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Cephalopod Welfare, Biological and Regulatory Aspects: An EU Experience

2019; Springer International Publishing; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/978-3-030-13947-6_9

1572-7408

Giovanna Ponte, Paul Andrews, Viola Galligioni, João Pereira, Graziano Fiorito,

Meat and Animal Product Quality

Recent increased interest in the welfare of cephalopods may be mainly due to their inclusion in Directive 2010/63/EU, which regulates—in Member States of the European Union—the use of animals for scientific research and educational purposes. Here we aim to challenge this view by providing information and considerations that have a broader impact than the use of these animals in an experimental context. We aim to provide a discussion around arguments linked to cephalopods’ welfare. We (1) discuss historical contributions to the knowledge of welfare of this class of molluscs, (2) review the most significant elements required to assess and manage animals’ well-being in a research context, (3) review issues related to fisheries and aquaculture and their implications for cephalopod welfare, (4) suggest that the identification of a list of “needs” for these animals is required and review how deviations in their management may affect their welfare, and finally comment (5) that standardization is required to assure the quality of data and also (6) on some ethical and public perceptions of cephalopods as laboratory animals vs their use as food for human consumption. We believe this chapter will promote discussion around arguments that drive the consideration of welfare issues in all aspects of cephalopod science, from basic to applied, that extend well beyond the boundaries of the European Union.