Transcript presentation by Chris Gallasch

Recognising Animal Welfare & Health
Inter-linkages
Chris Gallasch, 12 September 2013
Contents
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Animal health in context
The current animal health proposal
7 basic requests
Explanation of requests
Concluding remarks
Animal health in context
Disease outbreaks
• 2001: FMD
• 2003, 2006: avian influenza
• Result:
• Millions of animals
culled
• Domestic and exotic pets
as vectors
• Rabies in dogs
• Emerging diseases
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Current animal health proposal
Perceived benefits:
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Enables wide coverage of species
Brings relevant measures into one framework
Takes animal welfare “into account”
Enables rapid response to diseases
Supports improved harmonization of prevention
and control of listed diseases
Current animal health proposal
Perceived shortcomings:
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Makes only casual references to animal welfare
Already suggests restricting scope
Not proactive
Relies heavily on implementing & delegated acts
 Leading to uncertain outcomes
7 basic requests
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Recognize animals as sentient beings
List diseases that affect all animals
Ensure adequate scope of basic requirements
Recognize good management as part of prevention
Support animal health and welfare visits and certificates
Prevent animal suffering when eradicating disease
Improve transparency of adopted measures
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Request 1:
Recognize animals as sentient beings
• The preambles should
contain an explicit
reference to Art. 13 of the
Treaty which requires the
EU and the Member States
to “pay full regard to the
welfare requirements of
animals” when adopting
legislation.
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Request 2:
List diseases that affect all animals
• Ensure transparency and
broad scope that
recognizes all animals
• Include opportunities for
detailed recommendations
of stakeholders
• Consider all relevant
science (e.g. Callisto
Project)
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Request 3:
Basic animal requirements needed
• Ensure adequate scope of
basic requirements
• All establishments and
species pose a risk
• Remove derogations
• Require permanent
identification & registration
of all animals in a database
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Request 4:
Animal Welfare: a part of prevention
• Recognize good animal
welfare in prevention:
• Responsibilities and
knowledge
• Biosecurity
• Support improved breeding,
keeping, and handling
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Request 5:
Support holistic visits and certificates
• Animal health visits should
also look at the welfare of
the animals
• The requirement for an
animal health certificate
should cover all animals
under human care
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Request 6:
Prevent animal suffering
• Disease control, such as
culling, should be
conducted humanely
• Culling should only take
place as a last resort, on as
few animals as necessary
• Minimize negative impacts
on research animals
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Request 7:
Ensure transparency
• Implementing rules should
be decided transparently
• Enable stakeholder
participation
• Ensure proper assessment
of impacts
• Ensure rational integration
where appropriate of
existing rules
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Concluding remarks
We ask you to:
• Support our 7 basic requests
• Introduce relevant amendments
• Recognise the animal health and welfare interlinkages
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