Activities of Nicola CAPUTO related to 2016/2078(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Responsible ownership and care of equidae (short presentation) IT
Amendments (8)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the estimated 7 million equidae in the EU perform hugely varied roles, from racing and competition animals to pets, working animals in transport, education, leisure, sports, tourism, forestry and agriculture, sources of milk and meat, research animals, and wild and semi-feral animals, and whereas they may perform several of these roles during their lives;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that the horsemeat scandal has shown there is a need to ensure greater transparency in the supply chain for such meat;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Emphasises the absence of EU legislation concerning equine welfare, noting that while animals raised for meat production are controlled like other farmed animals, horses bred for sporting purposes or as pets are not traceable at all;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce a reliable system of identification for equines in order to harmonise controls regarding the anti-inflammatory drug phenylbutazone and improve the reporting of monitoring data on the possible presence of this substance in horsemeat;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls on the Commission therefore to make the indication of the country of origin mandatory for all processed horsemeat products;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Notes that for equines that are not destined for the slaughterhouse to produce food for human consumption (registered as 'not for use in food production'), there is no record of any medicines administered and it is possible that they might enter the illegal slaughter circuit and thus seriously endanger public health; calls on the Commission, therefore, to remedy this regulatory loophole;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Underlines nevertheless that a fair fiscal system, adapted to the different needs of each Member State, that allows professional horse farmers to generate the necessary revenues to maintain economic activity in the European equestrian farms, is not yet in place;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to collect experiences and good practices of different Member States in terms of animal welfare and support the production and dissemination of this information on how to meet the needs of equidae, whatever their role, based around the ‘five freedoms’ and covering the entirety of an equid’s life; calls also on the Commission to include guidance on responsible breeding and the benefits of equid sterilisation; recommends that such guidance should be disseminated to breeders, equid societies, farms, stables, sanctuaries, transporters and slaughterhouses, and that it should be accessible in a variety of formats, including online;