Who defined what is “harvesting feathers and down from the live animal at the moment of moulting” or “live plucking” and when was it defined?

How the harvesting feathers and down from the live animal at the moment of moulting has to be carried out, is laid down e. g. in the European Convention for the Protection of Animals kept for Farming Purposes (see also: first publishing of the German translation of recommendations by the Standing Committee of the European Convention for the Protection of Animals kept for Farming Purposes on February 7^th, 2000 in the Bundesanzeiger [German Federal Gazette], volume 52 No. 89a, issued on May 11^th, 2000 and in the standard concerning the harvesting of feathers and down from the live animal and the keeping of geese for the purpose of plucking.).

 

Although we have triggered this process, we merely forwarded the topic to a working group of experts, in order to have it dealt with on a supranational European level.

 

This convention specifically forbids inflicting any harm or injury on farm animals. Thus, it is forbidden to harvest feathers and down from live animals outside the moulting season, for example.