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Welfare Quality

• What EU project 6th Framework (17 million )
• Period 2004-2009
• Partners 40 Institutes/Universities (13
  Countries)
• Coordinator H. Blokhuis, Wageningen, NL
• FVE is member of the advisory Committee

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Aims

• develop scientifically based monitoring tool for
  on-farm welfare assessment in accordance with
  societal expectations as well as practical
  strategies for improving animal welfare

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Sub-projects

• Sub-project 1 Consumers, retailers and producers
  concerns
• Sub-project 2  Develop robust on-farm welfare
  monitoring and information systems
• Sub-project 3  Define integrated, practicable
  species-specific strategies to improve farm
  animal welfare (cattle, pigs, poultry).
• Sub-project 4  Implement a welfare monitoring and
  information system and develop the welfare
  improvement strategies.

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Welfare criteria Welfare principles Welfare principles Meaning
Good feeding 1. Absence of prolonged hunger Animals should not suffer from prolonged hunger
Good feeding 2. Absence of prolonged thirst Animals should not suffer from prolonged thirst
Good housing 3. Comfort around resting Animals should be comfortable, especially within their lying areas
Good housing 4. Thermal comfort Animals should be in good thermal environment
Good housing 5. Ease of Movement Animals should be able to moving around freely
Good health 6. Absence of injuries Animals should not be physically injured
Good health 7. Absence of disease Animals should be free of disease.
Good health 8. Absence of pain induced by management procedures Animals should not suffer from pain induced by inappropriate management
Appropriate behaviour 9. Expression of social behaviours Animals should be allowed to express natural, non-harmful, social behaviours.
Appropriate behaviour 10. Expression of other behaviours Animals should have the possibility of expressing other intuitively desirable natural behaviours, such as exploration and play
Appropriate behaviour 11. Good human-animal relationship Good Human-animal relationships are beneficial to the welfare of animals
Appropriate behaviour 12. Absence of general fear Animals should not experience negative emotions such as fear, distress, frustration or apathy
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Progress

• - 70 of time has passed
• 2 stakeholders conferences held to present
  outcome
• Monitoring scheme animal-based criteria
  resource based criteria
• On-farm testing

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Animal Welfare Labelling
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Context

• Mentioned in the Animal Welfare Action Plan
  2006-2010"
• COM (2006) 14 final of 23 Jan 2006
• ECOSOC opinion on labelling NAT/342 15 March

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German conference

• Conference Animal Welfare - Improving by
  Labelling? on 28 March
• The status quo of animal welfare labelling in the
  EU
• Implementation of animal welfare labelling in the
  EU
• Animal welfare labelling the next steps

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Concluding Speech Kyprianou

• The Commission is ready to take initiatives to
  offer and promote more information, and to
  encourage any private initiatives on labelling
  and certification in Europe.
• The possibility of a label to indicate
  conformity with EU standards should be seriously
  considered.

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Council conclusions on animal welfare of 7-8 May

• calls upon the commission to further assess the
  issue of animal welfare labelling in all its
  aspects
• requests a report to the Council
• to allow in-depth debate on the subject

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Position of FVE on AW Labelling
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Broilers Regulation adopted

• A missed opportunity?

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• Draft directive published 31/05/05
• Consultation- Minimum legislation
• FVE WG drafted position (FVE/05/pos/04)
• Ecosoc adopted opinion (S. OLaoide expert)
• Council working party (L. Berg, L. Montelli)
• EP adopted opinion on 2/06 B. Thijs
• 7 May political Agreement Council

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