2016/2078(INI) Responsible ownership and care of equidae
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | AGRI |
GIRLING Julie ( ECR)
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MELO Nuno ( PPE),
DENANOT Jean-Paul ( S&D),
MÜLLER Ulrike ( ALDE),
SEBASTIA TALAVERA Jordi Vicent ( Verts/ALE)
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Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54
Legal Basis:
RoP 54Subjects
Events
2017/08/22
EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
2017/03/14
EP - Results of vote in Parliament
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2017/03/14
EP - Decision by Parliament
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The European Parliament adopted by 656 votes to 10, with 27 abstentions, a resolution on the responsible ownership and care of equidae.
Members recognised the considerable economic, environmental and social contribution equidae make throughout the EU. The equid sector within the EU is worth over EUR 100 billion per annum and created approximately 900 000 jobs.
Recognition of the sector : the estimated 7 million equidae in the European Union perform varied roles: sources of milk and meat, they are also competition and recreational animals to working animals in transport, tourism, rehabilitation and education therapies, research animals, and wild and semi-feral animals.
Against this background, Parliament called for greater EU-level acknowledgement of the equid sector, and its benefits for the rural economy, and for it to be incorporated to a greater extent into the various CAP components. It encouraged Member States to create an environment in which on-farm businesses are viable.
European guidelines : the Commission is called upon to develop European guidelines on good practice in the equid sector for various users and specialists.
These guidelines should:
c onsider the multifunctional role of equidae by including guidance on responsible breeding, animal health and welfare and the benefits of equid sterilisation, work in tourism, agriculture and forestry, species-appropriate transport and slaughter and protection against fraudulent practices, including doping; be accessible in a variety of formats and languages to breeders, equid societies, farms, stables, sanctuaries, transporters and slaughterhouses.
Member States are urged to establish voluntary labour guidelines including daily working hours and rest periods to protect working equidae from overwork and economic exploitation.
Sustainable tourism : Parliament called on the Commission to recommit to the development of a European charter for sustainable and responsible tourism and to issue guidance on welfare-friendly tourism models with regard to working equidae.
Protection of animals and responsible ownership : Members stressed that equid owners should have a minimum level of knowledge of equid husbandry, and that with ownership comes a personal responsibility for the standard of health and welfare of the animals in their care. Parliament underlined the importance of Animal Welfare Reference Centres for the protection and welfare of the animals and called on the Commission to:
encourage and collect exchanges of good practices and educational programmes of different Member States in terms of animal welfare; conduct regular audits of the slaughterhouses on their territory that are licensed to take equidae and increase the number of inspections on donkey and horse milk farms; ensure the proper application and effective and uniform enforcement of existing EU legislation on animal transport and propose a shortened maximum journey limit for all movements of horses for slaughter; promote exchanges of good practices to facilitate rational use of medicines for equidae; enhance scientific research in order to develop humane methods of slaughter better suited to equidae.
Members recalled the principle that any cruel, abusive treatment by any owner, trainer, groom or other person must not be tolerated anywhere, under any circumstances. Members States are called upon to apply stricter legislation regarding the mistreatment and to properly investigate reports of inhumane practices and welfare violations vis-à-vis equidae.
Lastly, the resolution stressed the need to clarify the VAT law applying to the equine sector in order to foster the development of a growth- and jobs-oriented equine sector. It also called on the Commission and the Member States to support the work of the European Horse Network and the European State Stud Association, as they play an important role in the development of the European horse sector.
Documents
2017/03/14
EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2017/03/13
EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
2017/02/01
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Details
The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development adopted an own-initiative report by Julie GIRLING (ECR, UK) on the responsible ownership and care of equidae.
Members recognised the considerable economic, environmental and social contribution equidae make throughout the EU. The equid sector within the EU is worth over EUR 100 billion per annum and created approximately 900 000 jobs.
The estimated 7 million equidae in the European Union perform varied roles: sources of milk and meat, they are also competition and recreational animals to working animals in transport, tourism, rehabilitation and education therapies, research animals, and wild and semi-feral animals.
Against this background, Members called for greater EU-level acknowledgement of the equid sector , and its benefits for the rural economy, and for it to be incorporated to a greater extent into the various CAP components.
They encouraged Member States to create an environment in which on-farm businesses are viable.
European guidelines : the Commission is called upon to develop European guidelines on good practice in the equid sector for various users and specialists.
These guidelines should:
consider the multifunctional role of equidae by including guidance on responsible breeding, animal health and welfare and the benefits of equid sterilisation, work in tourism, agriculture and forestry, species-appropriate transport and slaughter and protection against fraudulent practices, including doping; be accessible in a variety of formats and languages to breeders, equid societies, farms, stables, sanctuaries, transporters and slaughterhouses.
Sustainable tourism : Members called on the Commission to recommit to the development of a European charter for sustainable and responsible tourism , with the dissemination of clear information to help tourists and stakeholders make welfare-friendly choices when deciding whether or not to use the services of working equidae.
Protection of animals and responsible ownership : the Commission is called upon to establish new reference centres for the protection of animals and to improve levels of full compliance with, and consistent enforcement of, legislation, along with the dissemination of information and best practice relating to animal welfare.
The Commission is called upon to :
propose a shortened maximum journey limit for all movements of horses for slaughter; enhance scientific research in order to develop humane methods of slaughter better suited to equidae.
Members recalled the principle that any cruel, abusive treatment by any owner, trainer, groom or other person must not be tolerated anywhere , under any circumstances. Members States are called upon to apply stricter legislation regarding the mistreatment and to properly investigate reports of inhumane practices and welfare violations vis-à-vis equidae.
Lastly, the report stressed the need to clarify the VAT law applying to the equine sector in order to foster the development of a growth- and jobs-oriented equine sector.
