Published in 2021
Scientific report describing the cognitive and emotional abilities of invertebrates (insects, cephalopod molluscs, decapod crustaceans, etc.)
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Invertebrates
Published in 2025
Exercise carried out by EFSA's scientific network of national contact points to identify and prioritize animal-based measures collected at abattoirs to retrospectively monitor the welfare of equidae, to provide evidence for a future scientific opinion.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories: Equines
Published in 2025
Systematic review analyzing 15 studies on slaughter without stunning in cattle. According to four studies considered to be of good quality, cattle generally lose consciousness in less than 10 seconds, provided that slaughter without stunning is carried out correctly and under optimal conditions.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Bovines
Published in 2025
Article reporting that a British committee of animal welfare experts is urging the pig industry to ban the use of high-concentration CO2 to stun and kill pigs. The experts recommend inert gases such as argon, nitrogen or helium, which cause less pain.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories: Porcines
Published in 2026
Systematic review of 1,331 articles (1991-2024) using text mining techniques to identify seven major research Subjects on pig welfare. It reveals a rapid expansion in scientific outputs dominated by Europe and highlights key topics such as tail docking, transport and weaning.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Porcines
Published in 2025
Report on the growing awareness of the need to protect shrimp welfare in Europe, responding to both ethical questions and growing consumer demand, and supported by the scientific recognition of this crustacean's sentience. Progress is being made, with several distributors abandoning the use of eyestalk ablation and adopting electric stunning before slaughter.
Document Types: Technical review
Animal categories:Crustaceans
Published in 2024
Article highlighting the urgent need to develop more humane slaughter methods in aquaculture, as current practices (asphyxiation, refrigeration, gas) result in prolonged suffering for fish.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Fish
Published in 2025
Answer from the French Government to a question from a Deputy calling for a national audit of abattoirs following the L214 group's exposure of cruel practices. The government replies that abattoirs are already tightly controlled, with regular inspections, annual audits and reinforced inspection, and is looking into the roll-out of video surveillance despite the constraints involved.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Published in 2025
Study showing that on-farm slaughtering significantly reduces physiological stress in pigs and improves certain meat characteristics, without compromising microbiological safety. This method appears to be a sustainable and ethical alternative for use in free-range or small-scale farming.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Published in 2025
Answer from the European Commission to a question from MEPs on how it plans to implement and monitor compliance with binding mirror measures that ensure a level playing field on animal welfare standards between importers of meat and European producers. The Commission responds that its future legislative proposals on animal welfare will include equivalent requirements for imported products, in compliance with WTO obligations.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
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