Keywords: Societal issues

French Assemblée Nationale: Written answer to question no. 32866: Bien-être des poissons en élevage

Dimitri Houbron (Agir ensemble - Nord), French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Published in 2021

Answer to a parliamentary question on the measures the Ministry of Agriculture intends to take to improve the living conditions of farmed fish.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Fish

Keywords: Societal issues, Livestock farming system

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French Assemblée Nationale: Written answer to question No 37355: Règlementation de l’abattage des animaux-Dérogation à l’obligation d’étourdir

Claire O'Petit (La République en Marche - Eure), French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Published in 2021

Answer to a parliamentary question on the availability of statistical data on the production of and demand for meat from ritual slaughter.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues

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French Assemblée Nationale: Written answer to question n°38226: Abattage sans étourdissement

Nicolas Dupont-Aignan (Non-registered - Essonne), French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Published in 2021

Answer to a parliamentary question on the availability of statistical data on the production of and demand for meat from ritual slaughter.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues

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Senate: Written answer to question n°21673: Abattage sans étourdissement

André Vallini (Isère - SER), French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Published in 2021

Question on the existence of statistics on the demand for and production of meat from ritually-slaughtered animals in France.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues

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De la protection animale au bien-être animal : analyse historique et juridique de l’émergence du terme bien-être animal

Agnès Fabre

Published in 2021

A review tracing the history of the change in language use from 'animal protection' to 'animal welfare' in French and European legislation.

Document Types: Scientific review

Keywords: Societal issues

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Gene Editing for Improved Animal Welfare and Production Traits in Cattle: Will This Technology Be Embraced or Rejected by the Public?

Maria Cristina Yunes, Zimbábwe Osório-Santos, Marina A. G. von Keyserlingk, Maria José Hötzel

Published in 2021

Article reporting the opinions of Brazilian citizens on the new genome editing techniques. Acceptance is low and depends on the objectives: it is higher when the intention is to improve animal welfare than when the goal is to increase muscle mass, the benefits of the former appearing to be shared equally by animals, breeders, manufacturers and consumers.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords: Societal issues

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A Retrospective Literature Evaluation of the Integration of Stress Physiology Indices, Animal Welfare and Climate Change Assessment of Livestock

Edward Narayan, Michelle Barreto, Georgia-Constantina Hantzopoulou, Alan Tilbrook

Published in 2021

Scientific review of articles dealing with 4 topics, both alone and in combination: animal welfare, the physiology of stress, impacts on climate change, and production in livestock farming. It concludes that, although all these areas are strongly represented in the literature, there is a lack of studies examining their interactions and their impacts on livestock production.

Document Types: Scientific review

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

Keywords: Environment,Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Stress

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Fewer, bigger, more intensive: EU vows to stem drastic loss of small farms

Fiona Harvey

Published in 2021

Article presenting the measures to be included in the new EU Common Agricultural Policy to support small farms and ensure better animal welfare.

Document types: Technical Paper

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

Keywords: Societal issues, Livestock farming system

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WSAVA Animal Welfare Guidelines

Shane Ryan, Heather Bacon, Nienke Endenburg, Susan Hazel, Rod Jouppi, Natasha Lee, Kersti Seksel, Gregg Takashima

Published in 2021

Guidelines to help veterinarians working with pets to understand the latest scientific concepts and data on animal welfare, including ethical issues, in order to better manage animal welfare issues and better communicate with and advise pet owners

Document Types: Good practice guide

Animal categories: Canines, Felines, Exotic pets

Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

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Animal Welfare Policies and Human Rights in the Context of Slaughter Procedures

Giancarlo Bozzo, Roberta Barrasso, Davide Ferorelli, Vito Gassi, Roberto Russo, Francesco Emanuele Celentano

Published in 2021

Article assessing ritual slaughter practices from a legal perspective, taking into account both wider human rights and animal welfare policies

Document Types: Scientific paper

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

Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues

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