Animal Welfare In EU

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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, and the promotion of outdoor access and high welfare standards.
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 | Pain and fear elimination The need to eliminate pain and fear from the farming and slaughter of animals.
4 | Forced feeding The practice of force-feeding animals, such as ducks and geese for foie gras, which should be banned.
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 fish, and the prohibition of certain stunning methods.
5 | Animal transport regulations Introducing strict regulations on the transport of live animals, including prohibitions and maximum journey times.
6 | Farmed fish welfare Establishing specific welfare rules for the killing of farmed fish.
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 address ethical, environmental, and health concerns.
8 | Meat-free food promotion Encouraging the production and consumption of meat-free food options.
9 | Artificial meat Promotion and introduction of artificial meat to reduce CO2 emissions and animal suffering.
10 | Plant-based food system Advocacy for phasing out animal agriculture and shifting to a plant-based food system to address ethical and environmental issues.
11 | Health benefits of plant-based diets Promotion of plant-based diets for health benefits, including reducing heart disease, high blood pressure, and obesity.
D | Structural and Regulatory Changes in Animal Welfa… Proposals for structural changes in animal welfare governance, including the appointment of an EU animal welfare commissioner, and the need for consistent enforcement and interpretation of regulations.
12 | Structural changes in animal welfare governance Implementing structural changes such as appointing an EU animal welfare commissioner to improve the legislative process.
13 | Regulatory enforcement The need for changing from Directives to Regulations to ensure consistent enforcement and interpretation across countries.
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 protection for EU producers.
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 sustainable for them.
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 compensation for farmers.
16 | Corporate influence Concerns about the influence of large corporations and lobby interests in shaping agricultural policies, potentially at the expense of small farmers and traditional practices.
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 | Octopus welfare Concerns about the welfare of octopuses, including their transportation, breeding, farming, and slaughter, given emerging evidence of their intelligence and sentience.
19 | Species-specific legal protection Ensuring that species currently excluded from legal protection, such as fish, are also considered in animal welfare legislation.
G | Fur Farming and Alternatives Concerns about the ethical implications of fur farming and the promotion of synthetic fur as an alternative.
20 | Fur farming The practice of breeding animals for their fur, which is considered ethically unacceptable and inhumane.
21 | Faux fur Advocacy for the use of synthetic fur as an alternative to animal fur.
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 for new regulations.
22 | Transition period length Concerns about the length of transition periods for implementing new regulations.
23 | Survey relevance and representation Concerns about the relevance and representativeness of the survey questions, and the lack of space for feedback on EU rules.
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 of animal treatment.
24 | Animal activism Support for animal activism as a moral baseline.
25 | Animal sentience recognition Acknowledgment that farm animals are sentient beings and should be treated with care and respect.
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 | Calf welfare Specific concerns about the welfare of male calves in the production animal industry, particularly in Ireland.
28 | Male chick culling Prohibiting the systematic killing of day-old male chicks by identifying their sex in embryo.
29 | 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.
30 | Animal handling guidelines Implementation of recommended guidelines and audit guides for improving the lives of farmed animals.
31 | Wildlife protection during nesting Prohibition of wildlife killing during nesting time and ensuring only educated individuals are allowed to do so.
32 | 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.
33 | Companion animal welfare Harmonizing rules for the breeding and sheltering of companion animals like dogs and cats to prevent welfare problems.
34 | Five Domains model Advocating for the replacement of the 'Five Freedoms' model with the 'Five Domains' model to better define and promote animal welfare.
35 | Animal welfare Concerns about the treatment and rights of animals, including fur farming, force feeding, and welfare labeling.
36 | Imported animal product standards Ensuring that imported animal products meet EU animal welfare requirements.
37 | Consumer information clarity The need for absolute clarity in informing consumers about animal welfare and the quality of production.
38 | Non-compliance and enforcement issues Addressing the non-compliance and non-enforcement of existing animal welfare regulations.
39 | 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.
40 | Live animal exports Concerns about the practice of exporting live animals for any reason and the call for its cessation.
41 | Mass production impact The negative impact of mass production of animals on ecosystems and human survival.
42 | 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.
43 | Livestock farming conditions Concerns about the living conditions of livestock, including the need for open-air living and reducing headcount.

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