16 Amendments of Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN related to 2018/2599(RSP)
Amendment 13 #
Recital C
Amendment 15 #
Recital D
D. whereas the illegal breeding of cats and dogs often happens in terrible conditions; whereas puppienew-born animals are often separated from their mothers much too early and suffer from malnutrition, dehydration and risk of hypothermia while being subjected to long journeys across the EU in cramped and filthy conditions with no food, water, or air-conditioning, and no breaks; whereas illegal animal trading was estimated to be the fourth most profitable crime after trafficking in drugs, arms, and human beings;
Amendment 20 #
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas unscrupulous and illegal traders are using the loopholes of the EU TRACES system, as well as the unrestrictive legal ability to change pet passports to give an appearance of legality to their business, making controls and legal investigations more complex1a; _________________ 1a See FOUR PAWS Report of 2013 “Puppy trade in Europe” http://www.carodog.eu/wp- content/uploads/2014/10/REPORT_EUR OPEAN_PUPPY_TRADE2.pdf
Amendment 21 #
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas serious issues regarding the identification of companion animals have been reported such as misuse of country codes, duplicate codes, and incorrect codes among others1a; _________________ 1aSee FOUR PAWS Report of 2016 “Identification, vaccination and movement of dogs and cats in the EU: How to improve the PetPassport and TRACES systems?” http://www.lawyersforanimalprotection.eu /wp-content/uploads/2016/07/INSIDE- 1.pdf
Amendment 22 #
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas the TRACES system has shown its weaknesses regarding dogs and cats, by classing dogs and cats under the “other mammals” category and by neglecting to use formatting consistent with the way the transponder’s code is written, making the investigations and controls very complex for competent authorities;
Amendment 24 #
Recital F
F. whereas illegally bred companion animals are very often poorly or not vaccinated; whereas there are various zoonotic risks associated with the illegal trafficking of companion animals, including the introduction of rabies from endemic parts of Europe into countries that are rabies- free, as well as the spreading of parasites such as Echinococcus multilocularis and others;4 _________________ 4 European Commission (2015). Study on the welfare of dogs and cats involved in commercial practices. Specific Contract SANCO 2013/12364, Final Report. https://ec.europa.eu/food/sites/food/files/an imals/docs/aw_eu-strategy_study_dogs- cats-commercial-practices_en.pdf , pp. 65- 66; also EU Dog & Cat Alliance (2016). Briefing on the review of pet movement legislation under the “Animal Health Law.” https://s3-eu-west- 1.amazonaws.com/assets.dogandcatwelfare .eu/live/media/publicationtemp/EU_Dog_C at_Alliance_briefing_AHL_pet_movement _review.pdf .
Amendment 32 #
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas some classified ads websites are starting to adopt, on a voluntary basis, stricter rules to verify the identity of online sellers and improve the welfare of the animals sold;1a _________________ 1a See the Thanks Ebay campaign of FOUR PAWS: www.thanksebay.com
Amendment 34 #
Subheading 1
Identification and registration of cats and dogompanion animals
Amendment 40 #
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the identification and registration of cats and dogompanion animals is a crucial and necessary first step in the fight against illegal trade, and that registration and identification are key conditions for control, enforcement, and traceability;
Amendment 48 #
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges the Commission to regulate the means of identification of companion animals, in accordance with ISO Standard 24631-1 on the conformance of transponders;
Amendment 49 #
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Member States to adopt deep validation control systems to ensure the validity of transponders’ codes and avoid duplicate codes;
Amendment 69 #
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on EUROPOL to consider illegal animal trade in their Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment (SOCTA) and requests that EUROPOL provide guidance to the Member States in order to develop and implement better customs and border controls to combat the illegal trade in companion animals effectively;
Amendment 84 #
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that the Commission should enforce under the EU Animal Health Law that Member States should be encouraged to set up a compulsory register of authorised companion animal breeders and sellers;
Amendment 87 #
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to make mandatory, with a delegated act based on the EU Animal Health Law, the registration of all dog and cats breeders and sellers, and to disallow any derogations for small breeders;
Amendment 96 #
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission to consider the possibility for Member States to create a partial access to the TRACES system for “watchdog” organisations, in order to better track illegal dog and cat trade activities;
Amendment 103 #
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Member States to systematically inform other Member States concerned when they are filing a legal suit against an illegal dog and cat trader whose activities might affect some other Member States;