Keywords: Human-animal relationships

Instruction technique DGAL/SDSanimal welfare/2021-900 – Plan de soutien à l’accueil des animaux abandonnés et en fin de vie – volet B (mesure 4 – Axe 2 « Agriculture, alimentation, forêt » du plan de relance)

French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Published in 2021

Technical advisory note specifying the practical procedures for opening local calls for projects and for examining the applications received in light of the renewed funding of measure 4B of the French recovery plan "support for local projects run by animal protection associations".

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Keywords:Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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Animal welfare: a shift from live to meat-and-carcass transport

Gediminas Vilkas

Published in 2021

Press release presenting the results of the European Parliament's Committee of Inquiry into the protection of animals during transport. The committee recognised that EU rules on the protection of animals during transport are not always respected and that the welfare needs of animals during transport are not always met. It recommends limiting and better monitoring the export of live animals, developing meat-and-carcass transport and banning the transport of very young animals.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

Keywords:Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Transport

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ChickenTrack - Rapport européen 2021

CIWF France

Published in 2021

The CIWF's first ChickenTrack 2021 report, an EggTrack-based tool to track the progress of major food companies that have signed up to the Better Chicken Commitment to improve broiler welfare in, for example, the reduction of stocking densities, environmental enrichment, and the raising of slower-growing strains.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Enrichment, Housing, Human-animal relationships, Societal issues

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EggTrack - Rapport 2021

CIWF France

Published in 2021

The CIWF's EggTrack 2021 report, tracking the progress made by major food companies in addressing the welfare of laying hens. It notes real progress towards cage-free rearing across the world, and the efforts made in France to provide access to the outdoors and to create winter gardens.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Enrichment, Housing, Human-animal relationships, Societal issues

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RSPCA welfare standards for farmed Atlantic salmon

RSPCA

Published in 2021

Good practice guidance developed by the RSPCA based on the 5 freedoms and current scientific knowledge of the needs of farmed salmon. It recognises the existence of knowledge gaps and therefore advises farmers to adopt an attitude of continuous improvement rather than relying strictly on these standards, developed at a particular moment in time.

Document Types: Good practice guide

Animal categories: Fish

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Pain, Societal issues, Enrichment, Housing, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Livestock farming system

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Stress-Related Behaviors in Companion Dogs Exposed to Common Household Noises, and Owners' Interpretations of Their Dogs' Behaviors

Emma K. Grigg, Juliann Chou, Emily Parker, Anwyn Gatesy-Davis, Sara T. Clarkson, Lynette A. Hart

Published in 2021

Scientific article highlighting that some owners underestimate their dog's fear in response to household noise and respond inappropriately. It advises that dog owners should be better educated to interpret their pets' body language correctly, in order to safeguard the latter's welfare and avoid the development of behavioural problems.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Anxiety, Welfare indicators, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Psychiatric disorder

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Loi sur la maltraitance animale : Quand députés et Gouvernement adoptent une loi pour les animalistes, le Sénat votera, lui, une loi pour les animaux 

Philippe Péjo

Published in 2021

Press release from the Senate presenting the adoption of the bill to combat animal abuse and stressing that the approved text goes further than the initial government proposal in that it allows publication of advertisements for the sale of animals to take place only on websites previously approved by the ministry that have undertaken to respect the requirements it has laid down.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

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

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Anthropomorphism and Its Adverse Effects on the Distress and Welfare of Companion Animals

Daniel Mota-Rojas, Chiara Mariti, Andrea Zdeinert, Giacomo Riggio, Patricia Mora-Medina, Alondra del Mar Reyes, Angelo Gazzano, Adriana Domínguez-Oliva, Karina Lezama-García, Nancy José-Pérez, Ismael Hernández-Ávalos

Published in 2021

Scientific review analysing the adverse effects of anthropomorphism on pet welfare from several perspectives - physiological, health and behavioural - based on a discussion of current scientific findings

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Canines, Felines, Exotic pets

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Welfare indicators, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Psychiatric disorder

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Animal Welfare Assessment in Antibiotic-Free and Conventional Broiler Chicken

Luigi Iannetti, Sara Romagnoli, Giuseppe Cotturone, Michele Podaliri Vulpiani

Published in 2021

Scientific paper comparing the main animal welfare criteria for batches of chickens reared with and without antibiotics, showing that the overall scores are comparable, especially for health indicators, and that batches of chickens reared without antibiotics had a better management score but scored less well on the good-feeding principle.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Livestock farming system, Welfare indicators

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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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