Animal Welfare Legislation
A.Y. 2024/2025
Learning objectives
The course aims at understanding the principles and purposes of international, European, national, and regional legislation concerning animal health and welfare, as well as auxiliary activities in veterinary facilities, identified and permitted by Italian law.
The course includes an introduction to the basic principles of positive law, useful for understanding the fundamental criteria of special legislation, as well as evaluating the applicability and effectiveness in practical terms of the same legislative provisions.
Specific subjects covered in the course include provisions of international organizations, EU regulations, and national legislation concerning animal health and welfare, including rules on animal cruelty, with reference to companion animals and equines, in order to provide operators who breed or care for animals with valuable support and specific professional skills.
Also subject to in-depth analysis are the professional skills related to professional figures in veterinary facilities, who assist the veterinarian as 'auxiliaries', legislation on veterinary drugs, dietary foods, and feed labeling.
The course includes an introduction to the basic principles of positive law, useful for understanding the fundamental criteria of special legislation, as well as evaluating the applicability and effectiveness in practical terms of the same legislative provisions.
Specific subjects covered in the course include provisions of international organizations, EU regulations, and national legislation concerning animal health and welfare, including rules on animal cruelty, with reference to companion animals and equines, in order to provide operators who breed or care for animals with valuable support and specific professional skills.
Also subject to in-depth analysis are the professional skills related to professional figures in veterinary facilities, who assist the veterinarian as 'auxiliaries', legislation on veterinary drugs, dietary foods, and feed labeling.
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
· Draft and manage a biosafety plan in companion animal and equine establishments or directly manage such establishments, respecting ethical principles in compliance with learned sector regulations
· Act professionally and competently in the management and protection of companion animals, equines, as well as non-conventional animals
· Properly engage and interact with operators, veterinarians, and competent authorities responsible for official controls
· As support in veterinary facilities, act professionally while respecting the exercise of duties and with competence in accordance with the professional activities of the veterinarian
· Draft and manage a biosafety plan in companion animal and equine establishments or directly manage such establishments, respecting ethical principles in compliance with learned sector regulations
· Act professionally and competently in the management and protection of companion animals, equines, as well as non-conventional animals
· Properly engage and interact with operators, veterinarians, and competent authorities responsible for official controls
· As support in veterinary facilities, act professionally while respecting the exercise of duties and with competence in accordance with the professional activities of the veterinarian
Lesson period: First semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course can be attended as a single course.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
First semester
Course syllabus
-Introduction to the course: the graduate as an "animal professional"
-The sources of law; the legal norm and the Italian legal system.
-Introduction to the law and the functioning of the European legal system. The EU law
-The buying and selling of animals. Guarantee actions; vices of the will and of the object; problems related to the sale.
-The damage caused by animals and the responsibility of the owner or keeper
-The justice: the civil and criminal judiciary. Judge's assistants and auxiliaries
-Animal Health and Welfare
-The health of pets and horses: the EU Reg. n. 429/2016
-Biosecurity plans in equine and pet establishments
-The identification of animals
-Crimes against feelings for animals and other penal laws for the protection of animals
-The protection and animal welfare in Community and national legislation
-Establishments and horse farms
-Pet establishments and farms
-The well-being during the transport of pets
-Transportation of horses: commercial transport, private transport
-Administrative fulfillment and relationship with the competent authority: official controls
-The discipline of animal reproduction.
-Knowledge of veterinary medicinal products law
-The sources of law; the legal norm and the Italian legal system.
-Introduction to the law and the functioning of the European legal system. The EU law
-The buying and selling of animals. Guarantee actions; vices of the will and of the object; problems related to the sale.
-The damage caused by animals and the responsibility of the owner or keeper
-The justice: the civil and criminal judiciary. Judge's assistants and auxiliaries
-Animal Health and Welfare
-The health of pets and horses: the EU Reg. n. 429/2016
-Biosecurity plans in equine and pet establishments
-The identification of animals
-Crimes against feelings for animals and other penal laws for the protection of animals
-The protection and animal welfare in Community and national legislation
-Establishments and horse farms
-Pet establishments and farms
-The well-being during the transport of pets
-Transportation of horses: commercial transport, private transport
-Administrative fulfillment and relationship with the competent authority: official controls
-The discipline of animal reproduction.
-Knowledge of veterinary medicinal products law
Prerequisites for admission
None
Teaching methods
The course includes frontal lessons: the lectures will be held in the classroom using slides
Language of teaching: Italian
Language of teaching: Italian
Teaching Resources
DIRITTO E LEGISLAZIONE VETERINARIA, F. Pezza, G. Ruffo-P.Fossati, Point Veterinaire Italie, Milano.
·Handout with updates provided directly by Teachers
·Handout with updates provided directly by Teachers
Assessment methods and Criteria
The exam consists of a single oral test on the knowledge of the topics described in the program
VET/08 - VETERINARY CLINICAL MEDICINE - University credits: 6
Practicals: 16 hours
Lessons: 40 hours
Lessons: 40 hours
Professor:
Ruffo Giancarlo
Shifts:
Turno
Professor:
Ruffo GiancarloProfessor(s)