Published in 2022
Article summarising current scientific knowledge on the social behaviours of horses, both intra-species and in relation to humans, and on their emotional capacities, in particular on 'emotional contagion' where emotions are transmitted from one horse to another.
Document Types: Technical review
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords : Human-animal relationships
Published in 2021
A scientific review of the long-term phenotypic consequences of painful neonatal procedures in rodents, whose response to pain, fear and anxiety stimuli is initially reduced and then becomes exacerbated with age. These procedures result in cognitive, social and reproductive deficits, which can be transmitted to offspring. The implications for the long-term welfare of farm animals following early painful procedures are discussed.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Cattle, Rodents
Keywords:Pain, Memory, Fear, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2021
A scientific review of the contextual factors (human behaviour and types of intervention), that may affect the welfare of dogs during animal-assisted therapies. It makes recommendations to better identify and rectify situations where the welfare of dogs is compromised during these interventions.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories:Canine
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2021
A scientific review of the role of veterinarians in addressing animal welfare. While the veterinary profession initially considered welfare from the perspective of health and nutrition, it is now considering it in a more holistic way, taking into account the animal's feelings and perceptions of its environment. Much is expected of the veterinary profession, which is ideally placed to improve the consideration taken of animal welfare.
Document Types: Scientific review
Keywords: Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2021
Scientific article highlighting that some owners underestimate their dog's fear in response to household noise and respond inappropriately. It advises that dog owners should be better educated to interpret their pets' body language correctly, in order to safeguard the latter's welfare and avoid the development of behavioural problems.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories:Canine
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Anxiety, Welfare indicators, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress, Psychiatric disorder
Published in 2021
Press release from the Senate presenting the adoption of the bill to combat animal abuse and stressing that the approved text goes further than the initial government proposal in that it allows publication of advertisements for the sale of animals to take place only on websites previously approved by the ministry that have undertaken to respect the requirements it has laid down.
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Consciousness, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Living environment, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2021
Scientific paper showing that there is a feed-forward loop system in Japanese quail linking the microbiota-gut-brain axis to stress and memory function. It suggests that maintaining a healthy microbiota may help to alleviate memory problems associated with chronic stress.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Poultry
Keywords:Brain integration, Memory, Microbiota, Stress
Published in 2021
Scientific paper evaluating the expression of emotions by pigs during agonistic encounters and listing the behavioural indicators that are associated with an aggressive character and a history of agonistic encounters in pigs.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Porcines
Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Cognitive processes, Memory, Learning, training, Stress, Welfare indicators
Published in 2021
Scientific article providing the views of equestrian sportsmen and women and of animal welfare researchers on the current welfare violations in equestrian sport. Respondents emphasised the conflict between the demands of competition and the psychological needs of horses, and were of the view that efforts to improve welfare should focus on training. They considered existing welfare assessment tools to be ill-suited to the real-life conditions of training and competition.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Learning, training, Societal issues, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2021
Scientific review presenting the results of the Cetacean Welfare Study's research "Towards Understanding Cetacean Welfare in Zoos and Aquariums". The results include the definition of reference ranges and species-specific values for blood variables and fecal hormone metabolites to assess welfare, information that is available free of charge via an iOS app.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Mammals
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Enrichment, Human-animal relationships, Learning, training, Societal issues, Welfare indicators
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