18 Amendments of Mairead McGUINNESS related to 2018/2110(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas every year millions of animals are transported across Member States and to third countries over long distances to be bred or slaughteredfor breeding, further fattening and slaughter; whereas animals are also transported for recreation, competitions and as companions;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas transport iscan be stressful for animals as it exposes them to a range of challenges for hours at a time; whereas, as regards trade with third countries, additional animal suffering is caused by verywith long journey times including long stopdelays at borders for checking documents, vehicles and animals;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the transport of meat and other animal-derived products is technically easier and ethically more rational than the transport of live animals for the sole purpose of being slaughteredslaughter; recognises that in some Member States the live animal trade for further fattening is vital to ensure competition in the marketplace;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Deplores the fact that the overall degree of progress inRegrets that the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 by thsome Member States has been insufficient to meet the Regulation’s main objective, which is to improveis incomplete, which is impeding progress on animal welfare during transport;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Is concerned about the low level of inspections in some Member States and the low or zero infringements reported; questions the accuracy of inspection systems and reporting;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that repeated infringements should lead to prosecution,Calls on Member States to prosecute breaches of the Regulation, especially for repeated infringements; considers that penalties should includinge the confiscation of vehicles, and compulsory retraining of those responsible for the welfare and transport of animalparties;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for increased cooperation between competent authorities to strengthen enforcement by using technology to create a real-time feedback loop between the Member State at the point of departure and the Member State at the point of arrival; takes the view that shouldwhere animals which started out in a good state of fitness but arrive in a poor state of fitness, then the exporter company must be immediately penalisedis should result in a full investigation, with the responsible party held to account;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to disseminate best practices for the transportation of livestock to Member States; wWelcomes the cases where governments, scientists, businesses and national competent authorities have worked together to define best practices in order to ensure compliance with the requirements of the legislation; calls on the Commission to disseminate best practices to Member States regarding the transportation of livestock;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights theNotes that while some Member States have ships which meet the required standards, regrets that in some cases poor conditions prevailing during maritime transport occur, and calls on Member States to be more rigorous in their certification and approval procedures for vessels, and to improve their pre-loading checks on animal fitness; calls on the Commission to provide a list of ports with adequate animal inspection facilities;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Insists that the journey time for all animals being transported must be as short as possibleshould be only as long as necessary, in line with recital 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, which states that ‘for reasons of animal welfare the transport of animals over long journeys … should be limited as far as possible’;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for theWith regard to animals for slaughter, calls for a reduction of animalin journey times, in particular long and very long journey times, by employing alternative strategies, such as economically viable local slaughter facilities, replacing the transport of breeding animals by using semen or embryos, and transportation of carcasses and meat products, as well as by means of legislative initiatives in Member States to facilitate on-farm slaughter;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes that the societal and economic value of an animal can impact on its standard of transportation; highlights that transport standards for breeding animals in the equine industry are of high quality;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to develop a strategy to shift from live animal transport to a meat-and-carcasses- only trade, given the environmental, animal welfare and food safety impacts of live animal transport; considers that any strategy to move to meat-and-carcass-only trade must address the economic factors that influence the decision to transport live animals instead;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on Member States exporting to third countries to work with local authorities to improve animal welfare standards;
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Is concerned atby persistent reports of animal welfare problems in third countries; calls on the Commission and Member States to promote a shift towards the transport of meat or carcasses, instead of live animals, to third countries; notes, however, that the market demand in these countries is often for live animals; is further aware that if the EU were to ban live animal exports to third countries, the demand would be filled by other countries which may have lower standards;
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Deplores the factIs concerned that the standards practised byin third countries aremay not be as high as those within the EU; calls on the Commission to strengthen the existing requirements vis-à- vis the Union’s trading partners, especially regarding trade in animals;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Is appalled at reports of extremely long and distressing waiting periods for animals at borders; calls on Member States having borders withbordering third countries to open dedicated express lanes at customs for animals being transported, in order to reduce waiting periods;
Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29