Documents
2017/01/25
EP - Vote in committee
2016/11/16
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2016/09/16
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2016/05/12
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2016/02/23
EP - GIRLING Julie (ECR) appointed as rapporteur in AGRI
Documents
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2017)390
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T8-0065/2017
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A8-0014/2017
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE594.022
- Committee draft report: PE589.295
- Committee draft report: PE589.295
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE594.022
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2017)390
Activities
- Nicola CAPUTO
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Julie GIRLING
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Michela GIUFFRIDA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Notis MARIAS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Momchil NEKOV
Plenary Speeches (1)
Votes
A8-0014/2017 - Julie Girling - Vote unique #
2017/03/14 Outcome: +: 656, 0: 27, -: 10
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2016/2078(INI)
2016/11/16
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259 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 — having regard to Articles 39, 42 and 43 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union on the functioning of the Common Agricultural Policy and the Common Fisheries Policy,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas approximately 900 000 jobs are created solely by the equestrian sports industry11
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that good equid health and welfare boosts the economic output of farms and businesses alike and benefits the rural economy overall, as well as it accommodates the growing demand of EU citizens for higher animal health and welfare standards;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Underlines nevertheless that a fair fiscal system, adapted to the different needs of each Member State, that allows professional horse farmers to generate the necessary revenues to maintain economic activity in the European equestrian farms, is not yet in place;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Nevertheless, a fair fiscal system adapted to the different needs of each Member State that allow professional horse farmers to generate the necessary revenues to maintain economic activity in the European equestrian farms, is not yet in place.
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Believes that such clarification should result in the establishment of a uniform, dependable and targeted framework for reduced VAT rates that will leave Member States sufficient leeway to frame their own tax policies;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to introduce EU-wide measures that will take greater account of the equine sector and its benefits for the rural economy, in particular under the CAP;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Takes the view that VAT law applying to the equine sector should be clarified during the forthcoming revision of the VAT Directive in order to foster the development of a growth- and jobs- oriented equine sector and address grey economy issues;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Affirms that
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Affirms that equid owners
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Affirms that equid owners, especially private individuals, should have a minimum level of knowledge of equid husbandry, from birth to the end of its life, provided by professional horse farmers, and that with ownership comes a personal responsibility for the standard of health and welfare of the animals in their care;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Affirms that
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. Whereas responsible ownership and care of equidae starts with proper attention to animal health and welfare conditions;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Affirms that equid owners should have a minimum level of knowledge of equid husbandry, from birth through to end of life care, and that with ownership comes a personal responsibility for the standard of health and welfare of the animals in their care;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Affirms that equid owners, especially private ones who use equids for personal reasons, should have a minimum level of knowledge of equid husbandry, and that with ownership comes a personal responsibility for the standard of health and welfare of the animals in their care;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Affirms that equid owners should have a minimum level of knowledge of equid husbandry, and that with ownership comes a personal responsibility for the standard of health and welfare of the animals in their care;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Notes that differences exist between the different equid species and such differences alter welfare needs including those relating to end of life care and slaughter requirements; calls on the Commission to undertake a study and document these differences, and issue species specific guidelines to ensure welfare is maintained;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Highlights that knowledge exchange between equidae (horse) owners, but also between Member States, should be an important tool in order to meet these needs;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Highlights the important and valuable work being carried out by non- profit associations that manage wild horse populations in the European Union;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Takes the view that that Member States should provide animal welfare protection training programmes for equid owners;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Recommends that Member States introduce animal welfare training courses for owners;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Underlines the
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Underlines, with reference to the 10 OIE principles, the importance of the forthcoming Animal Welfare Reference Centres for improved levels of compliance with, and consistent enforcement of, legislation, along with the dissemination of information and best practice relating to animal welfare;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. Highlights the importance of the equine sector due to its vital contribution to the environmental, economic and social development in rural areas;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Underlines the importance of the forthcoming Animal Welfare Reference Centres for
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Urges the European Network of Reference Centres to provide Member States with a high level of support in specific areas, in terms of quality and professionalism, for the adoption of best practices regarding equid welfare;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Welcomes the quality certification mark schemes taking account of animal welfare criteria that have been established by equid professionals;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to supply accurate statistics on the European equid sector and to commission a Eurostat study to analyse the economic and social impact of all aspects of the equid sector;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to commission a Eurostat study to analyse the economic, enviromental and social impact of all aspects of the equid sector;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to commission a Eurostat study to analyse the economic and social impact of all aspects of the equid sector, without forgetting the tourism-related value that wild horse populations could offer (as, for example, the Rapa das Bestas or Shearing of the Beasts festival in Galicia, which has become an internationally important tourist attraction);
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to commission a Eurostat study to analyse the economic and social impact of all aspects of the equid sector, as well as to gather and publish yearly statistical data on use of services, transport and slaughter of equidae;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on Member States and Eurostat to make data collection compulsory for the equid sector;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the estimated 7 million equidae in the EU
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to actively support the development of guides to good practice
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to actively support the development of guides to good practice
