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| A | Animal Welfare in Farming Practices | Concerns and regulations regarding the treatment of farm animals, including the prohibition of cruel practices, caged confinement, forced feeding, an… |
| 1 | Prohibition of cruel practices | Banning various cruel practices such as tail-docking, castration without pain relief, dehorning, and beak trimming. |
| 2 | High welfare standards | Advocacy for mandatory high welfare standards and the abolition of intensive farming practices. |
| 3 | Forced feeding | The practice of force-feeding animals, such as ducks and geese for foie gras, which should be banned. |
| 4 | Pain and fear elimination | The need to eliminate pain and fear from the farming and slaughter of animals. |
| B | Animal Welfare in Transport and Slaughter | Regulations and concerns about the transport and slaughter of animals, including the introduction of specific welfare rules for farmed fish and wild … |
| 5 | Farmed fish welfare | Establishing specific welfare rules for the killing of farmed fish. |
| 6 | Animal transport regulations | Introducing strict regulations on the transport of live animals, including prohibitions and maximum journey times. |
| 7 | Stunning methods | Prohibiting certain methods of stunning animals, such as electrical water bath stunning and CO2 stunning for pigs. |
| C | Plant-Based and Alternative Food Systems | Promotion of plant-based diets and alternative food systems, including veganism, artificial meat, and the shift towards a plant-based food system to … |
| 8 | Health benefits of plant-based diets | Promotion of plant-based diets for health benefits, including reducing heart disease, high blood pressure, and obesity. |
| 9 | Plant-based food system | Advocacy for phasing out animal agriculture and shifting to a plant-based food system to address ethical and environmental issues. |
| 10 | Meat-free food promotion | Encouraging the production and consumption of meat-free food options. |
| 11 | Artificial meat | Promotion and introduction of artificial meat to reduce CO2 emissions and animal suffering. |
| D | Structural and Regulatory Changes in Animal Welfare | Proposals for structural changes in animal welfare governance, including the appointment of an EU animal welfare commissioner, and the need for consi… |
| 12 | Regulatory enforcement | The need for changing from Directives to Regulations to ensure consistent enforcement and interpretation across countries. |
| 13 | Structural changes in animal welfare governance | Implementing structural changes such as appointing an EU animal welfare commissioner to improve the legislative process. |
| E | Economic and Trade Concerns in Animal Welfare | Concerns about the economic impact of animal welfare regulations on small farms, the influence of large corporations, and the need for trade protecti… |
| 14 | Economic impact on small farms | Concerns about the financial burden of proposed legislation on small and medium-sized farms, making animal agriculture more costly and less sustainab… |
| 15 | Retailer and farmer incentives | Concerns about the unfair distribution of costs and incentives between retailers and farmers, leading to higher prices for consumers and insufficient… |
| 16 | Corporate influence | Concerns about the influence of large corporations and lobby interests in shaping agricultural policies, potentially at the expense of small farmers … |
| 17 | Trade protection for EU producers | Implementing measures to protect European producers from international competition through trade agreements and custom duties. |
| F | Species-Specific Animal Welfare | Ensuring that species currently excluded from legal protection, such as fish and octopuses, are also considered in animal welfare legislation. |
| 18 | Species-specific legal protection | Ensuring that species currently excluded from legal protection, such as fish, are also considered in animal welfare legislation. |
| 19 | Octopus welfare | Concerns about the welfare of octopuses, including their transportation, breeding, farming, and slaughter, given emerging evidence of their intellige… |
| G | Fur Farming and Alternatives | Concerns about the ethical implications of fur farming and the promotion of synthetic fur as an alternative. |
| 20 | Faux fur | Advocacy for the use of synthetic fur as an alternative to animal fur. |
| 21 | Fur farming | The practice of breeding animals for their fur, which is considered ethically unacceptable and inhumane. |
| H | Animal Welfare in Surveys and Feedback | Concerns about the relevance, representation, and clarity of survey questions related to animal welfare, and the need for adequate transition periods… |
| 22 | Survey relevance and representation | Concerns about the relevance and representativeness of the survey questions, and the lack of space for feedback on EU rules. |
| 23 | Transition period length | Concerns about the length of transition periods for implementing new regulations. |
| I | Animal Activism and Ethical Treatment | Support for animal activism, the recognition of animal sentience, and the comparison of animal treatment to slavery, calling for a complete rethink o… |
| 24 | Animal sentience recognition | Acknowledgment that farm animals are sentient beings and should be treated with care and respect. |
| 25 | Animal activism | Support for animal activism as a moral baseline. |
| 26 | Slavery comparison | Comparing the treatment of animals to slavery and calling for a complete rethink of animal treatment. |
| J | Other topics | Topics which could not be grouped into themes. |
| 27 | Consumer pricing for welfare | The idea that consumers should pay more for meat to ensure better animal welfare, with the additional cost going directly to farmers. |
| 28 | Animal handling guidelines | Implementation of recommended guidelines and audit guides for improving the lives of farmed animals. |
| 29 | Live animal exports | Concerns about the practice of exporting live animals for any reason and the call for its cessation. |
| 30 | Non-compliance and enforcement issues | Addressing the non-compliance and non-enforcement of existing animal welfare regulations. |
| 31 | Environmental impact of animal farming | Concerns about the negative impact of animal farming on the environment and the advocacy for plant-based diets and alternative energy sources. |
| 32 | Male chick culling | Prohibiting the systematic killing of day-old male chicks by identifying their sex in embryo. |
| 33 | Mass production impact | The negative impact of mass production of animals on ecosystems and human survival. |
| 34 | Imported animal product standards | Ensuring that imported animal products meet EU animal welfare requirements. |
| 35 | Animal welfare | Concerns about the treatment and rights of animals, including fur farming, force feeding, and welfare labeling. |
| 36 | Criticism of EU enforcement | Criticism of the EU's role in enforcing legislation, arguing that it should not have the authority to impose binding rules over member states. |
| 37 | Five Domains model | Advocating for the replacement of the 'Five Freedoms' model with the 'Five Domains' model to better define and promote animal welfare. |
| 38 | Wildlife protection during nesting | Prohibition of wildlife killing during nesting time and ensuring only educated individuals are allowed to do so. |
| 39 | Companion animal welfare | Harmonizing rules for the breeding and sheltering of companion animals like dogs and cats to prevent welfare problems. |
| 40 | Zoonotic disease risk | Concerns about the fur industry's potential to cause zoonotic diseases like Covid-19 and being a breeding ground for new diseases. |
| 41 | Consumer information clarity | The need for absolute clarity in informing consumers about animal welfare and the quality of production. |
| 42 | Calf welfare | Specific concerns about the welfare of male calves in the production animal industry, particularly in Ireland. |
| 43 | Livestock farming conditions | Concerns about the living conditions of livestock, including the need for open-air living and reducing headcount. |