Dwinger Ron, Lambooij Bert
Netherlands Food and Consumer Products Safety Authority, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Berl Munch Tierarztl Wochenschr. 2012 Jul-Aug;125(7-8):297-304.
An overview of the current European legislation concerning animal welfare is given. The legal requirements concern the housing and care of production animals (poultry, calves and swine), the transport of animals and the killing of animals (not only in slaughterhouses, but also in case of contagious animal disease outbreaks). General information concerning the principles and contents of European pieces of legislation as well as detailed information concerning requirements for individual animal species is given. Furthermore, other elements concerning animal welfare such as castration of piglets, ritual slaughter and animals used for experimental purposes are also reviewed. Finally, some recent initiatives in the field of animal welfare are mentioned and useful links are provided for finding the various legislative acts and additional supportive information.
本文概述了当前欧洲有关动物福利的立法。法律要求涉及生产用动物（家禽、犊牛和猪）的饲养与照料、动物运输以及动物宰杀（不仅包括屠宰场，还包括动物传染病爆发时的情况）。文中给出了有关欧洲立法原则和内容的一般信息以及关于个别动物物种要求的详细信息。此外，还审查了与动物福利相关的其他要素，如仔猪阉割、宗教仪式宰杀以及用于实验目的的动物。最后，提及了动物福利领域的一些近期举措，并提供了有用链接，以便查找各种立法行为和其他支持性信息。