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to actively support the development of guides to good practice, in consultation with representatives of professional agricultural organizations recognized by the EU, by releasing resources for translation of such documents and assisting
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to actively support the development of guides to good practice for the various user segments, including specialised horse farmers, farmers raising and using horses, veterinary surgeons and animal breeders and horse owners, by releasing resources for translation of such documents and assisting with their distribution;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to actively support the development of guides to good practice, including a focus on species specific welfare, behavioral care, in addition to end of life care, by releasing resources for translation of such documents and assisting with their distribution;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to actively support the development of guides to good practice, by releasing resources for translation of such documents and assisting with their distribution and distribution;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to actively support the development of guides to good practice, by releasing resources for translation of such documents and assisting with their distribution, whilst noting the wide disparities in the cultural and emotional attachment to equids between Member States and the practical consequences of this;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to end of life care for equids, including the establishment of Maximum Residue Levels (MLRs) for commonly used veterinary medicines such as Phenylbutazone, to ensure food chain safety;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Notes that whilst therapy and veterinary medicines are at times necessary and appropriate, more effort is needed to tackle the low levels of investments as well as the lack of medicines, including vaccines, available to treat equidae;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the estimated 7 million equidae in the EU perform hugely varied roles, from
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 c (new) 6 c. Calls on the Commission to investigate and produce a report on the welfare and treatment of mares used for the collection of hormones for use in the pharmaceutical industry;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 d (new) 6 d. calls on the Commission to finance additional research into the possible effects of different medication on the lives of equidae;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to support the production and dissemination of information on how to meet the needs of equidae, whatever their role, based around the ‘five freedoms’ and covering the entirety of an equid’s life; calls also on the Commission to include guidance on responsible breeding
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to collect experiences and good practices of different Member States in terms of animal welfare and support the production and dissemination of this information on how to meet the needs of equidae, whatever their role, based around the ‘five freedoms’ and covering the entirety of an equid’s life; calls also on the Commission to include guidance on responsible breeding and the benefits of equid sterilisation; recommends that such guidance should be disseminated, in collaboration with representative professional agricultural organizations at European level recognized by the EU, to breeders, equid societies, farms, stables, sanctuaries, transporters and slaughterhouses, and that it should be accessible in a variety of formats, including online;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to collect experiences and good practices of different Member States in terms of animal welfare and support the production and dissemination of this information on how to meet the needs of equidae, whatever their role, based around the ‘five freedoms’ and covering the entirety of an equid’s life; calls also on the Commission to include guidance on responsible breeding and the benefits of equid sterilisation; recommends that such guidance should be disseminated to breeders, equid societies, farms, stables, sanctuaries, transporters and slaughterhouses, and that it should be accessible in a variety of formats, including online;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to stimulate the exchange of good practices and educational programs within the EU when it comes to animal welfare in order to support the production and dissemination of information on how to meet the needs of equidae, whatever their role, based around the ‘five freedoms’ and covering the entirety of an equid’s life; calls also on the Commission to include guidance on responsible breeding and the benefits of equid sterilisation; recommends that such guidance should be disseminated, in cooperation with representative, professional and recognized agricultural organizations, to breeders, equid societies, farms, stables, sanctuaries, transporters and slaughterhouses, and that it should be accessible in a variety of formats, including online;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to support the production and dissemination of information on how to meet the needs of equidae, whatever their role, based around the ‘five freedoms’ (1 - freedom from hunger, malnutrition and thirst, 2 - freedom from physical and thermal discomfort, 3 - freedom from pain, injury and disease, 4 - freedom to express normal patterns of behaviour and 5 - freedom from fear and distress) and covering the entirety of an equid’s life; calls also on the Commission to include guidance on responsible breeding and the benefits of equid sterilisation; recommends that such guidance should be disseminated to breeders, equid societies, farms, stables, sanctuaries, transporters and slaughterhouses, and that it should be accessible in a variety of formats, including online;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to support the production and dissemination of information on how to meet the needs of equidae, whatever their role, based around the ‘five freedoms’ and covering the entirety of an equid’s life; calls also on the Commission
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to foster exchanges of good practice, support the production and dissemination of information on how to meet the needs of equidae, whatever their role, based around the ‘five freedoms’ and covering the entirety of an equid’s life; calls also on the Commission to include guidance on responsible breeding and the benefits of equid sterilisation; recommends that such guidance should be disseminated to breeders, equid societies, farms, stables, sanctuaries, transporters and slaughterhouses, and that it should be accessible in a variety of formats, including online;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to support the production and dissemination of information on how to meet the needs of equidae, whatever their role, based around the ‘five freedoms’ and covering the entirety of an equid’s life; calls also on the Commission to include guidance on responsible breeding and the benefits of equid sterilisation; recommends that such guidance should be d
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the estimated 7 million equidae in the EU perform hugely varied roles, with an age-old relationship with man, from racing and competition animals to pets, working animals in transport, tourism, forestry, domestic security, behavioural therapy and agriculture, sources of milk and meat, research animals, and wild and semi-feral animals, and whereas they may perform several of these roles during their lives;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to support the production and dissemination of information on how to meet the needs of equidae, whatever their role, based around the ‘five freedoms’ and covering the entirety of an equid’s life; calls also on the Commission to include guidance on responsible breeding, animal health and welfare, and the benefits of equid sterilisation; recommends that such guidance should be disseminated to breeders, equid societies, farms, stables, sanctuaries, transporters and slaughterhouses, and that it should be accessible in a variety of formats and languages, including online;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to support the production and dissemination of information on how to meet the needs of equidae, whatever their role, based around the ‘five freedoms’ and covering the entirety of an equid’s life; calls also on the Commission to include guidance on the responsible breeding
