Activities of Pilar AYUSO related to 2012/2043(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the European Union Strategy for the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2012-2015
Amendments (19)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that Article 13 of the Treaty is of general application and as such is equally as important as the environment or consumer protection; stresses that, consequently, the EU’s strategy on animal welfare must include initiatives and actions to promotthe Lisbon Treaty has included for the first time, in Article 13 thereof, the principle of animal welfare, as it did previously for environmental protection; points out that the Treaty clearly defines the policies in which the European Union must ensure the welfare of all animals in all policy areas;
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
Citation 7
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
Citation 10
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas a high level of animal welfare, which is part of sustainable development, is important to protect public and animal health, and ensure theanimal health, productivity and competitiveness ofin the livestock sector in the EU; 1 Texts adopted, P7–TA(2012)0096are binding objectives of the European Union; Or. es
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the inclusion of a European Animal Welfare Framework Law in the Strategy; reiterates that such a Framework Law should be based on up-to-date validated science and should cover all animals, whether domesticated or stray, as well as invasive alien species, and fish;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas EU and national rules on animal welfare, due their complexity and differing interpretations, sometimes create legal uncertainty, while the lack of compliance and absence of legal milestonescertain failures in compliance distorts competition;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission, where there is clear scientific evidence demonstrating animal welfare problems, to adapt or introduce new policy instruments to resolve these problems, including the cases of dairy cattle, farmed fish and live animal transport;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas a newthe approach to animal welfare should be based on scientific evidence and the best scientific knowledge, keeping in mind the need for simplification, cost- efficiency and applicability;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Indent 1
Indent 1
– revision ofcompliance with Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Indent 2
Indent 2
– introduction of EU guidelines or implementing rules on the protection of animals at the time of killing as a requirement for imports;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Indent 3
Indent 3
– a legislative proposal introducing a ban on cloning and on the placing on the market of products from clones and their offspring;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets that the Strategy fails to reflect the link between the wellbeing of animals and public health; Calls on the Commission to apply the ‘One Health’ principle to its Strategy, as good animal husbandry helps to prevent the spread of diseases and antimicrobial resistance;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to undertake a careful examination of the impact on animal health, human health and the environment of current unsustainable methods of livestock production, and to ensure that the planned synergies with the CAP included in the Strategy result in greater support for sustainable production systems with improved animal welfare, thus helping prevent the spread of diseases and antimicrobial resistance;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to integrate animal welfare as an objective of the future 7th environment action programme, ensuring, in particular, the inclusion of strategies and actions aiming to reduce the use of animals in research, to protect wildzoo animals, to effectively protect and improve biodiversity, and to promote sustainable livestock farming;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Urges the Commission, when negotiating bilateral trade agreements with third countries, to require those countries to comply with European animal welfare rules when exporting both livestock and meat products to the Community market;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Commission to launch an extensive consumer information campaign about European animal welfare legislation, communicating any changes required of European producers as such changes occur, in order for consumers to understand resulting price increases, to make the efforts of producers more visible and to improve the added value of their products;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the need to implementstudy the introduction of ‘legal milestones’ during the transitional period in future animal welfare legislation;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point d
Paragraph 20 – point d
d. a certificate or other proof of competence for any unqualified person handling animals in the course of their professional duties, along with adequate training requirements for specific animal welfare responsibilities when needed, and a system for pre-testing permits for the construction or reconstruction of animal premises;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point h
Paragraph 20 – point h
h. a structure for science-based sectoral legislation, such as that concerning dairy cows, and aquaculture and animal transport;