Biomaterial Database

Animal welfare and the law. 1977

W T Jackson

A description of farm animal welfare legislation in Great Britain is given followed by a discussion of similar legislation in Europe. Methods of unifying legislation for the protection of animals in Europe and a summary of current activities are outlined.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007886	Legislation, Veterinary	Laws and regulations, pertaining to the field of veterinary medicine, proposed for enactment or enacted by a legislative body.	Veterinary Legislation,Legislations, Veterinary,Veterinary Legislations
D005060	Europe	The continent north of AFRICA, west of ASIA and east of the ATLANTIC OCEAN.	Northern Europe,Southern Europe,Western Europe
D006113	United Kingdom	Country in northwestern Europe including Great Britain and the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland, located between the North Sea and north Atlantic Ocean. The capital is London.	Great Britain,Isle of Man
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000829	Animals, Domestic	Animals which have become adapted through breeding in captivity to a life intimately associated with humans. They include animals domesticated by humans to live and breed in a tame condition on farms or ranches for economic reasons, including LIVESTOCK (specifically CATTLE; SHEEP; HORSES; etc.), POULTRY; and those raised or kept for pleasure and companionship, e.g., PETS; or specifically DOGS; CATS; etc.	Farm Animals,Domestic Animals,Domesticated Animals,Animal, Domestic,Animal, Domesticated,Animal, Farm,Animals, Domesticated,Animals, Farm,Domestic Animal,Domesticated Animal,Farm Animal
D014186	Transportation	The means of moving persons, animals, goods, or materials from one place to another.	Commuting