Activities of Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA related to 2018/2110(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation report as regards Regulation 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport within and outside the EU
Amendments (5)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Condemns this situation and considers it unacceptable that, 13 years after the entry into force of the regulation, animals are stillthere are still many testimonies of animals transported in awfulpoor conditions in inadequate and overcrowded means of transport, which causes undue animal suffering and poses serious health risks to both animal and human health;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates its call for the transport time of animals destined for slaughter to be limited, when possible, to eight hours, with due consideration for loading and unloading times, and waiting times at borders; takes the view that many of the severe problems related to the lengthy transport of live animals, in particular from the EU to third countries, would be solved by a shift to the transport of meat or carcasses;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for better enforcement in Member States and also by operators who transport animals outside the EU territory where usually the situation is much worse than inside the EU.
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on Member States to improve enforcement of existing rules by ensuring efficient use of navigation systems that are used when animals must be transported for more than 8 hours, thus allowing the competent authorities to control more accurately the journey and resting times of such transports.
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls the EU trading partners to respect EU rules on animal transport