Aggregator definition

Animal Welfare

A criteria-free aggregate derived from Animal Testing for Non-Medical Products, Animal Testing for Medical Products, Factory Farming and Intensive Animal Confinement, Fur and Exotic Animal Product Production, and Animal Entertainment and Commercial Exploitation after the staged retirement and migration of Animal Testing for Mandatory Requirements.

Type
Aggregator
Version
2026.08.21.2
Published
Aug 21, 2026
Direct children
5
Evaluated below
5
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This aggregator organizes the screens below it. It does not collect evaluation data and does not have a blended inclusion or exclusion list. Open an evaluated screen to review the exact decision boundary.

Screens in this group

evaluated

Animal Testing for Non-Medical Products

Identifies companies and other entities that conduct, commission, or control animal testing for cosmetics, personal-care products, household products, chemicals, or other non-medical consumer or industrial products. Whether the testing is voluntary, legally required, required by a customer, or performed by a supplier must be recorded as evidence rather than used to create a separate factual activity screen. Medical-product testing, non-animal methods, distribution without testing control, and verified no-testing operations are excluded.

6 included · 4 excluded

evaluated

Animal Testing for Medical Products

Identifies companies and other entities that conduct, commission, or control animal testing for the research, development, safety assessment, quality control, or regulatory approval of human pharmaceuticals, biologics, vaccines, or medical devices. The study purpose, species, own or commissioned role, regulatory status, and availability of accepted non-animal methods are evidence attributes. Non-medical testing, distribution without research responsibility, academic non-commercial research, and verified operations using only non-animal methods are excluded.

6 included · 6 excluded

evaluated

Factory Farming and Intensive Animal Confinement

Identifies companies and other entities that own or operate commercial terrestrial livestock or poultry production using intensive confinement systems, high stocking densities, or routine husbandry practices associated with restricted movement or material welfare risk. The factual screen records production system, species, scale, and practices; welfare rankings, certification, legal compliance and client thresholds are separate evidence or policy attributes. Processing without farming, aquaculture, generic suppliers, and operations documented as non-intensive are excluded.

6 included · 6 excluded

evaluated

Fur and Exotic Animal Product Production

Identifies companies and other entities that breed, hunt, kill, process, manufacture, or intentionally source animals or animal materials for real fur, exotic skins, or comparable animal-derived fashion and luxury products. This includes fur farms, commercial hunting or breeding, pelt and exotic-hide processing, and product manufacturers or brand owners with direct sourcing responsibility. Faux materials, ordinary livestock leather, passive retail of third-party goods below client thresholds, second-hand resale, conservation activity, and verified exited use are excluded.

6 included · 6 excluded

evaluated

Animal Entertainment and Commercial Exploitation

Identifies companies and other entities that operate or commercially control entertainment, tourism, sport, performance, interaction, transport, or hunting activities in which live animals are a central attraction or service. The factual screen records the type of activity, species, captivity or interaction model, commercial role, and current status; welfare severity, accreditation, conservation claims and client exclusions are separate attributes or policy choices. Non-invasive wildlife viewing, genuine rescue or rehabilitation, service-animal and therapeutic programmes, ordinary pet services, and productions using no live animals are excluded.

7 included · 7 excluded

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Taxonomy version 2026.08.21.2, published Aug 21, 2026. Material changes receive a new immutable release so earlier evaluations remain tied to the definitions and criteria used.

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