10 Amendments of Anne SANDER related to 2020/2085(INI)
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas animal welfare is a sensitive, an important consideration for our farmers, is and increasingly important issue for consumers and in our society in general;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas European farmers have made steady progress in recent decades by looking critically at their practices and making improvements and adjustments in their work; whereas they rely on the support of advisory and research bodies and a number of non-governmental organisations to improve their practices; whereas, what is more, European farmers want to continue to move forward in this area but face technical and economic obstacles; whereas the improvement of animal welfare must take into account the health-related aspects particular to each species, and whereas the cost should not be borne by producers alone;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas the common agricultural policy (CAP) is one of the regulatory and financial tools that can be used to improve the welfare of farm animals, although other financing, in addition to the CAP, is also required in order to make progress in this direction;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
T. whereas particular attention should be paid to ensuring that our political decisions do not weaken the European livestock-production sector or result in a reduction in production, which would lead to the relocation of production to other parts of the world where livestock conditions and standards are lower than in Europe, and to other, connected problems;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. whereas labelling can only be effective if it is easy for consumers to understand, designed for an integrated single market and, underpinned by a coherent EU trade policy and is truly feasible for our producers without overly onerous implementation costs or constraints;
Amendment 200 #
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 derived from research grounded in a systemic approach and not focused on any single aspect of sustainability; advocates for balance to be maintained and for scientific advice on how the desired changes will affect the animals, the environment and the farmers to be followed; emphasises the need to carry out impact assessments before taking any decisions and the need to develop a species by species approach in order to lay down requirements that are specific to different types of livestock farm;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that changes must be made after scientific evaluation and with a view to meeting citizens’ needs, with due account for consumers’ choices and purchasing power; recalls that our European food system should provide access to affordable, high-quality food; emphasises that producers should not as a consequence have to bear additional costs resulting from improving animal welfare;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that any change must be considered in the light of the time, support and financing needed for livestock farmers to implement it and the inertia it may entail;
Amendment 271 #
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) 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, particularly for certain traditional regional products, reflecting the expertise of our producers;
Amendment 296 #
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; recalls, in this regard, that a species by species approach is therefore needed;