Published in 2025
Guide published by the Spanish aquaculture industry, describing the good practices to ensure rainbow trout welfare. It proposes specific indicators appropriate to each farming phase, while emphasizing the importance of training, sustainability and a stronger legal framework.
Document Types: Good practice guide
Animal categories: Fish
Published in 2024
Veterinary thesis report setting out to design a practical guide to assist veterinarians during emergency slaughter. A need for training was identified among students and practitioners. The guide pulls together the regulatory, technical and economic information required for effective intervention in the field.
Document Types: Scientific work
Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry
Published in 2025
Study on the application of the Italian no-kill policy to domestic dogs, based on data from the Muratella shelter in Rome for the periods 2012-2016 and 2018-2022. Despite a high adoption rate, the significant number of dogs remaining in shelters for life raises important ethical issues.
Document types: Technical Paper
Animal categories:Canine
Published in 2025
In response to a question from a Deputy on the abusive euthanasia practices of some shelters and pounds, the French government replies that it is closely monitoring the issue of animal euthanasia, and has set up the Observatoire de la protection des carnivores domestiques (OCAD) to improve the collection of information on abandonment and euthanasia figures. The oversight framework for the pet trade is designed to limit impulse buying and encourage responsible adoption. OCAD is continuing its work to refine the data and strengthen animal protection.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Published in 2025
Answer to a question on whether future European legislation on dogs and cats will include measures to prevent the traditional abuse of and cruelty towards Spanish hunting dogs at the end of the hunting season.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories:Canine
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
Review article tracing the evolution of opinion on pain in crustaceans over time. There are numerous scientific studies that discuss indications, but not incontrovertible proof, that Crustaceans are sensitive to pain. The difficulty in proving beyond doubt that Crustaceans experience pain leads some experts continue to question this, while others invoke the precautionary principle. This principle was applied in 2022, leading to the inclusion of decapod crustaceans in the UK's Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act of that year.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Crustaceans
Keywords:Consciousness, Pain, Euthanasia
Published in 2025
New EFSA Opinion on the welfare of horses during killing for purposes other than human consumption, whether indivudally or on a large scale. The Opinion details three phases: pre-stunning, stunning and bleeding. It identifies potential hazards and describes stunning and killing methods (captive bolt, firearm, lethal injection). Potential risks, preventive measures and animal welfare measurement criteria are described, along with practices deemed unacceptable on welfare.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Anxiety, Consciousness, Pain, Brain integration, Fear, Stress
Published in 2025
New EFSA opinion on the welfare of horses at slaughter for human consumption. The opinion details three phases: pre-stunning, stunning and bleeding. It identifies potential hazards and describes stunning and killing methods (captive bolt, firearm, lethal injection), and proposes measures to assess animal welfare consequences. Practices deemed unacceptable on welfare grounds are also listed.
Document Types: Opinions
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Anxiety, Consciousness, Pain, Brain integration, Fear, Stress
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