OLD1 Animal Protection
Biological safety use of animals by humans
Scientific developments and intensification of practices were sources of important changes in the use of animals, in agriculture and food production, as well as in research and experimentation. The Conventions on the protection of animals elaborated at the Council of Europe were the first...
Protection of animals for experimental and other scientific purposes
The European Convention and its Protocol of Amendment for the Protection of Vertebrate Animals used for Experimental and other scientific purposes, set guidelines to ensure the welfare of vertebrate animals subjected to scientific experiments. The European Convention (1986, ETS 123) concerns the...
Protection of pet animals
The European Convention for the protection of pet animals provides for standard rules for the welfare of pet animals with minimum standards for their treatment and protection, which applies to all States Parties to the Convention. The European Convention (1987, ETS 125) contains provisions to...
Protection of animals for slaughter
The European Convention for the protection of animals for slaughter was created to ensure that animals are spared suffering, pain fear and distress for both the benefit of the animal and to enhance the quality of the meat produced. The Convention (ETS No. 102) applies to the movement, lairaging,...
Animals kept for farming purposes
The European Convention and the protocol of Amendment to the European Convention for the Protection of animals kept for farming purposes give a framework of principles for the keeping, care and housing of animals, particularly in intensive breeding systems. The Convention applies to animals bred...
Protection of animals during international transport
The European Convention and the Revised European Convention for the protection of animals during international transport are two international legal instruments containing common provisions for ensuring the wellness of animals during any transportation involving the crossing of a frontier. The...
