Animal Welfare and Trade - the OIE perspective World Animal Health Organisation Dr Monique Eloit, Deputy Director General Workshop on the Economic and Trade Implications of Policy Responses to Societal Concerns 2-3 Novemver 2009, Paris Animal welfare – different policy responses to a values based societal concern

World Organisation for Animal Health To ensure transparency in the global animal disease situation in order to improve animal health worldwide OIE HISTORICAL OBJECTIVE Founded in Members Scientific network: 187 OIE Reference Laboratories (in 36 countries) 35 Collaborating Centres (in 20 countries)

Current mandate: Improving animal health & welfare globally World Organisation for Animal Health

Relevance 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 welfare? (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 welfare? (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 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 th GS OIE Strategic Plan Oct 2002 Working Group on Animal Welfare (AWWG) 1 st meeting Significant events May rd 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 process   Laboratory animals   Livestock production systems: broiler chickens and beef cattle;   Slaughter of farmed fish   Other livestock production systems

All Stakeholder participation   2004, 1 st OIE Global Conference on Animal Welfare, Paris.   2008, 2 nd OIE Global Conference on Animal Welfare, Cairo.

OIE contribution   Standard setting   Strengthening of Veterinary Services   Permanent improvement in animal welfare and animal health globally

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