17 Amendments of Irène TOLLERET related to 2020/2085(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
— having regard to the Special Eurobarometer 505 entitled 'Making our food fit for the future - Citizens' expectations',
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)
Citation 12 b (new)
— having regard to the 'Five Freedoms' described by the OIE (World Organisation for animal health), namely : freedom from hunger, malnutrition and thirst, freedom from fear and distress, freedom from heat stress or physical discomfort, freedom from pain, injury and disease, and freedom to express normal patterns of behaviour,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 c (new)
Citation 12 c (new)
— having regard to the Article 13 of the TFEU 'the Union and the Member States shall, since animals are sentient beings, pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals, while respecting the legislative or administrative provisions and customs of the Member States relating in particular to religious rites, cultural traditions and regional heritage',
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas European farmers are currently undertaking further action regarding the evolution of breeding and animal housing, with a view to strengthen the convergence with the OIE's 'Five Freedoms';
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas targets for sow housing were not attained, thereby still leaving the premises too cramped and stressful, without sufficient enrichment material;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas the European agricultural demography is experiencing an alarming decline; whereas an insufficient generational renewal would have an undesirable effect on the implementation of animal welfare norms;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas the common agricultural policy (CAP) is one of the regulatory tools that can be used to improve the welfare of farm animals, notably through eco- schemes as well as by means of supporting investments;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital W a (new)
Recital W a (new)
Wa. whereas the majority of animal welfare labelling schemes are initiated by the private sector, and the rest are the result of public-private partnerships or, to a lesser extent, initiatives by National Competent Actors in some EU members;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital W b (new)
Recital W b (new)
Wb. whereas the systems observed in the EU are voluntary; whereas most of them include aspects other than animal welfare, such as traceability, sustainability, and health; whereas they vary greatly in terms of operation and design;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital W c (new)
Recital W c (new)
Wc. whereas there is no consensus on the prospect of mandatory animal welfare labelling rules, mainly due to the economic implications arising from their implementation, in particular for livestock farmers; whereas even if mandatory rules were to even out certain irregularities on the European market, they would have a dampening effect on private initiatives aimed at creating product differentiation and the use of animal welfare as a commercial lever;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. When enhancing animal welfare legislation in the EU, farmers' income and competitiveness of European livestock producers in the global agricultural market needs to be taken into account;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Invites the Commission to invest in the welfare of the farmers handling livestock and in the attractiveness of this occupation, with a view to enhancing motivation and productivity amongst settled farmers and future farmers, thereby directly boosting animal welfare;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Points out that practices intended to improve animal well-being usually incur higher production costs and increase farmers’ workload, and that this must be offset by corresponding remuneration; stresses, by way of example, that phasing in loose housing for pregnant sowin farrowing units would require a 30-year transition period to ensure that the additional costs incurred are recouped from the market, and that the least onerous way of introducing this is to construct new buildings, something that can only be done with the cooperation of the authorities in issuing building permits;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that some measures believed to improve animal welfare are in fact counterproductive and may undermine other aspects of sustainability, namely welfare and health safety-related issues, as well as efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; cites, by way of example, that keeping rabbits in the open air increases stress and mortality levels, and that installing collective cages in rabbitries leads to aggressive behaviour among does, causing stress, injury and reduced performance, and that there is a linear relation between increasing pen dimensions and ammonia emissions leaving the farmers faced with conflicting legislations on animal welfare and environmental issues;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recalls that the full implementation of the current legislation in every Member State is crucial to enhance on-farm animal welfare and to ensure fair level playing field in the internal market;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Notes that the production of foie gras is based on farming procedures that respect animal welfare criteria, since it is an extensive production, predominantly taking place on family farms, where birds spend 90% of their lives in open air, and where the fattening phase, which lasts between 10 and 12 days on average with 2 meals/day, respects the animals' biological parameters;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Invites the Commission to take better notice of the specificities of rabbit farming;