Thirty Years of Changes and the Current State of Swedish Animal Welfare Legislation
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Amendments Relating to Horses, Cattle and Pigs
3.2. Animal Welfare Level in Suggested Amendments to the Regulations
3.3. Animal Welfare Level in the Final Amendments
4. Discussion
4.1. Improved Animal Welfare Level in National Regulations
4.2. The Legislation Does Not Strive for Best Possible Animal Welfare
4.3. The Level of Change Will Depend on the Definition of Animal Welfare Used
4.4. An Improved Protection Level Does Not Necessarily Mean Improved Animal Welfare
4.5. Animal Welfare Level Is Often Related to What Others Have Done
4.6. Awaiting Stakeholder Acceptance
4.7. Moving towards More Goal-Oriented and Flexible Regulations
4.8. Mind the Gaps
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Regulation | Species Covered by the Amendment |
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LFS 1989:20 | Horses, cattle and pigs |
SJVFS 1993:129 | Horses, cattle and pigs |
SJVFS 1994:2 | Horses, cattle and pigs |
SJVFS 1995:93 | Cattle |
SJVFS 1997:30 | Cattle |
SJVFS 1997:124 | Cattle |
SJVFS 1998:25 | Cattle |
SJVFS 2000:107 | Horses, cattle and pigs |
SJVFS 2003:3 | Horses, cattle and pigs |
SJVFS 2003:6 | Horses, cattle and pigs |
SJVFS 2003:41 | Horses, cattle and pigs |
DFS 2004:17 | Horses, cattle and pigs |
DFS 2005:9 | Horses, cattle and pigs |
DFS 2005:11 | Horses, cattle and pigs |
DFS 2006:4 | Pigs |
DFS 2007:5 | Cattle and pigs |
DFS 2007:6 | Horses |
SJVFS 2010:15 | Cattle and pigs |
SJVFS 2010:77 | Pigs |
SJVFS 2012:13 | Cattle |
SJVFS 2014:31 | Cattle and pigs |
SJVFS 2016:13 | Cattle |
SJVFS 2017:24 | Cattle |
SJVFS 2017:25 | Pigs |
SJVFS 2018:49 | Horses |
SJVFS 2019:17 | Horses |
SJVFS 2019:18 | Cattle |
SJVFS 2019:20 | Pigs |
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Lundmark Hedman F, Berg C, Stéen M. Thirty Years of Changes and the Current State of Swedish Animal Welfare Legislation. Animals. 2021; 11(10):2901. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11102901
Chicago/Turabian StyleLundmark Hedman, Frida, Charlotte Berg, and Margareta Stéen. 2021. "Thirty Years of Changes and the Current State of Swedish Animal Welfare Legislation" Animals 11, no. 10: 2901. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11102901
APA StyleLundmark Hedman, F., Berg, C., & Stéen, M. (2021). Thirty Years of Changes and the Current State of Swedish Animal Welfare Legislation. Animals, 11(10), 2901. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11102901