5 Amendments of Marco ZULLO related to 2016/2077(INI)
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that in some Member States alternatives to barren-cage farming of rabbits existare being successfully attempted which reduce the incidence of disease and mortality rates and improve the welfare of farmed rabbits;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the use of pen systems for groups, which are the most suitable system for rabbits because of their highly social behaviour; points out that the use of pen systems improves the welfare of farm rabbits and reduces the incidence of abnormal behaviour amongst them, allowing them an existence more closely resembling their natural state;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that, owing to the absence of species-specific animal husbandry legislation for rabbits in the EU, the breeding of rabbits is highly intensified and its architecture resembles a high-output industrial production system that frequently displays total disregard for these sentient creatures;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Advises that male rabbits over 12 weeks of age which are kept for breeding should always be housed separately in any system, owing to problems of aggression, so as to protect other specimens also;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises that abolishing the use of battery cages across the EU would have a positive impact on the protection of public health and would reduce the use of antibiotics in rabbit farming, which would also have benefits for the health of consumers;