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to support the production and dissemination of information on how to meet the needs of equidae, whatever their role, based around the ‘five freedoms’ and covering the entirety of an equid’s life; calls also on the Commission to include guidance on responsible breeding and the benefits of equid sterilisation; recommends that such guidance should be disseminated to breeders, equid societies, farms, stables, sanctuaries, transporters and slaughterhouses, and that it should be accessible in a variety of formats and languages, including online;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to support the production and dissemination of information on how to meet the needs of equidae, whatever their role, based around the ‘five freedoms’ and covering the entirety of an equid’s life; calls also on the Commission to include guidance on responsible breeding and the benefits of equid sterilisation; recommends that such guidance should be disseminated to breeders, equid societies, farms, stables, sanctuaries, transporters and slaughterhouses, and that it should be accessible in a variety of formats and languages, including online;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Urges the Commission to expand its educational resources on farm welfare, directed both at specialists in direct contact with equidae, such as veterinary surgeons, animal breeders and horse owners, and at a broader circle of users, to encompass equid welfare via the Farm Advisory System;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Urges the Commission to expand its educational resources on farm welfare to encompass equid welfare and breeding via the Farm Advisory System;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Urges the Commission to expand its educational resources on farm welfare to encompass equid welfare via the Farm Advisory System, stressing the importance of training and information;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Points to the use of the hormone 'pregnant mare's serum gonadotropin' (PMSG) in pig breeding; stresses that obtaining PMSG regularly involves animal welfare breaches and may put equidae at great risk;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Urges Member States to make better use of the provisions for the cross- border transfer of knowledge regarding equid welfare and disease control as part of the EU-funded programmes for rural and regional development;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Calls on the Commission's Directorate for Health and Food Audits and Analysis to inspect certified PMSG hormone producers, by means of audits, for compliance with animal welfare provisions during production;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the estimated 7 million equidae in the EU perform hugely varied roles, from racing and competition animals to
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to recommit to the development of a European Charter for Sustainable and Responsible Tourism
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to recommit to the development of a European Charter for Sustainable and Responsible Tourism, with the dissemination of clear information to help tourists make welfare-friendly choices when deciding whether or not to use the services of working equidae, in consultation with national federations;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to recommit to the development of a European Charter for Sustainable and Responsible Tourism, with the dissemination of clear information to help touris
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Calls on the Commission to issue guidance to Member States on welfare- friendly tourism models with regard to working equidae;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Recognizes the decreasing use of horses in the farming sector and calls on Member States to introduce measures to facilitate their transfer to other activities;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Commission to make data from TRACES available to the public
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Underlines that traders and professionals in particular have a personal responsibility for the standard of health and welfare of equidae in their care;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Stresses the problems caused by the administration of medicines to Equidae, a practice which may very often definitively exclude the animal from the food chain in the European Union;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on the Commission to promote exchanges of good practices between Member States to facilitate rational use of medicines for Equidae, and to analyse the problem of the taking of medicines which exclude them from the food chain;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the estimated 7 million equidae in the EU perform hugely varied roles, from racing and competition animals to pets, working animals in transport, tourism, rehabilitation and education therapies, sport, forestry and agriculture, sources of milk and meat, research animals, and wild and semi-feral animals, and whereas they may perform several of these roles during their lives;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Stresses the differences in health requirements applicable to horsemeat produced in Europe and that imported from third countries;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10 b. Calls on Commission and Member States to ensure that markets where live equidae are traded, are under adequate video surveillance to ensure proper enforcement of existing health and welfare rules and prevent abuse of equidae on these markets;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 c (new) 10 c. Calls therefore on the Commission and Member States to prohibit markets where live equidae are traded, because there are no adequate guarantees that animal health and welfare provisions, as for example described in the European Convention for the Protection of Animals kept for Farming Purpose, are respected continuously;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 c (new) 10c. Draws attention moreover to the need to develop pharmaceutical research and innovation concerning the administration of medicines to Equidae, as the sector severely lacks medicines adapted to equine metabolisms;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 d (new) 10d. Recalls the need to establish effective traceability of horsemeat on a European scale;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 e (new) 10e. Calls on the Commission, in this context, to remedy this situation by means of a 'withdrawal period' system which will make it possible to bring an animal back into the chain after a medicine has been administered to it for the last time, while protecting consumer health;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 f (new) 10f. Recalls that it is desirable to have an equivalent level of health requirements for the European consumer, whatever the origin of horsemeat consumed, and calls on the Commission, therefore, to take action to restore the balance between the level of requirements within the EU and that for which checks are carried out at borders, while protecting consumer health;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the Commission to ensure effective and uniform enforcement of existing EU legislation on animal transport and legally binding reporting across all Member States;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the Commission to ensure effective and uniform enforcement of existing EU legislation on animal transport and legally binding reporting across all Member States;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the estimated 7 million equidae in the EU perform hugely varied roles, from racing and competition animals
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the Commission to ensure an effective and uniform enforcement of existing EU legislation on animal transport and
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the Commission to ensure effective and uniform enforcement of existing EU legislation on animal transport and legally binding reporting across all Member States; requests that the Commission
