Activities of Michela GIUFFRIDA related to 2016/2078(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Responsible ownership and care of equidae (A8-0014/2017 - Julie Girling) IT
Amendments (8)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
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 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
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 ; _________________ 15 Santorini Donkey and Mule Taxis – an Independent Animal Welfare Report for the Donkey Sanctuary, 2013.
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
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 wherein cases in which they have become expensive luxuries as opposed to working animals16 ; _________________ 16 The Donkey Sanctuary & University College Dublin: Donkey Welfare in Ireland in 2015.
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
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 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
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 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the presence of equidae facilitates multifunctionality for a farming business;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
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 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
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;