Animal Welfare and Animal Welfare and Trade - the OIE Trade - the OIE
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World Animal Health OrganisationDr Monique Eloit,
Deputy Director General
Workshop on the Economic and Trade Implications of Policy Responses to Societal
Concerns2-3 Novemver 2009, Paris
Animal welfare – different policy Animal welfare – different policy responses to a values based societal responses to a values based societal
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World Organisation for World Organisation for Animal HealthAnimal Health
To ensure transparency in the global animal disease situation in order to improve animal health worldwide
OIE HISTORICAL OBJECTIVE
Founded in 1924
175 Members
Scientific network:
187 OIE Reference Laboratories (in 36 countries)
35 Collaborating Centres (in 20 countries)
Current mandate: Improving
animal health & welfare globally
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Relevance of the OIERelevance of the OIE
WTO reference for animal health including zoonoses
Recognition of the OIE as the leading organisation for veterinary services, animal health and animal welfare
Science is the unique common denominator;
Why animal Why animal welfare?welfare? (1)(1)
Historic role of the OIE in safeguarding animal health
Animal health is a key component of animal welfare
Members considered OIE to be well placed to provide international leadership to
address AW on a global basis to publish international standards on
AW
Why animal Why animal welfare?welfare? (2)(2)
Improved animal health and animal welfare contribute to food safety and food security .
Some countries not comfortable thought AW would be used as
another trade barrier concerned that ‘emotion’ would
overrule ‘science’
Challenges for OIEChallenges for OIE Complexity of AW with
important scientific, ethical, cultural, religious
and political dimensions essential to have a
scientific base, but account must be
taken of other dimensions
Need to address AW on a global basis
OIE standards need to be relevant to all Members
May 2000 68th GS2001-2005 OIE Strategic
Plan
Oct 2002 Working Group on Animal Welfare (AWWG) 1st meeting
Significant eventsSignificant events
May 2005 73rd GS World Assembly adopted animal
welfare standards
The transport of animals by land The transport of animals by sea The transport of animals by air The slaughter of animals for human consumption The killing of animals for disease control purposes The control of stray dog populations.
Standard in processStandard in process Laboratory animals
Livestock production systems: broiler chickens and beef cattle;
Slaughter of farmed fish
Other livestock production systems
All Stakeholder All Stakeholder participationparticipation
2004, 1st OIE Global Conference
on Animal Welfare, Paris. http://www.oie.int/eng/Welfare_2004/home.htm
2008, 2nd OIE Global Conference
on Animal Welfare, Cairo. http://www.oie.int/eng/A_AW2008/home.htm
OIE contributionOIE contributionStandard setting
Strengthening of Veterinary Services
Permanent improvement in animal welfare and animal health globally
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World Organisationfor Animal Health
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Organisation mondialede la santé animale
Organización Mundialde Sanidad Animal
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