11 Amendments of Mazaly AGUILAR related to 2020/2085(INI)
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the continuous process of modernising farms and the significant investments made with the aim of consolidating high standards of animal welfare and health;
Amendment 238 #
6a. Demands the introduction of measures to guarantee the safety of farmers and their integrity in the event of certain actions being taken in respect of animals;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that any change must be considered in the light of the time needed for livestock farmers to implement it and the inertia it may entail; highlights the fact that any changes to legislation must be made gradually and proportionately;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that investments in improved animal welfare incur higher production costs which the farmer does not pass on to the consumer, no matter the type of livestock farming concerned; notes that, unless covered by financial aid or a return on investment from the market, the rise in production costs means that farmers will not be able to invest in animal welfare;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for regulatory burdens to be removed when making structural changes to farms;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for financial support to be provided to livestock farmers who must effect a transition on their farms, whether by means of public policies (a coherent combination of different tools, including the CAP and promotion policies) or the market, and for consumers to be provided with clear and transparent information by ensuring clear and reliable labelling of animal products on welfare- related aspects of their production; calls, further, for a positive and non-stigmatising communications strategy to be implemented;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Invites the Commission to communicate and help give visibility more effectively on virtuousto good practices and to assist the livestock sector in its efforts to make progress, 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 that incentivises the incorporation of new practices;
Amendment 295 #
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; points out that in fact free cage systems increase mortality among piglets through crushing by more than 15%;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. SRecognises the efforts made by the European pig farming sector to seek alternatives to piglet castration and stresses the need for amendments to the veterinary rules covering pig farms to take account of progress in the field of piglet castration;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Urges the Commission to inform consumers, combat disinformation and raise their awareness of the reality of livestock farming and the diversity and origin of production methods by showing, without dogmatism or ideology, the care and attention that farmers pay to their animals;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Regrets the fact that, as recognised by the Commission, under existing EU legislation, only a few animal species and products are subject to specific animal welfare requirements on import;