Published in 2021
Scientific paper advocating the use of the one-welfare concept to incorporate animal welfare in emergency management, recognising the interdependence that exists between humans, animals and the environment. It identifies the levers to help this approach to be adopted.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Keywords:Environment, Risk management, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2021
News item presenting the main conclusions of the draft resolution on the implementation report on animal welfare rules on farms, adopted by the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development on 26 October 2021. They include a call for clearer and more consistent EU rules, financial incentives for farmers, and an EU-wide animal-welfare labelling system.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Keywords: Societal issues, Livestock farming system
Published in 2021
Scientific paper showing that the attitude of first year US veterinary students towards animal welfare issues is not so greatly influenced by an introductory animal welfare course as it is by the students' socio-cultural background, gender, eating habits and the type of animals they wish to work with.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2021
A scientific review of the different environmental enrichment strategies for farmed fish, their effects on welfare and their practical feasibility on an industrial scale.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords:Enrichment, Living environment, Livestock farming system
Published in 2021
Scientific paper showing that changes in Swedish animal welfare regulations between 1988 and 2019 have increased the level of animal welfare protection for cattle, pigs and horses, but that a number of individual requirements have been relaxed to meet objectives other than animal welfare.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories:Cattle, Equines, Pigs
Keywords: Societal issues
Published in 2021
The results of a survey conducted on 1 and 2 September 2021 among 1,005 adults, representative of French society, 93% of whom wanted animal protection legislation to be strengthened and 23% of whom cited animal rights and welfare as one of the three most important social issues.
Document Types: Opinions
Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2021
News item on the French translation of the Links Group and Animal Welfare Foundation guide. It provides various tools to distinguish between non-accidental and accidental trauma, including a veterinary certificate with explanatory details. It includes a protocol with a decision-making tree to identify, confirm and report suspected abuse.
Document Types: Good practice guide
Keywords:Societal issues, Risk management, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2021
Report by the Senate Economic Affairs Committee proposing amendments to the bill to combat animal abuse.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Canines, Wild animals, Felines
Keywords:Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2021
Press release summarising the conclusions of the report by the Senate Economic Affairs Committee on the bill approved by the Assemblée Nationale to combat animal abuse. Changing the text of the legislation as drafted, it preserves the possibility of selling animals in pet shops, allows dolphinariums to continue their activity and establishes a list of animals authorised to participate in travelling circuses.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Canines, Wild animals, Felines
Keywords:Societal issues, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2021
Scientific paper comparing dog and cat owner-pet relationships in Mexico. It concludes that relationships with cats are better because there is a lower perceived cost for the relationship, but that emotional closeness is greater with dogs.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Canines, Felines
Keywords : Human-animal relationships
