21 Amendments of Stefan ECK related to 2016/2078(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to the Special Eurobarometer 442 "Attitudes of Europeans towards Animal Welfare",
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 b (new)
Citation 17 b (new)
- having regard to the European Convention for the Protection of Animals kept for Farming Purpose,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. Whereas responsible ownership and care of equidae starts with proper attention to animal health and welfare conditions;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the estimated 7 million equidae in the EU perform hugely varied roles, from racing and competition animals to pets, working animals in transport, tourism, circuses, zoos, forestry and agriculture, sources of milk and meat, research animals, and wild and semi-feral animals, and whereas they may perform several of these roles during their lives;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas unlimited, indiscriminate and irresponsible breeding of equidae can lead to animals that are devoid of economic value and are often left with serious welfare problems, particularly during an economic downturn; whereas equid abandonment has increased since 2008 in western Member States, especially where they have become expensive luxuries as opposed to working animals16 , without an adequate and satisfactory response to this problem from the Commission and Member States; _________________ 16 The Donkey Sanctuary & University College Dublin: Donkey Welfare in Ireland in 2015.
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
M a. whereas equine animals are slaughtered for food production both within and outside of the Union;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that good equid health and welfare boosts the economic output of farms and businesses alike and benefits the rural economy overall, as well as it accommodates the growing demand of EU citizens for higher animal health and welfare standards;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to commission a Eurostat study to analyse the economic and social impact of all aspects of the equid sector, as well as to gather and publish yearly statistical data on use of services, transport and slaughter of equidae;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to support the production and dissemination of information on how to meet the needs of equidae, whatever their role, based around the ‘five freedoms’ and covering the entirety of an equid’s life; calls also on the Commission to include guidance on responsible breeding, animal health and welfare, and the benefits of equid sterilisation; recommends that such guidance should be disseminated to breeders, equid societies, farms, stables, sanctuaries, transporters and slaughterhouses, and that it should be accessible in a variety of formats and languages, including online;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Underlines that traders and professionals in particular have a personal responsibility for the standard of health and welfare of equidae in their care;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Calls on Commission and Member States to ensure that markets where live equidae are traded, are under adequate video surveillance to ensure proper enforcement of existing health and welfare rules and prevent abuse of equidae on these markets;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to ensure an effective and uniform enforcement of existing EU legislation on animal transport and legally binding reporting across all Member States;welfare across all Member States with legally binding reporting and requests that the Commission propose a shortened maximum journey limit for all movements of horses, especially for slaughter, based on findings of the European Food Safety Authority, animal welfare NGOs and competent authorities of Member States;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Is concerned with serious problems of the EU animal welfare transport legislation enforcement by many Member States' authorities;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Stresses that existing EU legislation on the protection of the animals during transport and related operations is designed to prevent injury and suffering to animals, and to ensure that the animals are transported under the appropriate conditions;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the European Food Safety Authority to formulate guidance, for the Food and Veterinary Officeacilitate and enhance scientific research on the welfare of equidae at the time of slaughter and to disseminate these guidance documents to competent authorities of Member States;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to fully and properly commit to inspections of the slaughterhouses on their territory that are licenced to take equidae, to ensure they are able to meet the specific welfare needs of equidae;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on the Commission to increase the number of audits conducted in slaughterhouses outside the Union, which are authorised for the export of equine meat to the EU, and to conditionally suspend the import of equine meat produced in third countries that do not satisfy EU traceability and food safety requirements;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Stresses the importance of the humane treatment and welfare of equidae, therefore any cruel, abusive treatment by any owner, trainer, groom or other person must not be tolerated anywhere, under any circumstances;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that owingdue to the price of veterinary medicines, the cost of carcass disposal and the cost of euthanasia, where permitted, can serve as a barrier in themselvesitself to the ending of an equid’'s life, leading to prolonged suffering; cCalls on the Member States to investigate reports of inhumane practices during euthanasia, such as welfare violations and the improper use of drugs, and to disseminate their findings to the Commission and other Member States;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. 20. Expresses concern about the import and use veterinary medicinal products containing Pregnant Mare Serum Gonadotropin (PMSG) from blood farms situated in third countries, as production causes serious animal welfare problems, such as structurally excessive withdrawal of blood from mares and the squeezing to death of unborn foals; Calls for the immediate ban on import and use of PMSG;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to issue guidance on horse and donkey milk farming; calls on the Member States to commit to increasing the number of inspections on horse and donkey milk farms;