13 Amendments of Martin HÄUSLING related to 2016/2077(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the European Food Safety Authority's Scientific Opinion Concerning the Welfare of Animals during Transport of 12 January 2011,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
Citation 7 b (new)
- having regard to the European Food Safety Authority's Scientific Opinion related to "The Impact of the current housing and husbandry systems on the health and welfare of farmed domestic rabbits" of 11 October 2005,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 c (new)
Citation 7 c (new)
- having regard to chapter 7.5 of the World Organisation for Animal Health's (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code on "Slaughter of Animals",
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 d (new)
Citation 7 d (new)
- having regard to the UK Government's Code of Recommendations for the Welfare of Rabbits,
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas EFSA's Scientific Opinion on Animal Transport of 2011 made a number of recommendations concerning rabbit welfare during transport: these proposals included ensuring adequate ventilations so that the temperature inside the crate is maintained within a range of 5-20 degrees Celsius; whereas the same opinion pointed out that time spent inside the containers during storage before slaughter should not be considered as a resting period but as journey time and that the need for better minimum space allowance should be studied;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
H b. whereas EFSA's Scientific Opinion on Housing and Husbandry Systems of Farmed Rabbits of 2005 recommended increases in cage size, lower maximum stocking densities for growing animals and therapeutic interventions including the use of additives to reduce disease;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
Recital H c (new)
H c. whereas the recommendations of the World Organization for Animal Health's (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code on animal slaughter, including methods of stunning and knowledge requirements for operators, apply to rabbits;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H d (new)
Recital H d (new)
H d. whereas Article 3 of Council Directive 98/58/EC on animal welfare requires "all reasonable steps" to be taken to ensure the welfare of animals, and Article 4 defines standards for keeping animals in terms of "established experience and scientific knowledge", which includes standards laid down by EFSA and the OIE;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Points out that nutrition has a high impact on animal welfare and animal health, therefore rabbits should have permanent access to fibrous food;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Stresses that housing systems like park systems have already been developed to provide better welfare for rabbits, even though there is still a need for further development, therefore calls on the Commission to support research on animal friendly housing systems;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Calls for the immediate implementation and enforcement in relevant EU legislation, such as Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport, of all scientific recommendations on rabbit welfare from EFSA and the OIE;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Believes that the requirements in Articles 3 and 4 of Directive/98/58/EC for "all reasonable steps" to be taken for animal welfare, and defining standards in accordance with "established experience and scientific knowledge", should be used to enforce the scientific recommendations on rabbit welfare laid down by EFSA and the OIE;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Encourages all Member States to come into line with the existing rabbit welfare provisions laid down by Austria, Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom, in the interests of a level playing field;