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the Commission to ensure effective and uniform enforcement of existing EU legislation on animal transport and legally binding reporting across all Member States; requests that the Commission propose a shortened maximum journey limit for all movements of horses for slaughter, based on findings of the European Food Safety Authority and on the transport guides for Equidae produced by industry professionals;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the Commission to ensure effective and uniform enforcement of existing EU legislation on animal transport and legally binding reporting across all Member States; requests that the Commission propose a shortened maximum journey limit for all movements of horses for slaughter, based on findings of the European Food Safety Authority, taking into account the specific characteristics of different countries' horse industries;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls on Member States exporting horses to find ways of encouraging slaughter within their territory so as to in order to avoid, where possible, the transport of live horses;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls on the Commission to establish a mechanism for effective monitoring of compliance with the legislative and regulatory provisions under both the future and current legal framework;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Is concerned with serious problems of the EU animal welfare transport legislation enforcement by many Member States' authorities;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11 b. Stresses that existing EU legislation on the protection of the animals during transport and related operations is designed to prevent injury and suffering to animals, and to ensure that the animals are transported under the appropriate conditions;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 c (new) 11 c. Points out a number of violations of the existing animal transport legislation, particularly related to the failure to protect the welfare of equidae during long-distance transports in the EU;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the estimated 7 million equidae in the EU perform hugely varied roles, from racing and competition animals to pets, working animals in transport, education, leisure, sports, tourism, forestry and agriculture, sources of milk and meat, research animals, and wild and semi-feral animals, and whereas they may perform several of these roles during their lives;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the European Food Safety Authority to formulate guidance, f
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to formulate guidance
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the European Food Safety Authority to formulate guidance for the audits of the Food and Veterinary Office, facilitating and enhancing implementation of scientific research on the welfare of equidae at the time of slaughter;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to formulate guidance for the Food and Veterinary Office on the welfare of equidae at the time of slaughter; established in consultation with the operators and the Member States in order to ensure that local slaughterhouse will be maintained;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to formulate guidance for the Food and Veterinary Office on the welfare of equidae at the time of husbandry, transportation and slaughter;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Urges the Commission to promote scientific research in order to develop methods of slaughter more appropriate to Equidae;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to conduct regular audits of slaughterhouses licensed to slaughter equine animals;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to conduct regular audits of slaughterhouses licensed to slaughter equine animals;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new) - having regard to the Protocol (No 1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the role of National Parliaments in the European Union,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the estimated 7 million equidae in the EU perform hugely varied roles, from racing and competition animals
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to commit to inspections of the slaughterhouses on their territory that are licenced to take equidae, to ensure they are able to meet the specific welfare needs of equidae, and provide appropriate assurances that horse meat products do not improperly enter the food chain in Member States where the consumption of horse meat is unwelcome by consumers;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to commit to inspections of the slaughterhouses on their territory that are licenced to take equidae, to ensure they are able to meet the specific welfare needs of equidae regarding the location and qualification of staff;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to commit to inspections of the slaughterhouses on their territory that are licenced to take equidae, to ensure they are able to meet the specific welfare needs of equidae, and avoid brutal slaughter techniques;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Calls on the Commission to increase the number of audits conducted in slaughterhouses outside the Union, which are authorised for the export of equine meat to the EU, and to conditionally suspend the import of equine meat produced in third countries that do not satisfy EU traceability and food safety requirements;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Calls on the Commission to introduce measures in order to guarantee the traceability of horse meat;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13 b. Calls on Member States to fully and properly investigate reports of inhumane practices and welfare violations towards equidae;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission to commit to the development of validated Animal Welfare Indicators, which should be used to assess the welfare of equidae, identify existing problems and help drive improvements while ensuring practical implementation and benefits for the sector; considers it important to include stakeholders and organizations of the equine sector in the process of setting up Animal Welfare Indicators;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the estimated 7 million equidae in the EU perform hugely varied roles, from racing and competition animals to pets, working animals in transport, tourism, circuses, zoos, forestry and agriculture, sources of milk and meat, research animals, and wild and semi-feral animals, and whereas they may perform several of these roles during their lives;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission to commit to the development of validated Animal Welfare Indicators, which should be used to assess the welfare of equidae, identify existing problems and help drive improvements
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission to commit to the development of validated and evidence-based Animal Welfare Indicators, which should be used to assess the welfare of equidae, identify existing problems and help drive improvements, in cooperation with professionals and official organisations in the horse sector, taking into account the specific characteristics of different countries' horse industries;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on Member States to support the work of veterinary surgeons as the parties in the best position to survey the conditions in which Equidae live and to denounce abuses, in view of the work that they do on the ground, which means that they are the first to come into contact with injured or sick animals;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. Urges Member States to establish voluntary labour guidelines to protect working equidae against over-work and economic exploitation;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. Stresses the importance of the humane treatment and welfare of equidae, therefore any cruel, abusive treatment by any owner, trainer, groom or other person must not be tolerated anywhere, under any circumstances;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on the Commission to take all necessary measures to guarantee the conformity of imports of horsemeat with the Union's food safety requirements;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on Member States to apply stricter legislation regarding the mistreatment and abandonment of animals;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on Member States to draw up strict legislation regarding the mistreatment and abandonment of animals;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14 b. notes that while some Member States have strict guidelines for working conditions, in other Member States, such protection is lacking;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the estimated 7 million equidae in the EU perform hugely varied roles, from racing and competition animals
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls on the Commission to support the drawing-up of national programmes for the legislative and practical implementation of equid welfare, which could include: a long-term educational and media plan to raise public awareness; creation of a coordination structure on equine matters suited to all countries, including reference centres; establishment of an appropriate organisational structure for state and public oversight; training at all stages in the process, ensuring practical application of equid welfare; financial incentives for adopted practices not covered by other European or national funding, etc.
