Published in 2021
Decision of the French Council of State ordering the government to publish its promised decree to introduce a gradual ban on the rearing of laying hens in cages within 6 months as it considers that the delay in the publication of this decree exceeds reasonable time limits.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords: Housing, Livestock farming system,Societal issues
Published in 2021
Press release from the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food announcing 1) the creation of the Observatory for the Protection of Companion Animals, a new step in the implementation of the action plan to fight the ill treatment of companion animals, and 2) new measures to support animal protection groups as part of the France Relance plan.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Canines, Felines
Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2021
Answer to a question on how France intends to require a foreign vessel to take temperature readings in order to complete French records if its legal competence ends when the animals board the foreign vessel.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords: Societal issues, Transport
Published in 2021
Scientific paper examining regulations in Australia on the monitoring and welfare of animals used in film production. It shows that there is considerable variance between States in terms of codes of practice and regulatory oversight.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Keywords:Societal issues, Stress
Published in 2021
Report by the Swiss Confederation's Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs, outlining 5 actions to improve the welfare of farm and laboratory animals.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Experimentation, Mutilation, Stress, Societal issues
Published in 2021
Question on the identity of the authority responsible for implementing the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union on the protection of live animals during transport.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Cattle, Goats, Equines, Sheep, Pigs
Keywords: Societal issues, Transport
Published in 2021
Question as to whether the Government plans to provide specific financial assistance to associations that do not run a shelter but use a fostering system, in the context of the implementation of the law to strengthen the fight against animal abuse.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Canines, Felines
Keywords: Societal issues
Published in 2021
Question on the European Commission's intention to establish a short restrictive list of the wild species allowed to be kept as pets.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Exotic pets
Keywords:Societal issues, Living environment
Published in 2021
Scientific paper on the gathering of an evidence base of expert opinion on welfare indicators for the animals to be included in a welfare assessment tool for four reptile families.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories:Exotic pets
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Societal issues, Welfare indicators
Published in 2021
Results of a survey on the opinion and attitudes of the French public concerning animal protection. Actions to help animals include making donations, signing petitions, taking animal welfare labelling and the Cruelty Free label into account respectively when purchasing food and cosmetics.
Document Types: Scientific review
Keywords: Societal issues, Livestock farming system
