Published in 2021
Question asking for continued access to EU pet passports for British nationals living in France.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Canines, Felines, Exotic pets
Keywords: Transport
Published in 2021
EPRS Briefing on the sanction systems applied by Member States where there is a violation of Regulation 1/2005 on the transport of live animals. This briefing is one of four requested by the Committee of Inquiry on Animal Protection during Transport (ANIT) as part of its assessment of the implementation of the regulation by Member States.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords: Societal issues, Transport
Published in 2021
Scientific paper presenting the results of a test of a protocol to assess the welfare of sheep in their pens during sea transport. It describes behavioural changes during the sea journey, which were positively correlated with temperature, and a correlation between health and nutrition, environmental conditions and animal behaviour.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Ovines
Keywords: Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Animal-based measurements, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Stress, Transport
Published in 2021
Scientific paper highlighting that time of year, plumage colour and distance travelled all influence mortality rates, weight loss and rejection rates on arrival when transporting laying hens at the end of their laying period, and should therefore be taken into account to improve their welfare.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Carcass quality, Transport
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
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
Published in 2020
Preview: “This overview demonstrates that improper preslaughter handling deteriorates meat quality and increases stress levels in animals.”
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Ovines
Keywords: Societal issues, Carcass quality, Stress, Transport
Published in 2020
Analysis of the annual reports sent by the Italian State to Europe on regulatory checks carried out on vehicles for the transport of live animals with information on the nature of recorded infringements.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Keywords: Societal issues, Stress, Transport
Published in 2020
Study to identify factors associated with the occurrence of incidents and with injuries to equidae during transport by road in the UK.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Published in 2020
Study to investigate the circumstances of the commercial transport of horses for slaughter and to detect possible risk factors for the welfare of horses.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Risk management, Welfare indicators, Stress, Transport
