Animal welfare database
Legislation and policies that regulate the treatment of animals by limiting painful practices and enabling animals to display natural behaviour.
Law / Policy | Topic | Species | Type of Act | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SpeciesAll animals Provides basic anti-cruelty legislation for animals. View original text | All animals | Legislation | In force | |
SpeciesFarmed animals Proposes to ban non-therapeutic uses of medically important antibiotics in food animal production. View original text | Farmed animals | Legislative Proposal | Bill proposal | |
28-Hour Law USA TopicSpeciesFarmed animals Limits maximum duration of journey time for live animals and provides minimum animal welfare standards during the transport of live animals. View original text | Farmed animals | Legislation | In force | |
SpeciesFish Sets general principles on the welfare of animals during transport and at killing View original text | Fish | International Convention | In force | |
SpeciesFarmed animals Bans factory farming View original text | Farmed animals | Legislative Proposal | In force | |
Article 41 of the Luxembourg Constitution Luxembourg | All animals | Constitution | In force | |
SpeciesAll animals Recognises animal sentience. View original text | All animals | Legislation | In force | |
All animals | Constitution | In force | ||
TopicSpeciesAll animals Imposes a duty on the State to enact legislation to protect animals from cruelty View original text | All animals | Constitution | In force | |
Article 80 of the Swiss Constitution Switzerland TopicSpeciesAll animals Determines that the federal government shall legislate on matters related to animal protection, and that regional governments (cantons) shall execute such federal legislation. View original text | All animals | Constitution | In force | |
SpeciesFarmed animals Fish Recognises animal sentience. View original text | Farmed animals Fish | Legislation | In force | |
SpeciesBroiler chickens Sets minimum animal welfare standards in the production of broiler chickens by establishing limits on density on farms with more than 500 broiler chickens. View original text | Broiler chickens | Legislation | In force | |
SpeciesCalves Pigs Prohibits the use of cages in egg, pork, and veal production, and bans the sale of eggs, uncooked pork or veal from animals that have not been raised following equivalent standards set in the Legislation. View original text | Calves Pigs | Legislation | In force | |
SpeciesCalves Sets minimum animal welfare standards for calves by limiting the use of cages (individual pens) until the animal reaches eight weeks of age. View original text | Calves | Legislation | In force | |
SpeciesBeef cows Dairy cows Calves Pigs Penalises pig and calf producers under the form of reduced subsidies in cases of breaches with the Pigs and Calves Directives. View original text | Beef cows Dairy cows Calves Pigs | Legislation | In force | |
Constitution of India India | All animals | Legislation | In force | |
SpeciesSets minimum animal welfare standards in egg production by banning conventional battery cages, limiting stocking densities and setting standards for two types of farming systems: enriched battery cages, and systems without cages. View original text | Legislation | In force | ||
SpeciesBroiler chickens Imposes higher voluntary animal welfare standards. View original text | Broiler chickens | Private Certification | In force | |
SpeciesFarmed animals Fish Imposes higher voluntary animal welfare standards. View original text | Farmed animals Fish | Regulation | In force | |
European Convention for the Protection of Animals During Transport Council of Europe SpeciesAll animals Sets general principles to safeguard the welfare of animals during international transport by air, road, and rail. View original text | All animals | International Convention | In force | |
European Convention for the Protection of Animals for Slaughter Council of Europe SpeciesFarmed animals Sets general principles to ensure minimum welfare levels for farmed animals during slaughter. View original text | Farmed animals | International Convention | In force | |
TopicSpeciesAll animals Sets general principles to ensure minimum welfare levels for farmed animals. View original text | All animals | International Convention | In force | |
SpeciesFarmed animals Sets minimum standards regulating the treatment of all farmed animals, including fish, animals for fur, skin, or fur purposes, except invertebrates. View original text | Farmed animals | Legislation | In force | |
TopicSpeciesFarmed animals Establishes general rules during the slaughter of animal. View original text | Farmed animals | Legislation | In force | |
New Zealand Animal Welfare Act New Zealand SpeciesAll animals Imposes a duty on the State to protect animals. View original text | All animals | Legislation | In force | |
SpeciesPigs Sets minimum animal welfare standards in pork production, including breeding animals, by setting maximum density levels and limiting the length of crates use (gestating and farrowing). View original text | Pigs | Legislation | In force | |
SpeciesFarmed animals Sets minimum rules for the protection of animals during their killing (slaughter, depopulation, emergency killing). View original text | Farmed animals | Legislation | In force | |
SpeciesFarmed animals Sets general principles on the welfare of animals, including during transport and slaughter. View original text | Farmed animals | International Convention | In force | |
SpeciesFarmed animals Improves enforcement of existing laws regulating factory farming. View original text | Farmed animals | Legislative Proposal | Bill proposal | |
TopicSpeciesFarmed animals Alternative proteins Implements the European Green Deal in the agri-food sector towards becoming a climate-neutral continent by 2050. View original text | Farmed animals Alternative proteins | Policy | In force | |
SpeciesAll animals Regulates the transport duration of live animals (by sea, by air, and road) by imposing minimum animal welfare standards during transport. View original text | All animals | Legislation | In force | |
SpeciesAll animals Recognises animal sentience and imposes a duty on the EU and national governments to take into account the welfare of animals. View original text | All animals | Constitutional treaty | In force | |
SpeciesProhibits confining egg-laying hens in cages and only allows cage-free housing systems. The law bans the use of cages in egg production and bans the sale of eggs from caged hens, whether sourced from Washington or not. View original text | Legislation | In force | ||
Norwegian Aquaculture Act Norway SpeciesFish Regulates aquaculture facilities through a licensing system that allows for government inspection and requires the adherence of environmental standards. View original text | Fish | Legislation | In force | |
SpeciesFish Establishes fish welfare standards in aquaculture View original text | Fish | Policy | Adopted | |
SpeciesDairy cows Calves Prohibits confining sows, calves and egg laying hens in a manner that prevents the covered animal from lying down, standing up, or fully extending their limbs, as well as turning around freely without touching a wall or another animal. View original text | Dairy cows Calves | Legislation | In force | |
SpeciesProhibits confining egg-laying hens, as well as the sale of eggs from caged hens. View original text | Legislation | In force | ||
SpeciesProhibits confining egg-laying hens in cages, as well as the sale of eggs from caged hens. View original text | Regulation | In force | ||
SpeciesProhibits confining egg-laying hens in cages, as well as the sale of eggs from caged hens. View original text | Legislation | In force | ||
SpeciesProhibits confining egg-laying hens in cages, as well as the sale of eggs from caged hens. View original text | Legislation | In force | ||
SpeciesRequires city cafeterias to provide only organic food View original text | Policy | In force |
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