Published in 2023
Scientific review examining the similarities and differences between halal standards in various Asian and Middle Eastern countries.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Cattle, Dogs, Sheep, Poultry
Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2023
Report based on consultation of data from TRACES, the European Commission's online management tool for the notification, certification and control of the trade in live animals and animal products. It reveals discrepancies in the keeping of registers, recorded and actual journey times, the use of, and changes to, assembly centres, destinations recorded as final that are not, waiting times in ports, and the conditions under which calves are transported.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Cattle, Goats, Equines, Sheep, Pigs
Keywords: Human-animal relationships,Societal issues, Transport
Published in 2023
Report from France's CGAAER on the physical and managerial working conditions of nearly 1,800 veterinary abattoir inspectors in France, and on the impact of these working conditions on the quality of inspections.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords: Human-animal relationships, Welfare indicators,Societal issues, Processing, Stress
Published in 2023
Report on an investigation coordinated by DG SANTE and carried out by the EU's agri-food anti-fraud network from July 2022 to July 2023. Its aim was to detect irregularities and the falsification of official documents accompanying pets, to target undeclared and unregistered sales, and to deter illegal trade through the strengthening of border controls and monitoring within the EU. The report concludes that the illegal movement of cats and dogs presents considerable risks, not only for animal health and welfare and public health, but also for the economy, in the form of consumer fraud, unfair competition for breeders, tax evasion and undeclared income.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Canines, Felines
Keywords:Animal trade, Societal issues, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2023
Audit report identifying both improvements and weaknesses in the system set up to monitor the welfare of animals transported by sea from Romania to third countries. It contains recommendations to the competent authorities concerning the licencing of transporters, pre-loading inspections of livestock vessels, and dealing with notifications of non-compliance in a timely way.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Cattle, Goats, Equines, Sheep, Pigs
Keywords: Human-animal relationships,Societal issues, Transport
Published in 2023
Proposal to revise the European regulation on the transport of live animals in such a way as to reduce the animal welfare impacts of long journeys and repeated unloading and reloading, increase the space per animal during transport, improve transport conditions for vulnerable animals avoid exposing animals to extreme temperatures, facilitate the application of EU rules on animal welfare, and better protect animals exported to third countries and cats and dogs transported as part of an economic activity.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Cattle, Dogs, Goats, Equines, Felines, Sheep, Fish, Pigs, Poultry
Keywords: One Welfare, Human-animal relationships, Transport,Societal issues
Published in 2023
First EU legislative proposal concerning the welfare of dogs and cats in kennels, shelters and pet shops. It includes compulsory microchip identification and registration for animals sold in the EU, compulsory licensing of breeding establishments, a harmonization of the regulations on housing, breeding and care; awareness-raising among buyers of the care, feeding and veterinary needs of pets; adequate training in animal care and welfare for those employed as carers by such establishments; a system to allow buyers to check the identification and registration of animals supplied via online platforms; and a requirement for imported animals to meet the same welfare standards as those bred in the EU.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Canines, Felines
Keywords: Adoption, Human-animal relationships,Abandonment, Societal issues
Published in 2023
Scientific review of factors influencing the incidence of tail biting on pig farms and of prevention strategies, looking at tail docking, the negative effects of tail biting in pigs, the advantages and disadvantages of examining tail lesions in abattoirs, and setting out a methodical procedure for assessing tail lesions.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Aggression, Aggressiveness, Pain, Societal issues, Mutilation, livestock farming system
Published in 2023
Impact assessment setting out the animal welfare implications of the legislative proposal on the transport of live animals. The impacts addressed are economic, social and environmental.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories:Cattle, Dogs, Goats, Equines, Felines, Sheep, Fish, Pigs, Poultry
Keywords: One Welfare, Human-animal relationships, Transport,Societal issues
Published in 2023
Scientific article examining the commercial discourse of the livestock industry on the living conditions of farm animals. The authors conceptualize this messaging, argue that it is misleading, and suggest ways to restrict and defuse this misleading nature, notably through regulation.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships
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