Animal Welfare

Programme of World Society for Protection of Animals in cooperation with FAO SEUR
Programme coordinator: MVDr. Rastislav Kolesar: rastokolesar(at)wspa.org.uk
National coordinator and web editor: PhDr. et Bc. Iva Maruscakova: iva.maruscakova(at)seznam.cz

 

                             (Czech version contains various articles on animal welfare!)

• 29. - 31.10. 2010, Edinburgh: 7th International Veterinary Behaviour Meeting - IVBM, 15th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Veterinary Clinical Ethology - ESVCE, 6th Annual Meeting of the European College of Veterinary Behavioural Medicine - Companion Animals ECVBM-CA, Companion Animals Behavioural Therapy Study Group - CABTSG - Annual Congress
• 3. - 7. 8. 2010, Uppsala: 44th Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology
• 6. - 10.7. 2009, Cairns: 43rd Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology
• 20. - 21. 1. 2009, Brussels: Conference on Global Trade and Farm Animal Welfare
• Events - previous years

Czech Republic

• State Veterinary - Animal Welfare

• Animal Protection Programme - Basic information

• Situation in 2005, Information Bulletin 4a/2006

• Results of Inspections, 2006

• Livestock Census Information bulletin No. 4A/2005

 

EU

• European Convention for the Protection of Animals Kept for Farming Purposes
• Council Directive 98/58/EC of 20 July 1998 concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes
• Animal Welfare Main Community Legislative References
• The Community Action Plan on the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2006-2010
• European Commission, DG Health and Consumer Protection (Animal Welfare)
• European Commission, Animal Welfare - Laying hens
• LayWell
• European Commission, Animal Welfare - Pigs
• The Welfare of Intensively Kept Pigs (pdf)
• European Commission, Animal Welfare - Broilers
• The Welfare of Chickens Kept for Meat Production (Broilers) - Report of the Scientific Committee on Animal Health and Animal Welfare (adopted 21 March 2000)
• Welfare Aspects of the Production of Foie Gras in Duck and Geese (adopted 16 December 1998)
• European Commission, Animal Welfare - Calves
• The Welfare of Cattle Kept for Beef Production (adopted 25 April 2001) (pdf 786 KB)
• The Welfare of Animals kept for Fur Production - Report of the Scientific Committee on Animal Health and Animal Welfare (adopted 12-13 December2001) (pdf 861KB) Erratum to the report (pdf 156KB)

• Action Plan of the Czech Republic for the Development of Organic Farming until 2010

• Organic Farming in the Czech Republic 2006, Country Report

• PRO - BIO Association of Ecological Farmers

• European Commission, Animal Welfare - Transport

• European Commission, Legislation

State and European institutions

• Ministry of Agriculture
• Ministry of Environment
• State Veterinary Administration
• Czech Statistical Office - Livestock Census
• EU - welfare
• EUROSTAT
• The Scientific Committee on Animal Health and Animal Welfare (SCAHAW):

Education

• Research Institute of Animal Production
• Czech University of Agriculture
• University of South Bohemia, Agricultural Faculty
• Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brno:
• University of J. E. Purkyne in Usti nad Labem, Faculty of Environmental Studies:
• University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Brno
• Alternative Farming

Organic farming

• Ministry of Agriculture - organic farming:
• PRO-BIO, Association of Ecological Farmers:

Animal Welfare and Protection - local projects and NGOs

• Society For Animals
• Freedom For Animals