Animal health database
Legislation and policies that regulate the health of animals, usually with the goal of limiting the spread of zoonoses in animal agriculture and the wild.
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 | |
SpeciesFarmed animals Imposes alternatives to the use of antibiotics, including lower densities on farms. View original text | Farmed animals | Policy | In force | |
SpeciesFish Sets general principles on the welfare of animals during transport and at killing View original text | Fish | International Convention | In force | |
SpeciesAll animals Lists and regulates the use of critically important antimicrobials. View original text | All animals | 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 | |
Decreto 8 febbraio 2019 Italy SpeciesFarmed animals Imposes the use of e-prescriptions for antimicrobials. View original text | Farmed animals | Legislation | 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 | |
SpeciesFarmed animals Formulates policy and legal recommendations and outlines best practice policy on antibiotic stewardship across global supply chains to guide the development of individual policies for corporations. View original text | Farmed animals | Policy | Proposal by civil society | |
SpeciesFarmed animals Reduces the use of antimicrobials by regulating the use of medicated feed and prohibiting the use of medicated feed for preventative purposes. View original text | Farmed animals | Legislation | Adopted | |
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 | |
Real Decreto 191/2018 Spain SpeciesFarmed animals Imposes the use of e-prescriptions for antimicrobials. 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 | |
SpeciesCreates a carbon price on the importation of goods from sectors high in GHG emissions. View original text | Legislation | In force | ||
TopicSpeciesFarmed animals Implements the European Green Deal in the agri-food sector towards becoming a climate-neutral continent by 2050. View original text | Farmed animals | Policy | In force | |
SpeciesFarmed animals Regulates the use of feed additives by requiring a market authorisation for feed additives, their labelling, and use. View original text | Farmed animals | Legislation | In force | |
SpeciesFarmed animals This regulation prohibits the use of antimicrobials for preventive purposes. View original text | Farmed animals | Legislation | 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 | ||
SpeciesFish Limits the ways in which aquaculture facilities may obtain antibiotics. View original text | Fish | Legislation | In force |
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