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Stresses the role of France's national stud farms in the survival of certain equine breeds, and calls for consultation of France's Horse and Riding Institute, the heir to those farms, on these financing schemes;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to support research and development on species-appropriate husbandry systems in the horse sector considering the natural behaviour of horses as flight and herd animals;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to utilise Knowledge Transfer Schemes to share good practices and business models, to raise awareness of any issues and to foster innovation and new ideas;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls on the Commission to carry out a study on the problems faced by wild horse populations, as a result of which their numbers have been falling sharply in recent years;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Urges the Commission to encourage horse owners to form associations to protect themselves in the event of a crisis;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Urges the Commission and Member States to encourage horse owners to form associations;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to support the work of the European Horse Network and the European State Stud Association as they play an important role in the development of the European horse sector by serving as a platform to exchange best practices and by preserving traditions, skills, old horse breeds and the impact of the sector;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15 b. Notes that a fairer fiscal system for the equid sector, which reflects the differing needs of each Member State, would enable the sector to operate within a level-playing field and allow professional horse farmers to generate the necessary revenues to maintain economic activity;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the equidae sector meets the objectives of EU rural development policy, which is based on agricultural viability, sustainable natural-resource management and the promotion of social inclusion in rural communities;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 c (new) 15 c. stresses that support must be given to universities and research institutions to enable them to actively engage in personnel development;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 c (new) 15 c. notes that in some Member States, Knowledge Transfer Schemes already exist in the equid sector;
Amendment 232 #
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls on the Member States to encourage and support the purity of indigenous breeds which receive targeted assistance through rural development programmes or similar instruments, using effective quality control measures to ensure achievement of the objectives set and the protection of biodiversity and species diversity;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Urges the Commission to propose regulations establishing a framework for the protection of these horses, designating their habitats as protected areas, encouraging the Member States to intervene and guaranteeing sufficient resources to safeguard the survival of the species;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Notes that
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Notes that owing to the price of veterinary medicines, the cost of carcass disposal and the cost of euthanasia, where permitted, can serve as a barrier in themselves to the ending of an equid’s life, leading to prolonged suffering; calls on the Member States to investigate reports of i
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Notes that owing to the price of veterinary medicines, the cost of carcass disposal and the cost of euthanasia, where permitted, can serve as a barrier in themselves to the ending of an equid’s life
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Notes that owing to the price of veterinary medicines, the cost of carcass disposal and the cost of euthanasia, where permitted, can serve as a barrier in themselves to the ending of an equid’s life, leading to prolonged suffering; calls on the Member States to investigate
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls on Member States to promote the reintegration into the food chain, after a six-month withdrawal period, of Equidae who have reached the end of their lives, but only on condition that inspections during those six months are carried out for the specific purpose and based on scientific principles, in order to preserve human health;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Г a (new) Da. whereas only a small proportion of owners of equidae involved in farming have more than three animals each, and such owners cannot therefore belong to the specialised organisations and associations that are a keystone of the development of livestock farming and the conservation of genetic resources; whereas this is also a reason for the lack of reliable and timely statistical information;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. 20. Expresses concern about the import and use veterinary medicinal products containing Pregnant Mare Serum Gonadotropin (PMSG) from blood farms situated in third countries, as production causes serious animal welfare problems, such as structurally excessive withdrawal of blood from mares and the squeezing to death of unborn foals; Calls for the immediate ban on import and use of PMSG;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Observes that only a minority of horse owners and/or breeders commit criminal acts;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17b. Calls for harsher penalties to be imposed in such cases, even including banning the individuals concerned from owning or dealing in any animals;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls on the Commission to issue guidance on donkey milk farming;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls on the Commission to issue
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls on the Commission to issue guidance on donkey milk farming;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls on the Commission to issue guidance on donkey milk farming; calls on the Member States to, in cooperation with professional, representative and recognized agricultural organizations, commit to increasing the number of inspections on donkey milk farms;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls on the Commission to issue guidance on horse and donkey milk farming; calls on the Member States to commit to increasing the number of inspections on horse and donkey milk farms;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Calls on professionals to lift the taboo on the end of life of Equidae; considers that facilitating the end of life of a horse does not exclude its entry into our food chain, and that all hypocrisy on the subject should be avoided; sees no grounds to be afraid to assert that excluding half of all European horse stocks from the food chain for life is an aberration; considers that the rule so excluding them should be combated before any fresh scandals occur involving fraud or ill-treatment;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas there are around 20 000 horses in Galicia (Spain) and northern Portugal that were described by zoologists in 2012 as the subspecies Equus ferus atlanticus, and these horses live in complete freedom, face specific problems and require specific measures to guarantee their well-being;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 b (new) 18b. Calls on the Commission to consider, together with the European Representation of Equine Veterinarians, harmonising access to treatment and medication throughout European territory; considers that such harmonisation would have the advantage of avoiding any distortions of competition and facilitating the wider treatment of equine diseases and more effectively relieving the suffering of Equidae;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Calls on the Commission, in the interest of public health and animal welfare, to increase the number of audits conducted in slaughterhouses outside the Union, which are authorised for the export of equine meat to the EU, and to conditionally suspend the import of equine meat produced in third countries that do not satisfy EU traceability and food safety requirements;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Calls on the Commission to take action to afford Member States greater flexibility in setting a reduced rate of VAT for all activities in the industry;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Calls on the Commission to establish European rules making it possible to protect against fraudulent practices, particularly doping, in horse racing;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Whereas the majority of horse owners and handlers behalf responsibly; The promotion of animal welfare can only succeed in the framework of economically viable production systems. The professionals need to remain economically viable whilst responding effectively to new challenges such as limited natural resources, the effects of the climate change or the emergence and spread of new diseases;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 b (new) 18 b. Calls on the Commission to commit itself to programs of financial support for the preservation and protection of native species of the EU in the wild or in danger of extinction;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 c (new) 18 c. Stresses the importance of extraordinary measures to combat the abandonment of equidae in the Member States;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 d (new) 18 d. Calls on the Commission to promote the holding of international congresses with current topics of relevant interest to the equestrian sector, as well as the promotion of professional exchanges on the theme;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 e (new) 18 e. Calls on the Commission to take the necessary steps to ensure the more effective application of existing EU legislation;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 f (new) 18 f. Calls on the Commission to recognize the status of working animals for equidae as an important tool in agricultural activities in rural areas of Europe, especially in mountainous and hard to reach areas.
