CONVENTIONAL FARMING
- Bristol Welfare Assurance Programme
http://www.vetschool.bris.ac.uk/animalwelfare
Legislation
- Council Directive 98/58/EC of 20 July 1998 concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes:
http://europa.eu.int/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexapi! - Council Directive 91/629/EEC of 19 November 1991 laying down minimum standards for the protection of calves:
http://europa.eu.int/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexapi - Council Directive 1999/74/EC, adopted in 1999, distinguishes three types of rearing systems for laying hens:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/animal/welfare/farm/laying_hens_en.htm - http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/animal/welfare/farm/laying_hens_en.htm Council Directive 2001/88/EC amends the Council Directive 91/630/EC laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs and aims in particular to :
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/animal/welfare/farm/pigs_en.htm - Council Directive 2001/93/EC amending the Annex to Council Directive 91/630/EEC on the welfare of pigs.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/animal/welfare/farm/pigs_en.htm
Research
- Report on welfare of pigs.
The two Directives were proposed by the Commission on the basis of the Scientific Committee 's report "The Welfare of Intensively Kept Pigs" - Results of enquiry about the different methods in use in Europe for pig castration:
http://www.fve.org/papers/pdf/aw/other_docs/pigs/enquiry_castration_piglets.pdf - Report of the Scientific Committee on Animal Health and Welfare on Chronic Wasting Disease in Cattle:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sc/scah/out60_en.pdf - Report of the Scientific Committee on Animal Health and Animal Welfare of Welfare of Cattle Kept for Beef Production:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sc/scah/out54_en.pdf - Scientific Report on The Welfare of Chicken Kept For Meat Production (broilers):
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sc/scah/out39_en.pdf - Report of the Scientific Committee on Animal Health and Animal Welfare on Welfare Aspects of the Production of Foie Gras in Ducks and Geese - adopted 16 December 1998:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sc/scah/out17_en.html - The Welfare of Animals kept for Fur Production - Report of the Scientific Committee on Animal Health and Animal Welfare:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sc/scah/out67_en.pdf - Extract from the Management plan of EFSA for 2004 for the Scientific Panel on Animal Health and Animal Welfare:
http://www.fve.org/papers/pdf/aw/other_docs/004_efsa_extract.pdf
Education
- WSPA Concepts in Animal Welfare:
http://www.wspa.org.uk/index.php?page=1469 - Universities Federation for Animal Welfare:
http://www.ufaw.org.uk/
Practice
- FVE position papers- Castration of pigs:
http://www.fve.org/papers/pdf/aw/position_papers/01_083.pdf
Other documents
- ETS No. 87 European Convention for the Protection of Animals kept for Farming Purposes:
http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/Commun/QueVoulezVous.asp?NT=087&CM=1&DF=2%3B&CL=ENG - ETS No. 145 Protocol of Amendment to the European Convention for the Protection of Animals kept for Farming Purposes:
http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/Commun/QueVoulezVous.asp?NT=145&CM=1&DF=2%3B&CL=ENG - In May 2002 the OIE adopted a Resolution on Animal Welfare The 167 member countries of the OIE have accepted to start the development of policies and guiding principles to provide a sound foundation from which to elaborate specific recommendations and standards.
- Animal welfare legislation on farmed animals in Third Countries and the implications for the EU:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/animal/welfare/international/2002_0626_en.pdf
