Species : Multiple species

Rapport final d’un audit réalisé en France du 26 octobre 2020 au 9 novembre 2020 afin d’évaluer le bien-être des animaux pendant le transport par navires de transport du bétail vers des pays tiers

DG SANTE

Published in 2021

DG SANTE audit report on France, concluding that the controls carried out on vessels loading in France and in the course of the French approvals procedure for livestock vessels are not sufficient to minimise the risks for animal welfare.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords: Transport

Access the source: Final report of an audit conducted in France from October 26, 2020, to November 9, 2020, to assess animal welfare during transport by livestock carriers to third countries

Sénat : Réponse écrite à la question n°19178 : Incohérence entre la compétence juridique de la France en matière de transport maritime sur les navires étrangers et sa capacité à imposer des mesures relatives à la condition animale

Mr Arnaud Bazin (Val-d'Oise - Les Républicains), French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Published in 2021

Answer to a question on how France intends to require a foreign vessel to take temperature readings in order to complete French records if its legal competence ends when the animals board the foreign vessel.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords: Societal issues, Transport

The Use of the General Animal-Based Measures Codified Terms in the Scientific Literature on Farm Animal Welfare

Marta Brscic, Barbara Contiero, Luisa Magrin, Giorgia Riuzzi, Flaviana Gottardo

Published in 2021

Scientific review examining the use of the term "animal-based measures" in scientific articles on animal welfare, noting that the term is rarely used and that there is no consensus on the definition.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords:Animal-based measurements

Access the source: The Use of General Animal-Based Measures and Codified Terms in the Scientific Literature on Farm Animal Welfare

The Welfare of Animals in Australian Filmed Media

Peta L. Hitchens, Rachael H. Booth, Annabelle Murphy, Bidda Jones, Lauren M. Hemsworth

Published in 2021

Scientific paper examining regulations in Australia on the monitoring and welfare of animals used in film production. It shows that there is considerable variance between States in terms of codes of practice and regulatory oversight.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Keywords:Societal issues, Stress

Rapport sur la protection des animaux 2021

OSAV

Published in 2021

Report by the Swiss Confederation's Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs, outlining 5 actions to improve the welfare of farm and laboratory animals.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Experimentation, Mutilation, Stress, Societal issues

Access the source: 2021 Animal Welfare Report

Parlement européen : Réponse écrite à la question E-002445/2021 : Protection of animals during transport

Mikuláš Peksa (Greens/EFA), Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2021

Question on the identity of the authority responsible for implementing the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union on the protection of live animals during transport.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories:Cattle, Goats, Equines, Sheep, Pigs

Keywords: Societal issues, Transport

Access the source: European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-002445/2021: Protection of animals during transport

Assemblée nationale : Réponse écrite à la question n°38743 : Conséquences des accords du Brexit sur le transport des animaux de compagnie

Vincent Descoeur (Les Républicains - Cantal ), French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

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

Access the source: National Assembly: Written response to Question No. 38743: Impact of the Brexit agreements on the transport of pets

Parlement européen : Réponse écrite à la question E-002442/2021 : Encadrer la vente des nouveaux animaux de compagnie

Annika Bruna (ID), Aurélia Beigneux (ID), Elżbieta Kruk (ECR), André Rougé (ID), Rosanna Conte (ID), Mr Sinkevičius on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2021

Question on the European Commission's intention to establish a short restrictive list of the wild species allowed to be kept as pets.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories:Exotic pets

Keywords:Societal issues, Living environment

Access the source: European Parliament: Written Answer to Question E-002442/2021: Regulating the Sale of New Pets

The upper temperature thresholds of life

Senthold Asseng, Dietrich Spänkuch, Ixchel M Hernandez-Ochoa, Jimena Laporta

Published in 2021

A scientific review of the extreme temperature thresholds for different living organisms, concluding that they are similar for most animals, agricultural crops and humans, and that excessively high temperatures, especially when these are combined with high humidity, cause heat stress and can be fatal even for short exposures.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Mammals, Fish

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to its environment, Environment, Welfare indicators, Stress

Access the source: The Upper Temperature Thresholds of Life

80% des Français disent être sensibles à la cause animale

YouGov

Published in 2021

Results of a survey on the opinion and attitudes of the French public concerning animal protection. Actions to help animals include making donations, signing petitions, taking animal welfare labelling and the Cruelty Free label into account respectively when purchasing food and cosmetics.

Document Types: Scientific review

Keywords: Societal issues, Livestock farming system

View the source: 80% of French people say they care about animal welfare