Published in 2022
Implementation programme for the final two years of the 10-year Welsh Action Plan launched in 2014.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Keywords: Societal issues
Published in 2021
Scientific review of the various precision farming systems that can be used to manage the needs, health and monitoring of grazing livestock, allowing any threat to care plans or welfare to be quickly remedied.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Precision farming, Livestock farming system
Published in 2021
Scientific review reporting on animal welfare violations in the conservation environment and treatment of protected bird species, due to, among other things, lack of knowledge of the ethology of such species when in captivity, and the stress caused by the use of new technologies in their study. It calls for research to improve the living and study conditions of these birds.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Wildlife, Birds (excluding poultry)
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2021
For pig and poultry farms, the decree also specifies an ongoing assessment procedure to ensure that, once trained, advisors keep up-to-date with animal welfare knowledge. Advisors are required to refresh their knowledge of respectful animal husbandry practices every seven years.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Category of animals: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines
Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2021
Scientific review of the arguments for and against the ritual slaughter of farm animals, authored by an abattoir veterinary inspector.
Document Types: Scientific review
Category of animals: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines
Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Stress
Published in 1976
Dispositions relatives à la protection des animaux de compagnie
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Canines, Felines, Exotic pets
Keywords:Enrichment, Housing, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Welfare indicators
Published in 2000
Réglementation protection animale des animaux présentés en concours, expositions et lieux de vente d’animaux
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Keywords:Pain, Societal issues, Living environment, Fear, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2021
DG SANTE audit report carried out in France in early 2021, revealing that the effectiveness of official controls in French abattoirs has been significantly improved, as the result of the strengthening of operators' self-monitoring and inspectors' training in particular, but identifying 3 previous recommendations not yet taken into account, and adding two new ones.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords:Consciousness, Carcass quality, Pain, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Stress
Published in 2021
Answer to a question on the relevance of the new Italian "animal welfare national quality system" .
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Keywords: Societal issues, Welfare indicators
Published in 2021
A scientific review of the long-term phenotypic consequences of painful neonatal procedures in rodents, whose response to pain, fear and anxiety stimuli is initially reduced and then becomes exacerbated with age. These procedures result in cognitive, social and reproductive deficits, which can be transmitted to offspring. The implications for the long-term welfare of farm animals following early painful procedures are discussed.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Cattle, Rodents
Keywords:Pain, Memory, Fear, Human-animal relationships, Stress
