Keywords: Human-animal relationships

(Not So) Happy Cows: An Autonomy-Based Argument for Regulating Animal Industry Misleading Commercial Speech

Rubén Marciel, Pablo Magaña

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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Willingness to Pay a Higher Price for Pork Obtained Using Animal-Friendly Raising Techniques: A Consumers' Opinion Survey

Carlo Giannetto, Vito Biondi, Annalisa Previti, Angelina De Pascale, Salvatore Monti, Angela Alibrandi, Agata Zirilli, Maurizio Lanfranchi, Michela Pugliese, Annamaria Passantino

Published in 2023

Scientific article examining the animal welfare habits of pork consumers, showing that almost half are willing to pay more for meat from farms that implement animal welfare standards.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

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Recommendation on using ethology, an understanding of fish behaviour, to improve fish welfare and production

Aquaculture Advisory Council

Published in 2023

Guide from the Aquaculture Advisory Council offering  recommendations for all those involved in the sector, but also for the European Commission and Member States.

Document Types: Good practice guide

Animal categories: Fish

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Enrichment, Human-animal relationships

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What are farm animals thinking?

David Grimm

Published in 2023

Article summarizing recent research on the mental faculties of cattle, sheep, goats and pigs, describing the importance of this work   in better addressing the needs of the above species, and explaining why it had not previously been  arried out.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Category of animals: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines

Keywords:Consciousness, Memory, Metacognition, Personality, Cognitive processes, Human-animal relationships

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Pain scoring systems in hospitalized horses with ocular disease

Dayna Jodzio, Sally DeNotta, Caryn Plummer, Chris Sanchez

Published in 2023

Scientific article evaluating the Horse Grimace Scale and Behavioral Pain Score in hospitalized horses with ocular disease, and concluding that these may represent a useful tool for monitoring progress and response to treatment in these horses.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Animal-based measurements, Pain, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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Review: castration - animal welfare considerations

Gabriela A. Marquette,Stephanie Ronan, Bernadette Earley

Published in 2023

Scientific review of scientific assessments of the impact of castration on cattle welfare, including pain and injury, stress, inflammation, effects on the immune system and on production levels. It describes the different methods of castration, the pain responses associated with each, and how age and pain mitigation strategies affect these responses.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Animal-based measurements, Pain, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships, Stress

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Assessing human attention as a reinforcer for dog behavior

E. E. Chrysafis, S. W. Payne, A. Salazar

Published in 2023

Scientific article comparing two common procedures to evaluate human attention as a means of reinforcing dog behaviors.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords:Abandonment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Adoption, Animal-based measurements, Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Behavioural disorders

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European Parliament: written answer to question E-002695/23: The continued practice of tail docking in Europe

Question: Auélia Beigneux (ID). Answer: Mrs Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2023

Answer to a question on how the European Commission intends to enforce the 1991 directive on the protection of pigs, with regard to tail docking in particular, and whether it has put measures in place to help farmers conform with the regulations. 

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Pain, Mutilation, Human-animal relationships, Societal issues, Stress

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On-farm slaughter and emergency slaughter in Sweden: Prerequisites for reducing food loss of pigs and cattle

Rasmus Björn & Albin Kauppi

Published in 2023

Master's report on the attitudes and interests of abattoirs and the main stakeholders in the Swedish livestock industry regarding the establishment of or increase in the use of on-farm slaughtering and emergency on-farm slaughtering.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines, Porcines

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

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Pig olfaction: the potential impact and use of odors in commercial pig husbandry

Sarah-Lina Aagaard Schild, Maria Vilain Rørvang

Published in 2023

Scientific review on pig olfaction looking at the current state of knowledge on chemicals in a pig's environment, olfactory organs, olfactory detection and acuity, behavioral responses to odors, aversive odors, responses to new odors, attractive odors and the use of odors as a management tool in commercial pig production.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Porcines

Key word:Enrichment, Human-animal relationships, Welfare indicators, Stress

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