Veille Droit Animal
Published in 2024
Creation of a website listing animal protection legislation and regulations at European and French level
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: All animals
Keywords:All subjects
Species : Multiple species
European Parliament: written answer to question E-000006/24: Fostering the development of mobile abattoirs
Published in 2024
Answer to a question from a Member of the European Parliament on the Commission's planned strategy to support the development of mobile abattoirs.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Bovines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Key word:Animal trade, Euthanasia, Abuse, Livestock farming system, Transport
European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-003635/23: Reviving our local slaughterhouses by requiring meat to be exported instead of live animals
Published in 2024
Answer to a question from an MEP asking the European Commission about its position on a proposal to boost small local abattoirs by stopping the long-distance transport of live animals and replacing it with the transport of meat.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Ruminants, Poultry
Keywords:Animal trade, Carcass quality, Transport
ssemblée nationale : réponse écrite à la question n°12993 : Mesures pour lutter contre les abandons des animaux
Published in 2024
Answer to a parliamentary question from a French Member of Parliament asking MASA about the measures planned by the Government to combat animal abandonment, such as awareness-raising, communication, and support for rescue associations and shelters.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Canine, Equine, Feline, Exotic pets
Keywords:Abandonment, Adoption, Abuse
National Assembly: written answer to question n°12527: Welfare and protection of farm animals
Published in 2024
Answer from MASA to a parliamentary question from a French Member of Parliament on the revision of European legislation on the welfare and protection of farm animals, which has not as yet delivered all of the expected package, in particular the ban on cages due to be in place by 2027.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Cattle, Pigs, Poultry
Keywords:Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Livestock buildings, Housing, Restraint equipment, Livestock farming system
European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-003407/23: Time spent on the revision of EU animal welfare legislation
Published in 2024
Answer to a question on how long it has taken the Commission and EFSA to prepare the revision of European legislation concerning the "End the Cage Age", a revision which was not fully completed in the end.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Cattle, Goats, Equines, Sheep, Fish, Pigs, Ruminants, Poultry
Keywords:Livestock buildings, Housing, Societal issues, Restraint equipment, livestock farming system
Animal welfare as the basis of One Health: A UN convention on animal welfare, health, and protection poses a realistic solution to improved animal welfare and human health
Published in 2024
Scientific paper arguing that animal welfare should be included in the work of the OHHLEP (One Health High Level Expert Panel), and a technical working group should be created to finalize a UN convention on the issue resembling the 2018 UN Convention on Animal Health and Protection (UNCAHP). A transdisciplinary approach will be required, encompassing ethical, cultural, social, religious, political, economic and scientific aspects. In addition to veterinarians, experts from other disciplines linked to One Health will need to be consulted, such as specialized lawyers and jurists, representatives of animal rights movements, along withl as specialists in ethicseconomics.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: All animals
Keywords: One Welfare,Societal issues
Review: Livestock transport of animals in a consumer society geared towards efficiency: efficiency, animal welfare or both?
Published in 2024
Article on the legal provisions set out in Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU) justifying certain trade restrictions on the grounds of respect for animal welfare. The authors point out that the procedures for transporting animals in large numbers do not comply with European legislation. As part of the current review of Regulation (EC) No. 1/2005 governing the transport of animals within and outside the EU, amendments should be considered to achieve effective animal welfare regulations.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Cattle, Pigs, Poultry
Keywords:Animal trade, Societal issues, Transportation
European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-003324/2023: Animal welfare legislation derailment and conclusions from a recent journalistic investigation
Published in 2024
An MEP has questioned the European Commission on the abandonment of its plans to revise animal welfare legislation to include a ban on cage farming. According to a survey, MEPs are being encouraged to resist pressure from NGOs. The MEP questions the European Commission on this subject.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Cattle, Pigs, Poultry
Keywords:Livestock buildings, Housing, Restraint equipment
Animal health and welfare: cornerstones of sustainable animal farming
Published in 2024
Article describing the environmental challenges of livestock farming, along with its impact on animal welfare and global health. The article underlines the need for farming practices to evolve, with animal health and welfare as key contributors to the sustainability of livestock farming.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Cattle, Goats, Equines, Sheep, Fish, Pigs, Ruminants, Poultry
Keywords:Biodiversity, Societal issues, Environment, Population management, One Welfare, Pollution, livestock farming system
