Activities of Colm MARKEY related to 2020/2085(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation report on on-farm animal welfare (debate)
Amendments (3)
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the great strides made by livestock farmers on their farms, particularly in improving animal welfare, and their drive and commitment to forward thinking and progress;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that continued increase in standards of animal welfare and other areas of regulation while always welcome places extra burden on compliant farmers. Primary consideration should always be given to ensuring compliance and consistency with existing standards as a first step to ensure that the least compliant farmers are brought up to, and are compliant with the existing standards in advance of additional burdens being placed on progressive farmers;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. NotEmphasises the multifaceted complexity of the central, thornyserious welfare problem in pig farming, namely tail biting; observes that the technical difficulty encountered in theies have been encountered throughout the EU during extensive research into, and analysis of, the risk factors throughout the EU has meant that no reliable solutions whatsoever have beenat trigger this behaviour. This has meant that no reliable solutions whatsoever have been found thus far. Suggests more scientific research be funded and carried out with the objective of mapping an economically sustainable pathway that will guarantee that pigs can be reared commercially, indoors with long tails. Calls for current legislation to take account of the lack of an alternative solution to existing practices and to allow, in the interests of good pig welfare standards, and to reduce the use of antimicrobials to treat injured pigs, an accommodation until appropriate solutions are found;