Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability

Wording as published by the EP, in English.

1. Amendment 278Adopted

   Recital 24

   Tabled by Michal Wiezik · Renew

   (24) Removed: Well Added: The Distress and suffering of dogs and cats during training activities by untrained or poorly educated handlers can have detrimental effects on the behavioural patterns of dogs and cats, with possible risks to human health and safety and the environment. Therefore, well trained and skilled staff are essential for improving the welfare conditions of Removed: animals. Added: animals, including when breeding, keeping and handling dogs intended for military, police and customs services. Competencies in animal welfare require knowledge of the basic behavioural patterns and … order to avoid inflicting pain, distress and suffering on dogs and cats. Added: Animal caretakers and relevant authorities, including government agencies should regularly update their competences through training programmes promoting training methods such as ‘operant conditioning’, prioritising positive reinforcement, instead of methods based on punishment.

2. Amendment 279Adopted

   Article 27 – paragraph 2 a (new)

   Tabled by Michal Wiezik · Renew

   Added: Considering the administrative burden of animal shelters and organisations responsible for the management of populations of stray dogs and cats in addition to the existing economic constraints, Member States may explore the capabilities of streamlining resources recovered from infringements of this Regulation to support and cover the administrative and operational costs of shelters and organisations responsible for the management of stray populations of dogs or cats.

3. Amendment 281Rejected

   Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a

   Tabled by Anja Hazekamp, Sebastian Everding, Valentina Palmisano +1 · The Left

   (a) the welfare of dogs and cats Removed: bred or kept in establishments Added: bred, kept, handled in the Union or placed on the Union market;

4. Amendment 282Adopted

   Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b

   Tabled by Anja Hazekamp, Sebastian Everding, Valentina Palmisano +1 · The Left

   (b) Added: minimum requirements for the traceability of dogs and cats Added: bred or kept in the Union or placed on the Union Removed: market or supplied in the Union. Added: market.

5. Amendment 283Rejected

   Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)

   Tabled by Anja Hazekamp, Sebastian Everding, Valentina Palmisano +1 · The Left

   Added: 2 a. Notwithstanding paragraph 2 of this Article, the general welfare requirements laid down in Article 5, the prohibition of abandonment, cruelty, tethering and painful practices laid down, respectively, in Article 6(1a) and (1b), Article 14(3) and Article 15 shall apply to all dogs and cats in the Union held under the responsibility of natural persons.

6. Amendment 284Adopted

   Article 2 – paragraph 2 b (new)

   Tabled by Anja Hazekamp, Sebastian Everding, Valentina Palmisano +1 · The Left

   Added: 2 b. Notwithstanding paragraph 2 of this Article, the requirements relating to identification and registration laid down in Article 17 shall apply to all dogs and cats held under the responsibility of natural persons.

7. Amendment 286Rejected

   Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)

   Tabled by Anja Hazekamp, Sebastian Everding, Valentina Palmisano +1 · The Left

   Added: The general welfare requirements laid down in Article 5 and the prohibitions of abandonment, cruelty, techering and painful practices, laid down, respectively, in Article 6(1a) and (1b), Article 14(3) and Article 15 shall apply to all dogs and cats in the Union held under the responsibility of natural persons.

8. Amendment 288Adopted

   Article 8 – paragraph 2

   Tabled by Anja Hazekamp, Sebastian Everding, Valentina Palmisano +1 · The Left

   Removed: An Added: “An animal is not a toy. Buying or adopting an animal is a life-changing decision. As an animal owner, you are obliged to ensure Removed: that all the needs for its health and well-being Added: needs are met at all times. Added: Taking care of an animal requires financial resources. It is forbidden to abandon the animal once it is in your care."

9. Amendment 289Adopted

   Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

   Tabled by Anja Hazekamp, Sebastian Everding, Valentina Palmisano +1 · The Left

   Added: Keeping or selling dogs or cats in pet shops shall be prohibited.

10. Amendment 292Rejected

    Article 17 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

    Tabled by Anja Hazekamp, Sebastian Everding, Valentina Palmisano +1 · The Left

    … the animal through a weblink to the system referred to in paragraph Removed: 6. Added: 6 and enables automatic verification by the system.

