13 Amendments of Daciana Octavia SÂRBU related to 2009/2202(INI)
Amendment 9 #
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 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas animal welfare is commonly understood to mean the result of the application of the standards and norms relating to the well-being and health of animals which are designed to meet their inherent species-specific needs and long- term welfare needs,
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) recognises the following as being among the essential requirements for animal welfare: food and water, the opportunity to exhibit natural behaviour, and health care,
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Acknowledges that the Community regards all animals as sentient beings (Article 13 of the Treaty), recognises that action has thus far predominantly focused on food-producing animals, and that there is a need to bring other categories of animals into the Action Plan 2011 - 2015, particularly wild animals in captivity;
Amendment 131 #
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 the widespread need to address the protection of all animals, including wild animals which are kept in captivity or are submitted to a treatment which is controlled by humans, should cover the fields below, and be backed by the required funding;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – introductory part
Paragraph 15 – introductory part
15. Considers furthermore that further measures and any additional individual legal acts should particularly focus onfocus on, but not be restricted to, the following:
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 6 a (new)
Paragraph 15 – indent 6 a (new)
– a ban on the pinioning of birds for display purposes,
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 6 b (new)
Paragraph 15 – indent 6 b (new)
– housing conditions for wild animals in captivity,
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 6 c (new)
Paragraph 15 – indent 6 c (new)
– a ban on the use of wild animals in circuses and travelling menageries,
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Believes that a centre for animal welfare and animal health should develop ‘best practice’ protocols aimed at providing Member States with the tools for delivering consistently high animal welfare standards across all target animal categories and an assessment service to assist Member States in their direct application;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Considers that the centre should provide impartial scientific, technical, policy and implementation expertise to Member States’ regulatory authorities and other stakeholders in relation to animal welfare across the target animal groups;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Believes that a European Network of Reference Centres of animal welfare excellence should provide information and guidance to European Citizens to inform and educate them on responsible animal keeping and should take steps to identify those animal species that may pose a physical and zoonotic risk and thus should not be owned or kept by a private person;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)
Paragraph 17 d (new)
17d. Acknowledges that a European Network of Reference Centres for the protection and welfare of animals, coordinated through a European animal welfare centre (as detailed in the Commission Report COM(2009)0584), represents an important step forward in delivering on the European Community’s obligations and responsibilities to those animals, domesticated or wild, that are owned by, managed by or kept by people or institutions;