Keywords: Societal issues

Parlement européen : Réponse écrite à la question E-002065/2021 : Possible Commission project on tracking the illegal pet trade on digital platforms

Manuela Ripa (Greens/EFA), Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2021

Parliamentary question on the measures the European Commission intends to take to combat the abuses of online pet sales, such as the lack of identification for animals and sellers and the technical impossibility of properly monitoring the online market.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Canines, Felines, Exotic pets

Keywords: Societal issues

Access the source: European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-002065/2021: Possible Commission project on tracking the illegal pet trade on digital platforms

Parlement européen : Réponse écrite à la question E-002017/2021 : Lutter contre le commerce illégal d’animaux sauvages

Annika Bruna (ID), Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2021

Parliamentary question on the measures taken by the EU to punish wildlife smugglers using the internet for their trade and to prevent this illegal practice by the reporting of fraudulent advertisements and by informing potential buyers.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories:Wildlife

Keywords: Societal issues

Access the source: European Parliament: Written Answer to Question E-002017/2021: Combating the Illegal Wildlife Trade

Parlement européen : Réponse écrite à la question E-001825/2021 : Animal transport in the Suez Canal

Emma Wiesner (Renew), Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2021

Parliamentary question on the recent blockage of live animal transport vessels in the Suez Canal, and on the measures the European Commission is going to take concerning Romania, which is responsible for 11 of them, and which has not complied with European regulations on animal transport.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords: Societal issues, Transport

Access the source: European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-001825/2021: Animal transport in the Suez Canal

Assemblée nationale : Réponse écrite à la question n°37327 : Cession d’animaux sur les sites généralistes

Hélène Zannier (La République en Marche - Moselle ), French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Published in 2021

Parliamentary question on breaches of the regulations concerning the sale of animals online.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Keywords: Societal issues

Access the source: National Assembly: Written response to Question No. 37327: Sale of animals on general-interest websites

Parlement européen : Réponse écrite à la question E-002161/2021: New Zealand, a pioneer in animal transport

Harald Vilimsky (ID), Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2021

Parliamentary question calling for a ban on the transport of live animals by sea or, at least, for its regulation to be tightened.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords: Societal issues, Transport

Access the source: European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-002161/2021: New Zealand, a pioneer in animal transport

La « viande in vitro » : cultiver des cellules musculaires à destination alimentaire

Florent Bidaud

Published in 2021

A summary of the history of the development of in vitro meat and of the challenges and obstacles it has faced in terms of technologies, costs, public health and societal acceptability.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords: Societal issues, Livestock farming system

Access the source: "In vitro meat": growing muscle cells for food

Conclusions of the animal welfare labelling subgroup of the Commission’s Animal Welfare Platform

Published in 2021

Main conclusions of the labelling subgroup of the European Commission's Animal Welfare Platform. It advocates the development of a European animal welfare label, taking into account the various existing national labelling initiatives. Pig333 reports Copa-Cogeca's reservations on the practicalities of developing such a label and makes recommendations.

Document Types: Opinions

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

Keywords: Societal issues, Welfare indicators

Access the source: Conclusions of the Animal Welfare Labeling Subgroup of the Commission’s Animal Welfare Platform

Understanding the Awareness, Knowledge, and Opinion of Dairy Cattle Welfare among Dairy Farmers in Keningau, Sabah

Mohammed Babatunde Sadiq, Sim Song-Lin, Siti Zubaidah Ramanoon, Sharifah Salmah Syed-Hussain, Wan Mastura Shaik Mossadeq, Mohd Shahrom Salisi, Rozaihan Mansor

Published in 2021

A scientific paper recording the knowledge and opinions of dairy farmers in Keinigau (Borneo Island), and demonstrating a substantial need for training. Veterinarians are identified as the people who can make a positive change to the level of knowledge of these farmers.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Societal issues, Risk management, Human-animal relationships, Welfare indicators

Access the source: Understanding the Awareness, Knowledge, and Opinions of Dairy Farmers in Keningau, Sabah Regarding Dairy Cattle Welfare

Welfare of pigs during killing for purposes other than slaughter

Julio Alvarez, Dominique Joseph Bicout, Paolo Calistri, Klaus Depner, Julian Ashley Drewe, Bruno Garin-Bastuji, Jose Luis Gonzales Rojas, Christian Gortázar Schmidt, Virginie Michel, Miguel Ángel Miranda Chueca, Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Helen Clare Roberts, Liisa Helena Sihvonen, Hans Spoolder, Karl Stahl, Antonio Velarde, Arvo Viltrop and Christoph Winckler

Published in 2020

Assessment of the risks involved in the slaughter of pigs on farms, identifying two separate stages: 1) handling and movement of pigs and 2) slaughter methods (including restraint).

Document Types: Opinions

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Risk management, Fear, Human-animal relationships, Livestock farming system

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Pain Management in Farm Animals: Focus on Cattle, Sheep and Pigs

Paulo V. Steagall, Hedie Bustamante, Craig B. Johnson, Patricia V. Turner

Published in 2021

Review of pain management in farm animals, focusing on cattle, sheep and pigs

Document Types: Scientific review

Category of animals: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines

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

Access the source: Pain Management in Farm Animals: Focus on Cattle, Sheep, and Pigs