Published in 2025
Philosophical commentary on changes in animal welfare laws. These reflect the shift in ethical approaches from the prevention of abuse to a duty of care towards animals. A four-level legal framework and a four-step assessment process make it possible to integrate explicit ethical principles into animal welfare management.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: All animals
Published in 2024
Opinion piece advocating greater consideration of the socio-cultural complexity of fish to improve their welfare in zoos and aquariums.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Fish
Published in 2025
Study of the extent to which animal welfare is taken into account in legislation in the 27 EU Member States. Many controversial practices persist in certain countries, such as cage farming, force-feeding and the absence of protection for certain species. EU-wide harmonization of legislation is essential to guarantee uniform high standards.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: All animals
Published in 2025
Summary of advances in EU animal law, with an initial review covering 2019-2024.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: All animals
Published in 2022
Specifications for the Bœuf de pâturage label, guaranteeing high welfare standards and quality meat.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Bovines
Keywords:Animal trade, Risk management, Identification, Housing, Transport
Published in 2015
Updated Guide to Good Practice: Welfare at Slaughter, which provides advice on how to improve the treatment of animals at slaughter, complementing UK and EU legislation. The guide is intended for food industry professionals.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Category of animals: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Education, Euthanasia
Published in 2025
Article summarizing recent scientific findings on animal consciousness. Although studies on bees, cuttlefish and fish point to signs of consciousness, the latter's acceptance as evidence would have major implications for neuroscience and animal welfare. Meanwhile, the lack of a unified theory or precise definition of animal consciousness complicates its assessment.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: All animals
Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Cognitive processes
Published in 2025
Article reviewing the multiple potential benefits of AI for the analysis of animals' facial expressions and detection of signs of pain or complex emotions, in which it sometimes performs better than human experts. Researchers are developing algorithms capable of interpreting the emotional states of dogs, cats, horses and primates using deep learning and annotated image databases. However, scientists remain wary of the lack of transparency in the decisions made by AI, and are seeking to combine facial analysis with other indicators to refine the assessment of animal welfare.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Canine, Equine, Feline
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Pain, Identification, Wellfare indicators
Published in 2025
Summary of European legislation on aquaculture, mainly on farmed fish. Although the public has become aware of the issue of welfare in aquaculture, the European legislators have yet to pass a new law. This article summarizes current EU legislation, including voluntary standards developed in certain countries.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Fish
Keywords: Societal issues, Livestock farming system
Published in 2024
Arrêté ministériel modifiant l’encadrement de la formation pour l’ACACED
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Canines, Felines
Keywords:Animal trade, Education, Identification, Abuse
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