7 Amendments of Asger CHRISTENSEN related to 2020/2085(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)
Citation 12 b (new)
— having regard to the 'Five Freedoms' described by the OIE (World Organisation for animal health), namely : freedom from hunger, malnutrition and thirst, freedom from fear and distress, freedom from heat stress or physical discomfort, freedom from pain, injury and disease, and freedom to express normal patterns of behaviour,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 c (new)
Citation 12 c (new)
— having regard to the Article 13 of the TFEU 'the Union and the Member States shall, since animals are sentient beings, pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals, while respecting the legislative or administrative provisions and customs of the Member States relating in particular to religious rites, cultural traditions and regional heritage',
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital W a (new)
Recital W a (new)
Wa. whereas the majority of animal welfare labelling schemes are initiated by the private sector, and the rest are the result of public-private partnerships or, to a lesser extent, initiatives by National Competent Actors in some EU members;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital W b (new)
Recital W b (new)
Wb. whereas the systems observed in the EU are voluntary; whereas most of them include aspects other than animal welfare, such as traceability, sustainability, and health; whereas they vary greatly in terms of operation and design;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. When enhancing animal welfare legislation in the EU, farmers' income and competitiveness of European livestock producers in the global agricultural market needs to be taken into account;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that some measures believed to improve animal welfare are in fact counterproductive and may undermine other aspects of sustainability, namely welfare and health safety-related issues, as well as efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; cites, by way of example, that keeping rabbits in the open air increases stress and mortality levels, and that installing collective cages in rabbitries leads to aggressive behaviour among does, causing stress, injury and reduced performance, and that there is a linear relation between increasing pen dimensions and ammonia emissions leaving the farmers faced with conflicting legislations on animal welfare and environmental issues;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recalls that the full implementation of the current legislation in every Member State is crucial to enhance on-farm animal welfare and to ensure fair level playing field in the internal market;