11. Amendment 293Rejected

    Article 26 – paragraph 2

    Tabled by Anja Hazekamp, Sebastian Everding, Valentina Palmisano +1 · The Left

    2. By Removed: [15 years from Added: ... [5 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission Removed: shall Added: shall: (a) carry out an evaluation Added: and a review of this Regulation, including an assessment of a possible maximum age for breeding of dogs and Removed: cats, and Added: cats; (b) carry out an assessment on the situation of stray animals; (c) establish a list of animal species allowed to be kept and placed on the market; (d) assess the potential extension of the scope of this Regulation to include other animals by amending this Regulation; (e) assess the possibility of using alternative means of identification which are less invasive than the implantation of a transponder; (f) present a report on the main findings Added: arisig from points (a) to (e) to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, and the Committee of the Removed: Regions. Added: Regions; (g) assess the impact of mandatory identification and registration to all dogs and cats, including those kept by private owners.

12. Amendment 293Rejected

    Article 26 – paragraph 2

    Tabled by Anja Hazekamp, Sebastian Everding, Valentina Palmisano +1 · The Left

    2. By Removed: [15 years from Added: ... [5 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission Removed: shall Added: shall: (a) carry out an evaluation Added: and a review of this Regulation, including an assessment of a possible maximum age for breeding of dogs and Removed: cats, and Added: cats; (b) carry out an assessment on the situation of stray animals; (c) establish a list of animal species allowed to be kept and placed on the market; (d) assess the potential extension of the scope of this Regulation to include other animals by amending this Regulation; (e) assess the possibility of using alternative means of identification which are less invasive than the implantation of a transponder; (f) present a report on the main findings Added: arisig from points (a) to (e) to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, and the Committee of the Removed: Regions. Added: Regions; (g) assess the impact of mandatory identification and registration to all dogs and cats, including those kept by private owners.

13. Amendment 303Adopted

    Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5

    Tabled by Petras Auštrevičius, Martin Hojsík, Dainius Žalimas +70 · Members

    5. ‘placing on the market’ means the Removed: keeping of dogs and cats for the purpose of sale, offering for sale, distribution or any other form of transfer of ownership or Removed: responsibility for the animal, that is against consideration or at least reimbursement of the costs incurred, including Added: responsibility, whether in return for payment or free of charge, excluding occasional and irregular donations of small numbers of dogs and cats by natural persons by means other than via the intermediation of an online platform, as well as the advertising of animals for the above purposes;

14. Amendment 304Adopted

    Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 1

    Tabled by Petras Auštrevičius, Martin Hojsík, Dainius Žalimas +71 · Members

    – Removed: breeding establishments keeping up to three bitches or queens and producing in total two litters or less per establishment and calendar year; Added: a breeding establishment where at most two litters per calendar year are produced for placing on the market shall only be subject to the obligations laid down in Article 5, Article 6(1), (1a) and (1b), Articles 6a, 7 and 8, Article 11(2), (3) and (4), Article 12(3), (4) and (7), Article 13(2), points (b), (c) and (d), Article 14(2), (3), (4) and (5a), Article 15 and Article 15a(1).

15. Amendment 306Adopted

    Article 21 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2

    Tabled by Petras Auštrevičius, Martin Hojsík, Dainius Žalimas +71 · Members

    … registered in a Member State database as referred to in Article 19(1), Removed: once they arrive at their place of destination, Added: they shall be registered in the database of the Member State of entry by a veterinarian at the Union border. The registration shall be made in the name of the owner or person responsible for the animal Removed: shall ensure their registration into one of the Member States databases within 48 hours of arrival. Added: and it shall record the establishment of origin listed in accordance with paragraph 2. Member States may allow the registration by persons other than veterinarians, provided that they have measures in place to ensure the accuracy of information inserted in the database.

16. Amendment 313Adopted

    Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point 1

    Tabled by Antonio Decaro · ENVI

    Added: (1) From ... [5 years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], all dogs kept shall be individually identified in accordance with subparagraph 1. From ... [10 years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], all cats kept shall be individually identified in accordance with subparagraph 1.

17. Amendment 313Adopted

    Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point 1

    Tabled by Antonio Decaro · ENVI

    Added: (1) From ... [5 years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], all dogs kept shall be individually identified in accordance with subparagraph 1. From ... [10 years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], all cats kept shall be individually identified in accordance with subparagraph 1.