Animal welfare

Business activities can have significant impacts on the welfare of animals. We’re helping civil society use the OECD Guidelines to demand greater corporate respect for animal welfare.

Our work on animal welfare

We help civil society use the OECD Guidelines’ provisions on environment, biodiversity, and animal welfare to fight corporate harm to animals and encourage better policy and practice.

ما الذي تقوله إرشادات منظمة التعاون والتنمية في الميدان الاقتصادي؟

The OECD Guidelines recognise respect for animal welfare as part of responsible business coduct and call on companies to respect animal welfare standards consistent with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) Terrestrial Code. Companies should:

  • Respect promote good animla welfare and prevent unnecessary suffering.
  • Prevent disease and provide appropriate veterinary care, shelter, management and nutrition.
  • Provide animals with a safe and stimulating environment that supports their physical and mental wellbeing.
  • Ensure animals are handled, transported and, where applicable, slaughtered or killed humanely.
  • Follow relevant international guidance on the transport of live animals.

The Guidelines define good animal welfare as animals being free from unpleasant states such as pain, fear and distress, while being able to express behaviours important to their physical and mental wellbeing.

We encourage civil society to explore how the Guidelines’ environmental and biodiversity provisions can support broader interpretations of companies’ responsibilities to prevent and address harm to animal welfare.

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Want to learn more about OECD Watch’s work on this issue? Get in touch with us to find out more about our advocacy and resources, or to discuss how the OECD Guidelines can support your work. Reach out بشكل مباشر.

الموارد ذات الصلة

Animal welfare factsheet

Get a practical overview of what the OECD Guidelines say about animal welfare. Available in:

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شكاوى أخرى من المركز الوطني لحقوق الإنسان

See complaints in which animal welfare issues have been raised by civil society.

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كيفية استخدام الإرشادات

تقدم مبادئ منظمة التعاون الاقتصادي والتنمية إطاراً للمجتمع المدني للعمل مع الشركات والحكومات وصانعي القرار الآخرين بشأن السلوك المسؤول للأعمال. يمكنك استخدام هذه المبادئ التوجيهية للقيام بما يلي:

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