Sentences with phrase «european animal welfare legislation»

Recent changes in European animal welfare legislation now class cephalopods as sentient beings, and animals used for experimental purposes need to be suitably anaesthetised beforehand.

European animal welfare legislation is based on the recognition that all animals, from pets to farm animals, are sentient beings — i.e. they have powers of perception and feeling.

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It's a consideration increasingly shared by European policymakers; new European legislation, to be voted on by parliament next September, would put in place stricter rules regulating animal welfare and better harmonize practices across Europe.

Thus, BPRC is fully compliant with the international demands on animal studies and welfare as set forth by the European Council Directive 2010 / 63 / EU, and Convention ETS 123, including the revised Appendix A as well as the «Standard for humane care and use of Laboratory Animals by Foreign institutions» identification number A5539 - 01, provided by the Department of Health and Human Services of the United States of America's National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Dutch implementing legislation.