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) D a. Whereas the regulatory environment on EU level varies among Member States and that existent legislation is implemented differently within the EU which leads to distortion of competition and a loss of animal welfare;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Db. whereas the EU recently adopted legislation harmonising the rules on zootechnical and genealogical conditions for the breeding of purebred breeding animals, including equidae, the objectives being to make the EU breeding sector more competitive and better organised and to improve available information on purebred breeding and on purebred breeding animals, in particular equidae;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D c (new) Dc. whereas the equine sector is playing an active role in meeting the Europe 2020 strategy's objective of bringing about sustainable growth based on both a greener economy and inclusive growth;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas animal transport times are a serious concern to EU citizens, who demand shorter transport times;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 b (new) - having regard to Protocol (No 2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the application of the principles of Subsidiarity and Proportionality,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) E b. whereas long-distance transport results in serious animal suffering;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E c (new) E c. whereas equidae are often transported in and from the EU in vehicles unsuitable for carrying equidae, over long distances by road, sea and air before they reach their final destination;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas there is insufficient data available to directly quantify how many working equidae are used on small and semi-subsistence farms
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas there is insufficient data available to directly quantify how many working equidae are used on small and
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas there is insufficient data available to directly quantify how many working equidae are used on small and semi-subsistence farms, 86 % of which are found in the newer Member States, and in tourism activities, in connection with which the number of hours for which horses may be worked is not regulated;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas there is insufficient data available to directly quantify how many working equidae are used on small and semi-subsistence farms, 86 % of which are found in the newer Member States
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) adopted guidelines concerning working equidae in May 201614 as regards observing animals' five fundamental freedoms, i.e. freedom from hunger, thirst and malnutrition, from fear and distress, from physical discomfort and heat stress, and from pain; _________________ 14 World Organisation for Animal Health – Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2016), Chapter 7.12.
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Θ a (new) I a. noting the rapid decline in the number of donkeys worldwide due to the dominant production model; bearing in mind the contribution of this species to the progress of humanity and its symbolic value for some societies;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Ia. whereas equidae are still much used within agriculture, with new uses being found for them on steep-sloping land and in woodland;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas equidae provide valuable employment and revenue to localities from
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 a (new) - having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on zootechnical and genealogical conditions for the breeding, trade in and entry into the Union of purebred breeding animals, hybrid breeding pigs and the germinal products thereof and amending Regulation (EU) No 652/2014, Council Directives 89/608/EEC and 90/425/EEC and repealing certain acts in the area of animal breeding (‘Animal Breeding Regulation’),
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas equidae provide valuable employment and revenue to localities from tourism
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas equidae provide valuable employment and revenue t
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas equidae provide valuable employment and revenue to localities
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas equidae provide valuable employment and revenue to localities from tourism, but the welfare of some equidae is compromised and tourists are too often insufficiently informed to identify and correct welfare problems15 ; _________________ 15 Santorini Donkey and Mule Taxis – an Independent Animal Welfare Report for the Donkey Sanctuary, 2013.
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas equidae provide valuable employment and revenue to localities from tourism and agriculture, but the welfare of some equidae is compromised and tourists are too often insufficiently informed to identify welfare problems15
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) Ja. whereas many equidae are now kept by private individuals with, mostly, no more than a bare knowledge of breeding practices whose income may be subject to considerable economic uncertainty;
Amendment 47 #
J a. bearing in mind the dynamic growth in recent years in the donkey milk production sector; noting the benefits of further developing these products for producers and consumers;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) J a. whereas the lack of clarity around the application of the VAT Directive (Council Directive 2006/112/EC) to the equid sector creates imbalances and uncertainty, and undermines business planning and potential for economic growth;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) Ja. whereas welfare issues must accordingly be central to all equine activities;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 a (new) - having regard to the Commission Implementing Regulation 1337/2013 laying down the procedure for implementing the Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 in the indication of the country of origin or place of provenance of the meat,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas unlimited, indiscriminate and irresponsible breeding of equidae can lead to animals that are devoid of economic value and are often left with serious welfare problems, particularly during an economic downturn; whereas equid abandonment, mainly by private owners who keep them for personal use, has increased since 2008 in western Member States, especially
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas unlimited, indiscriminate and irresponsible breeding of equidae can lead to
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas unlimited, indiscriminate and irresponsible breeding of equidae, in some areas, can lead to animals that are devoid of economic value and
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas unlimited, indiscriminate and irresponsible breeding of equidae, in certain areas, can lead to animals that are devoid of economic value and
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas unlimited, indiscriminate and irresponsible breeding of equidae can lead to animals that
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas unlimited, indiscriminate and irresponsible breeding of equidae can lead to animals that are devoid of economic value and are often left with serious welfare problems, particularly during an economic downturn; whereas equid abandonment by private individuals has increased since 2008 in western Member States, especially where they have become expensive luxuries a
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) K a. whereas most of these occasions can be assigned to private owners and are not representative for the major part of the professional horse sector in Europe;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas equidae are social animals with cognitive abilities and strong affiliative ties; whereas they are used in a range of therapies and rehabilitation programmes
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas equidae are used in a range of educational and training programmes, therapies and rehabilitation programmes, including autistic spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, cerebral vascular incident, learning or language disabilities and difficulties, offender rehabilitation, psychotherapy, post-traumatic stress disorder and addiction programmes;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 17 a (new) - having regard to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Л a (new) La. whereas some of the equine races bred in the Member States are local breeds forming part of the way of life and culture of certain communities; whereas some Member States have included in their rural development programmes measures to protect and further distribute these breeds;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas private owners are faced with difficult decisions when they are no longer able to sufficiently care for their equidae; whereas in some Member States euthanasia
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas owners are faced with difficult decisions when they are no longer able to sufficiently care for their equidae; whereas in some Member States euthanasia is too often the first recourse for owners who are no longer able to
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas owners are faced with difficult decisions when they are no longer able to sufficiently care for their equidae; whereas in some Member States euthanasia is too often the first recourse for owners, mainly private owners who keep equidae for personal use, who are no longer able to meet the equid’s welfare needs, yet in other Member States, equidae can only be euthanised where there is a clear immediate veterinary need, irrespective of the long-term welfare of the animal concerned;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas owners are faced with difficult decisions when they are no longer able to sufficiently care for their equidae due to high veterinary costs and the high costs that horse owners have to pay for horse passports; whereas in some Member States euthanasia is too often the first recourse for owners who are no longer able to meet the equid’s welfare needs, yet in other Member States, equidae can only be euthanised where there is a clear immediate veterinary need
