Activities of Clara AGUILERA related to 2020/2085(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation report on on-farm animal welfare (debate)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for any future legislative initiative (whether the establishment of new legislation or a review of existing texts) entailing an amendment or change to the livestock-raising system (including accommodation) to be based on sound, recent scientific data or studies derived from research grounded in a systemic approach and not focused on any single aspect of sustainabilityto take all aspects into account in order to achieve sustainability and animal welfare; advocates for balance to be maintained and for scientific advice on how the desired changeschanges that are to be introduced will affect the animals, the environment and the farmers to be followed;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to update animal welfare rulesensure that the existing animal welfare legislation is complied with and to update rules, if necessary, to require a better match with society’s current demands, in the light of scientific progress in this field;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that changes must be made after appropriate scientific evaluation and with a view to meeting citizens’ needs, with due account for consumers’ choices and, having regard to citizens’ needs and the health and welfare of animals, with due account for the best choices for consumers and their purchasing power;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Warns that any potential changes to cages will need to be accompanied by precise and unambiguous definitions of what constitutes a cage and its characteristics for different species;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that investments in improved animal welfare incur higher production costs, no matter the type of livestock farming concerned; notes that, unless covered by financial additional public aid, or a clear return on investment from the market, must be set out, otherwise the rise in production costs means that farmers will not be able towill make it difficult or prevent farmers from investing in animal welfare, which would be an undesirable situation;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Invites the Commission to communicate more effectively on virtuous practices and to assist the livestock sector in its efforts to make progress with positive actions, by supporting the means of implementation, thus respecting the efforts of all stakeholders to get their initiatives off the ground and adopting an encouraging stance;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Applauds the Commission for publishing, on 12 May 2021, strategic guidelines forto promote a more sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture, whichreplacing the dependency on European imports because development is insufficient for European aquaculture to meet the demand for fish products, and which also pay particular attention to animalfish welfare,; and welcomes the fact that Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries is drafting an own- initiative report on these guidelines;
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses that the introduction of animal welfare labelling requires, at an early stage, harmonised rules drawn up in collaboration with farmers and based on clear scientific indicators; calls for consideration to be given to an EU framework for voluntary labelling covering all livestock farms, but including and recognising specific features for each species, so as to limit the risks of distorting competition in the internal market while leaving sufficient room for private initiatives;