39 Amendments of Anja HAZEKAMP related to 2017/2117(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to Council Directive 98/58/EC of 20 July 1998 concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
Citation 4 b (new)
- having regard to Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild flora and fauna,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to Special Eurobarometer 442, entitled ‘Attitudes of Europeans towards Animal Welfare’, published in 2016,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
Citation 6 b (new)
- having regard to the conclusions of the study published in 2016 by the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment on ‘Livestock and the Health of Local Residents’ and the conclusions of the additional study, ‘Analysis of health effects, risk factors and emissions of bio- aerosols’ published in 2017,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 c (new)
Citation 6 c (new)
- having regard to the conclusions of the Dutch Ombudsman in her 2012 report on the government’s approach to Q fever and in her 2017 study on the lessons learned by the Netherlands Government from the Q fever epidemic,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas there are minimum EU standards for the protection of pigs, calves, laying hens and broiler chickens, as well as the general Council Directive for the protection of animals kept for farming purposes, but there is no specific EU legislation on minimum standards for the protection of sheep and goats;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas consumers are becoming increasingly attentive to the conditions under which animals are kept;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas between 2007 and 2011 the biggest Q fever epidemic in the world broke out on goat farms in the Netherlands, during which over 50 000 goats were slaughtered, there were more than 75 deaths, 100 000 people were infected, 478 people were left infected with the live dangerous bacteria Coxiella burnetii (chronic Q fever), 800 to 1 000 people remained afflicted with Q fever fatigue syndrome (QVS) and to this day new patients are continuing to present and people are still dying as a result of the consequences of Q fever;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
Be. whereas the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment has concluded that goat farmers and people living near goat farms are at greater risk of pneumonia and complaints of the airways, and whereas on average in areas of intensive livestock farming lung function even declines by 2 to 5%, and on average there are about 119 extra patients per 100 000 people per year with pneumonia around poultry holdings, which represents approximately 7.2% more patients;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B f (new)
Recital B f (new)
Bf. whereas the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment states that more research is needed in order to determine how it is possible that goat farmers and people living near goat stalls run a higher risk of pneumonia and complaints of the airways;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B g (new)
Recital B g (new)
Bg. whereas goat farmers and people living near goat stalls must not be exposed to increased health risks and whereas, therefore, in various regions of the Netherlands a moratorium has been imposed on the construction and expansion of goat stalls;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas high densities of sheep and goats cause overgrazing and restrict the growth of trees and woods; whereas in addition grazers contribute to methane emissions and climate change;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas consumption of goat’s milk and goat’s cheese has increased significantly in a number of Member States in recent years;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas, because of this upward trend, in the goat’s milk industry increasing numbers of male kids are being removed from their mothers early, fattened and slaughtered because they are ‘unusable’;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
Amendment 136 #
2. Calls on the Commission to step up support for innovation and the promotion of sheep- and goatmeat in the internal market, emphasising not only traditional products, but also newer cuts marketed to younger consumers;deleted
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that, although a large proportion of sheep and goats are reared in extensive farming conditions, such as on pastureland, significant concerns exist regarding animal welfare in intensive goat and sheep farming;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses that mutilations, lameness, transport problems and diseases caused by communicable diseases are the main problems affecting the welfare of sheep;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses that sheep and lambs are routinely taken on long journeys where rest, food and water requirements are not complied with, in breach of EU legislation on animal transport;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Calls on the Commission, in emulation of the existing EU minimum standards for the protection of pigs, calves, laying hens and broiler chickens, as well as the general Council Directive for the protection of animals kept for farming purposes, to review and improve the welfare of sheep and goats by drawing up specific EU minimum standards for the protection of sheep and goats;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Notes that protection of public health should not depend on the region in which a person resides or stays; calls on the Commission, therefore, pending the outcome of additional research into the health risks to which goat farmers and their neighbours are exposed, to extend the existing moratorium on the construction and expansion of goat stalls in parts of the Netherlands to European level;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 f (new)
Paragraph 2 f (new)
2f. Notes that outbreaks of animal diseases have disastrous consequences for the welfare of animals, farmers and local residents; stresses that human and animal health must prevail at all times and that a drastic reduction of intensive livestock farming is necessary for that purpose;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 g (new)
Paragraph 2 g (new)
2g. Expresses its concerns regarding the situation of male kids on farms where goats are kept for milking; stresses that the number of male kids that suffer from very poor health, or even die, is unacceptably high;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 h (new)
Paragraph 2 h (new)
2h. Underlines that the decrease in consumption of meat, mainly meat produced in intensive livestock farming, will make a positive contribution to the environment and public health and is a key factor in the fight against climate change;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 i (new)
Paragraph 2 i (new)
2i. Calls on the Commission, therefore, to make it compulsory to allow sheep and goats to graze;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 j (new)
Paragraph 2 j (new)
2j. Calls on the Commission to implement and enforce the relevant EU law, in particular Council Directive 1/2005/EC of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport; in this context, considers it necessary to comply with the judgment of the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg in which it ruled that protection of animal welfare does not cease at the EU’s external borders and that transporters of animals being exported from the European Union must therefore comply with EU animal welfare rules, including outside the EU;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 k (new)
Paragraph 2 k (new)
2k. Calls on the Commission to draw up a plan to prevent disease and mortality among male kids based on the intrinsic value of the animal and prioritising both the welfare of male kids and that of goats;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. WelcomNotes theat agreement has been reached in negotiations for the Omnibus regulation recognising the specific nature of Mediterranean grasslands, such as dehesa pasturelands, with a view to finding fairer arrangements governing the land eligible for direct payments; advocates authorising grazing in areas of ecological interest; stresses that grazing should not be permitted in sensitive ecological areas because of the risk of damage in these areas;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to consider measures to improve transparency in the market, as well as the possibility of harmonising arrangements on carcasses, and the establishment of a European observatory monitoring the prices and production costs of sheep- and goatmeat;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission and the Member States to consider harmonising tolerance levels when punishing livestock farmers for inadvertent errors in the application of the electronic identification system; stresses that Member States must without exception implement legislation;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Underlines that it has been decided that the Habitats Directive should not be revised; calls on the Commission and Member States at all times to preserve the Habitats Directive and to implement it in full, taking as a starting point protection of the habitats of wild animals and protection of animal welfare;