Activities of Kartika Tamara LIOTARD related to 2012/2043(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Strategy for the protection and welfare of animals (short presentation)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that Article 13 of the Treaty is of general application and as such is equally as important as the environment or consumer protection and legally preeminent to all internal market policies; stresses that, consequently, the EU's strategy on animal welfare must include initiatives and, actions to promotand instruments to include the welfare of all animals in all policy areas;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission, where there is clear scientific evidence demonstrating animal welfare problems, to adapt or introduce new policy instruments, such as outcome-based animal welfare indicators and criteria associated with a risk assessment system as applied in the food safety area, to resolve these problems, including the cases of dairy cattle, farmed fish and live animal transport;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission, where there is clear scientific evidence demonstrating animal welfare problems, to adapt or introduce new policy instruments to resolve these problems, including the cases of dairy cattle, rabbits, farmed fish and live animal transport;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
4. Regrets that the strategy fails to promote high levels of animal welfare standards by using the opportunities in the Sustainable Consumption and Production, Green Public Procurement and Corporate Social Responsibility policies;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Indent 1
Indent 1
– revision of Regulation 1/2005, as requested, inter alia, by Written Declaration 49/2011 adopted on 15 March 2011 and by over 1,100,000 signatories of the 8hours petition;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Indent 3 a (new)
Indent 3 a (new)
- implementation of the European Declaration on alternatives to surgical castration of pigs;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Indent 3 a (new)
Indent 3 a (new)
- a legislative proposal laying down minimum standards for the protection of rabbits.
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Draws attention to the fact that EU's dog and cat population is estimated at around one hundred million animals, and regrets that no EU legislation exists on pet animal welfare; calls therefore on the Commission to promote pet welfare by ensuring minimum standards for the treatment and protection of pets, banning their killing, and introducing a compulsory registration and micro- chipping system, as requested, inter alia, by Written Declaration 26/2011 adopted on 13 October 2011;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Considers that the European Framework Law on Animal Welfare should approach the issue of stray animal, which is particularly serious in the EU's southern and eastern Member States, by implementing effective sterilisation measures; calls on the European Union and the Member States to ratify the European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Considers that the European Framework Law on Animal Welfare should include measures aimed at solving the problem concerning the possession of wild birds from capture or from farming used in some Member States as live decoys in hunting migratory birds, in conditions incompatible with their nature.
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to adopt an EU-wide strategy for the development and use of alternative non-animal testing methods, in the context of the revision of EU legislation and of new technologies such as, but not restricted to, nanotechnology and cloning;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Commission to accord highest priority to animal welfare in the context of negotiations in the WTO (World Trade Organization) and bilateral agreements.
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – introductory part
Paragraph 7 – introductory part
7. CStresses the clear relation with animal health, human health and the protection of the environment and calls on the Commission to integrate animal welfare as an objective of the future 7th environment action programme, ensuring, in particular, the inclusion of strategies and actions aiming to reduce the use of animals in research, to protect wild animals, to effectively protect and improve biodiversity, and to promote sustainable livestock farming;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the Horizon 2020 Research Programme foresees adequate opportunities for research in the fields of biodiversity conservation, wildlife trade, the development and validation of non- animal alternatives and the impact of emerging technologies such as, but not restricted to, nanotechnology and cloning;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the food businesses, in order to enable consumers to make informed choices, to develop mechanisms for informing consumers about the farming method used to produce meat and dairy products and its impact on the welfare of animals;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the European Commission and Member States to take the necessary measures to educate stakeholders as to the requirements for keeping wild animal species in captivity; ensuring effective use of a species-specific enrichment programme that provides appropriate mental and physical stimulation, in order to improve the welfare of wild animals currently in captivity. Calls for an urgent and thorough implementation of the Zoo Directive and to ensure enforcement personnel and zoo veterinarians are appropriately trained and qualified.