variables and fecal hormone metabolites to assess welfare, information that is available free of charge via an iOS app.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Mammals

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Human-animal relationships, Learning, training, Societal issues, Welfare indicators

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Pet Reptiles - Are We Meeting Their Needs?

Alexandre Azevedo, Leonor Guimarães, Joel Ferraz, Martin Whiting, Manuel Magalhães-Sant'Ana

Published in 2021

Scientific article showing that although Portuguese pet reptile owners' knowledge of their animals' behaviour is generally good, they have very little knowledge of their pets' basic needs and that the conditions under which these are kept are often detrimental to their welfare.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories:Reptiles

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Societal issues, Welfare indicators

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Animal Training, Environmental Enrichment, and Animal Welfare: A History of Behavior Analysis in Zoos

Eduardo J. Fernandez, Allison L. Martin

Published in 2021

Scientific review describing the history of the emergence of reward-based husbandry training practices and environmental enrichment engineering in zoos. It suggests ways to continue to improve welfare in zoos using behavioural analysis.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Wildlife

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Human-animal relationships, Learning, training, Societal issues, Welfare indicators

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A Systematic Review of the Use of Technology to Monitor Welfare in Zoo Animals: Is There Space for Improvement?

Alessia Diana, Marina Salas, Zjef Pereboom, Michael Mendl, Tomas Norton

Published in 2021

Scientific review of the value of real-time automated monitoring systems in assessing the welfare of zoo animals as a complement to direct observations by specialists. The field is still very new, and is limited to behavioural measurements taken from large mammals.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories:Wildlife

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Learning, training, Precision farming, Societal issues, Enrichment, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships

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Animal Welfare and Farmers' Satisfaction in Small-Scale Dairy Farms in the Eastern Alps: A "One Welfare" Approach

Chiara Spigarelli, Marco Berton, Mirco Corazzin, Luigi Gallo, Sabine Pinterits, Maurizio Ramanzin, Wolfgang Ressi, Enrico Sturaro, Anna Zuliani, Stefano Bovolenta

Published in 2021

Scientific paper invesetigating the relationships between farmer satisfaction, animal welfare outcomes and the overall performance of small-scale dairy farms in the Eastern Alps.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Livestock buildings, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Livestock farming system

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Welfare of sheep and goats at slaughter

EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW), 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, Miguel Angel Miranda Chueca, Barbara Padalino, Paolo Pasquali, Helen Clare Roberts, Hans Spoolder, Karl Stahl, Antonio Velarde, Arvo Viltrop, Christoph Winckler, Denise Candiani, Cristina Rapagna, Yves Van der Stede, Virginie Michel

Published in 2021

Scientific Opinion on slaughter processes from a welfare perspective, covering three phases: pre-stunning (including arrival, unloading from the lorry, stalling, and the handling and movement of animals); stunning (including restraint); and bleeding.

Document Types: Opinions

Animal categories:Goats, Sheep

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

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On-farm culling methods used for pigs

F. A. Dalla Costa, T. J. Gibson, S. E.O. Oliveira, N. G. Gregory, L. Faucitano, O. A. Dalla Costa

Published in 2021

Scientific review evaluating different on-farm slaughter methods in terms of the processes involved (mechanical and physiological), their efficiency and animal welfare

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Stress, Livestock farming system

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