14 Amendments of Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI related to 2009/2202(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 6 May 2009 on the proposal for a Council Regulation on the protection of animals at the time of killing, 3 OJ L 303, 18.11.2009, p. 1.
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas good animal health and well- being, including good livestock farming, are of decisive importance to our society, not only in the interests of animal welfare but for the sake of public health as a whole, our economy and Europe’s competitiveness,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas our high animal welfare standards are part of the ‘brand’ of European agricultural producers and other facilities that keep animals, but only on condition that the rules in force are genuinely complied with,
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes with great satisfaction the progress which has been made in the Animal Welfare Quality Project, as regards new science and knowledge relating to animal health and welfare indicators;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to place a firm emphasis on the issue of animal welfare in trade relations with third countries;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that its above-mentioned resolution of 2006 already called for the existing action plan to be followed by a new one, and; stresses that the specific actions of the Animal Welfare Action Plan 2006- 2010 are still ongoing or have not been carried out; urges the Commission, therefore, to submit without delay an action plan for animal welfare 2011-2015 which, in the light of Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, should cover the fields below, backed by the required funding;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that its above-mentioned resolution of 2006 already called for the existing action plan to be followed by a new one, and urges the Commission therefore to submit without delay an action plan for animal welfare 2011-2015 which, in the light of Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and recognising that the widespread need to address the protection of all animals, including pet animals and wild animals which are kept in captivity or are submitted to a treatment which is controlled by humans, should cover the fields below, backed by the required funding;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that this general animal welfare legislation, which should be accompanied by individual legal acts concerning specific species of animal, must include suitable guidelines on responsible keeping of animals, a common system for monitoring and to gather comparable data, as well as requirements relating to basic know-how on the part of handlersthe training of animal handlers and provisions establishing the particular responsibilities of animal owners;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Member States to increase and strengthen checks on respect for animal rights carried out by specialised, independent national bodies and civil society organisations involved in animal welfare;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Also calls on the Member States to ensure that civil society organisations involved in animal welfare have appropriate powers of scrutiny;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Calls on the Member States to take appropriate steps to ensure that the notion of animal protection and welfare is promoted via education;
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the Member States to take appropriate steps to prevent breaches of animal welfare regulations in the future;
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls that diseases are by their nature not confined within national borders and stresses that common measures are therefore needed to tackle diseazoonoses -– such as salmonellosis and rabies -– which are passed on between human beings and animals, including pettransmitted from animals to humans, due to poor animal health and welfare and/or inadequate keeping of animals;
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission to examine threats coming from the import of exotic animals into the EU for the pet trade and to take all necessary measures to prevent the negative impact of such imports on animal health and welfare, human health and the environment;