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas owners are faced with difficult decisions when they are no longer able to sufficiently care for their equidae; whereas in some Member States euthanasia is too often the first recourse for owners who are no longer able to meet the equid’s welfare needs, yet in other Member States, equidae can only be euthanised where there is a clear immediate veterinary need
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas owners are faced with difficult decisions when they are no longer able to sufficiently care for their equidae; whereas in some Member States euthanasia is too often
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) M a. whereas equine animals are slaughtered for human consumption both within and outside of the Union;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) M a. whereas equine animals are slaughtered for food production both within and outside of the Union;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) Ma. whereas a large number of horses are currently excluded from human consumption and may not be slaughtered because of administrative difficulties concerning medication records, and whereas that situation may have a harmful effect on their welfare;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 17 a (new) - having regard to the Special Eurobarometer 442 "Attitudes of Europeans towards Animal Welfare",
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) Ma. whereas social bonds are vital for equidae in nature; whereas in this connection, when handling equidae, there must be consideration for their special herd-animal characteristics;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M b (new) Mb. whereas horses are not recognised as productive animals in many non-EU countries, whereas horsemeat is often imported from those countries and sold in the EU despite the potential risks to EU consumers' health as a result of unreliable traceability systems in countries of origin, and whereas that situation gives rise to distortions of competition because, for the time being, the EU does not allow meat from horses not originally intended for meat production and slaughter to enter the human food chain;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M b (new) M b. whereas the import of equine meat from outside the Union poses potential health risks to consumers due to, among other factors, pharmaceutical treatments, unreliable traceability systems and poor enforcement controls in the countries of origin;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M b (new) M b. whereas the import of equine meat from outside the Union poses potential health risks to consumers due to unreliable traceability systems and poor enforcement controls in the countries of origin;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M c (new) Mc. whereas solutions to rectify this situation have been proposed by representatives of the farming and veterinarian professions, such as a six- month waiting period, so that checks can be made in the six months prior to slaughter, albeit on condition that such checks are targeted and scientifically based (on maximum residue limits for medicinal products), and meat hitherto regarded as unfit for human consumption can be safely brought back into the food chain;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M c (new) M c. whereas as horses are not considered to be food-producing animals in many countries outside the Union, equine meat is routinely imported from these countries to be sold and placed on the EU market;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M c (new) M c. whereas horses are not considered to be food-producing animals in many countries outside the Union, equine meat is routinely imported from these countries to be sold and placed on the EU market;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Calls on the Member States to make efforts to recognize equidae as company animals;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recognises the considerable economic
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 17 b (new) - having regard to the European Convention for the Protection of Animals kept for Farming Purpose,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recognises the considerable economic and social contribution equidae make
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recognises the
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recognises the considerable economic, environmental and social contribution equidae make throughout the EU;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recognises the considerable economic, environmental and social contribution equidae make throughout the EU;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls for greater EU-level acknowledgement of the equine sector, which makes a significant contribution to the EU's general and strategic objectives, and for it to be incorporated to a greater extent into the various CAP components through direct aids either under the first pillar or under the second pillar (for training, knowledge transfer, setting up, diversification of farm holding activities, innovation, CANH, AECM, etc.);
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Points out that the horsemeat scandal has shown there is a need to ensure greater transparency in the supply chain for such meat;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Believes that, alongside the emergence of new scientific knowledge, legislative developments and learning methods, equid professionals have improved their working methods in such a way as to enhance equine welfare;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Recognises, in particular, the high ecological and natural value of populations of wild equidae, since it has been shown that they make a significant contribution to clearing and fertilising the areas where they live and to the animal food chain in these areas;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that, for example, the recent resumption of the use of draught horses could result in the creation of a substantial number of jobs;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that the presence of equidae facilitates multifunctionality for a farming business;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the equi
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Points out that horses are increasingly being used for sporting and recreational purposes on agricultural holdings by farmers seeking to diversify their activities and broaden their income base; whereas such activities are helping to bring equine-related sports and education and equine therapy to a wider audience;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Emphasises the absence of EU legislation concerning equine welfare, noting that while animals raised for meat production are controlled like other farmed animals, horses bred for sporting purposes or as pets are not traceable at all;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Draws attention to the face that France's national studs - which, together with a number of related sectors, are now under the authority of the French Horse and Riding Institute - have ensured the survival of a large number of equine breeds during periods when horses were regarded solely as recreational animals;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Whereas this sector, which is currently growing strongly, needs to be placed on a more professional footing, partly by clarifying the VAT regime applying to it, and whereas this process of professionalisation is essential in order to upgrade breeding and animal welfare skills and is also necessary in order to increase the transparency of equine- related activities and thereby combat fraud and address grey economy issues;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce a reliable system of identification for equines in order to harmonise controls regarding the anti-inflammatory drug phenylbutazone and improve the reporting of monitoring data on the possible presence of this substance in horsemeat;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Calls on the Commission therefore to make the indication of the country of origin mandatory for all processed horsemeat products;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 e (new) 1e. Notes that for equines that are not destined for the slaughterhouse to produce food for human consumption (registered as 'not for use in food production'), there is no record of any medicines administered and it is possible that they might enter the illegal slaughter circuit and thus seriously endanger public health; calls on the Commission, therefore, to remedy this regulatory loophole;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that good equid health and welfare boosts the economic output of farms and related businesses alike and benefits the rural economy overall; points out, however, that the current taxation arrangements are preventing equine professionals from earning enough to ensure the future economic sustainability of their businesses;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that good equid health and welfare boosts the economic output of farms and businesses alike
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that good equid health and welfare boosts the economic output of farms and businesses alike and benefits the rural economy overall and encourages Member States to create an environment in which farmers can earn enough to make their businesses viable;
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