Page 30 of articles about behaviour-welfare

France approves video surveillance at the abattoirs

18-Jan-2017
After the disclosure, last year, of several videos filmed with a hidden camera at abattoirs where animal abuse was seen, the Ministry of Agriculture started the relevant investigations that have lead to the sanctioning of this new law.

The private life of pigs

24-Nov-2016
How sensitive is a pig's nose? Why can they find truffles underground? How do piglets find the right teat to feed from? Pigs are very intelligent, but can they recognise themselves in a mirror?

Animal welfare during transport

17-Nov-2016
During the last meeting of the Council of Ministers of Agriculture of the EU, ministers discussed the need to improve the enforcement of existing legislation on animal welfare during transport and whether existing legislation in this area should be updated.