Animal Welfare Issues
Position paper on the need to reduce farm use of antimicrobials
March 2018
ICFAW Recommendations for the on-farm welfare of laying hens
January 2017
ICFAW Position on the stunning of pigs with carbon dioxide
May 2016
ICFAW recommendations on the on-farm welfare of pigs
March 2016
ICFAW recommendations on the on-farm welfare of dairy cattle
November 2012
Position statement on the OIE guidelines on somatic cell nuclear transfer in production livestock and horses
September 2008
Core principles applicable to the on-farm welfare of farm animals
June 2009
Position statement on global standards for the care and use of animals in laboratories
Revised June 2009
ICFAW recommendations on OIE guidelines for the on-farm welfare of cattle raised for beef
July 2009
ICFAW recommendations on OIE guidelines for the on-farm welfare of chickens raised for meat
Submitted Comments
2019 ICFAW Comments - Chapter 7.Z. Annex 12 – Animal welfare and laying hen production systems
2019 ICFAW Comments - Chapter 7.5. Annex 23 – Animal welfare during slaughter
ICFAW Comments - Chapter 7.4 – Killing of farmed fish for disease control purposes
ICFAW Comments - Chapter X.X.X. - Animal welfare and broiler chicken production
Standards Implementation and Enforcement
Governance
Resources from ICFAW Members
The case for investing in animal health for One Health - Action For Animal Health
Protocol for Scoring the Welfare Status of Dromedary Camels
Brooke’s Animal Health mentoring framework
Humane Dog Population Management [English | Spanish | French | Portuguese | Bosnian | Persian]
Animal Welfare Principles for Disease Control [English | Indonesian | Filipino I Vietnamese I Traditional Chinese]
Pig Behaviour and Handling for Killing on Farm [English | Indonesian | Filipino I Vietnamese I Traditional Chinese]
Electrical Stun-Kill in Disease Control Situations [English | Indonesian | Filipino I Vietnamese I Traditional Chinese]
Captive Bolt: Mechanical Killing for Disease Control [English | Indonesian | Filipino I Vietnamese I Traditional Chinese]
Further information on slaughter of pigs in disease control situations [English | Traditional Chinese]
Case studies from ICFAW Members
Pig Husbandry
The global business case for higher welfare for pigs raised for meat [English | Simplified Chinese] - World Animal Protection
The global business case for group sow housing with enrichment [English | Thai | Simplified Chinese] - World Animal Protection
Driving free farrowing in Italy’s speciality cured meat products - Compassion in World Farming
Laying hens
Higher welfare barn system for laying hens - Compassion in World Farming
Planting trees to encourage ranging behaviour in laying hens - Compassion in World Farming
In ovo sex technology to avoid the culling of male chicks - Compassion in World Farming
broiler chickens
Higher welfare broiler housing (pdf) (video) - Compassion in World Farming
Making the financial case for more humane chicken production - World Animal Protection
beef cattle
Higher welfare rosé veal and beef - Compassion in World Farming
Equines and working animals
How the welfare of working animals delivers for sustainable development - International Coalition for Working Equids
Video on the welfare of working equids (in English with Spanish subtitles) - WOAH, in collaboration with ICWE
other
Group housing for does - Compassion in World Farming
transport
Transport of pregnant heifers from Messingen, Germany, to Uzbekistan - Animals’ Angels
The Welfare of Dromedary Camels during Road Transport in the Middle East - Animals’ Angels
slaughter
Developing an electrical stunning system for European sea bass and gilthead sea bream (pdf) (video) - Compassion in World Farming
disaster and conflict response
Beyond Rescue : animals in disasters - Europe - [English | French | Dutch | German ] - International Fund for Animal Welfare
Animals, people and war, the impact of conflits - International Fund for Animal Welfare
The bases and value of preventing and mitigating disaster risk in cattle: Chihuahua, Mexico after the 2011 drought - World Animal Protection
Typhoon Haiyan: effective response, preparedness and resilience in the Philippines - World Animal Protection
Sendai Framework: External affairs action on the global stage - World Animal Protection
Implementing the Sendai Framework: lessons from Costa Rica - World Animal Protection
Implementing the Sendai Framework: lessons from India - World Animal Protection