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EUROPEAN
CONVENTION
PROTECTING PETS AND STRAY ANIMALS
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(End of petition: 20 march 2007)
To European Parliament:
Dear Sir/Madam,
I would like to draw
your attention to the Written Declaration 0002/2007 presented by
Robert Evans, Mojca Drcar Murko, Gitte Seeberg and Carl Schlyter,
calling for a EU - wide ban on bullfighting.
Bullfights are
extremely cruel and archaeic spectacles that have no place in a
modern Europe.
I ask you to support this declaration with your
signature.
Your sincerely.
To: European
Commission
For the attention of :
Mrs Brochard, Legal Affairs, Council of
Europe
Members of the European Parliament
Mr Kyprianou, EC
Commissioner
Mrs. Defraine, Senator
The ambassadors to Belgium of
the countries in question
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Re: European
Convention for the protection of pet and stray animals
On 12
September 2006 we were received by Mrs.Spanou, Member of Cabinet
representing Commissioner Kyprianou at the offices of the European
Commission. During this meeting we learned that Commissioner
Kyprianou whose portfolio includes the issue of animal welfare, had
already proposed a European Convention on this subject.
However,
when it was presented to the Member States, it could not be voted
in as it lacked the necessary quotas of approval:
- At least 55%
of all votes cast
- At least 55% of Member States
- At least 65%
of countries of the European Union
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As a result, the proposal
has been frozen. The above three criteria cannot be modified and
the Convention will therefore never see the light of day. These
criteria are obsolete, does not take into consideration the
situation of animals in the new member states and its demands are
out of proportion with the current plight of animals which has
deteriorated tremendously throughout Europe.
We also learned
that a European Convention was signed in Strasbourg on 13/11/1987.
The Council of Europe is supposed to meet every five years to bring
this Convention up to date but unfortunately this has not been
followed through.
It should be mentioned that Romania and
Bulgaria will become member states on 1st January 2007 and that
these two countries are particularly representative of the cruelty
perpetrated on stray animals. If the Council of Europe, the
European Parliament and the European Union on the whole want to be
consistent with the values they preach, they need to bring in
legislation to protect pet and stray animals.
Currently, public
opinion is of high value to legislators and deserves to be listened
to. The Parliament is duty bound to take into consideration all
petitions addressed to it which is why we have prepared this one:
We would like :
a) The Council of Europe to sanction member
states who fail to adhere to the Strasbourg Convention. We also
request that it holds its meetings every five years as outlined in
its mandate ;
b) The quotas necessary for the voting in of the
project proposed by Mr Kyprianou to be revised to a more acceptable
level of 50% for each quota. Advancing along the road of
civilisation means to take up the issue of animal welfare with all
existing member states as well as those of the future.
c) A
European Convention on animal welfare to be voted in and enforced
as soon as possible and sanctions to be applied to any country
which does not respect it.
Every day animal welfare organisations
receive cries of help relating to the massacres perpetrated on
domestic animals. We receive photographs and films which make
simply unbearable viewing. It is common to witness the aggressive
capture of stray animals which is then soon followed by a
long-lasting and usually agonising death from methods such as
poisoning, beating to death with iron bars or stabbing an animal
while it is still conscious. These images are shocking and do
nothing for the image of the countries carrying out these barbaric
acts on a daily basis. An animal, just like a human being, is
capable of suffering. It is our duty to speak out for and protect
those who do not have the voice to do so themselves.
What we would
like to see mentioned in the future European Convention
Severely
punish those who publicly abandon an animal
Animals should be
identified upon purchase by their owner with an electronic chip as
the law foresees across Europe as of 2007
Severely punish all
mistreatment of animals in accordance with a future law to be
applied throughout the European Union
Establish a policy of
birth control, i.e. draw up a budget with the aim of:
organising
and funding a Europe-wide trap, neuter , release and vaccination
programme
for Europes millions of stray animals
Constructing
shelters which conform to the norms in place within the EU
Subsidising these shelters to ensure that the animals are
comfortably housed,
fed and treated in time
Financing the post
of a shelter director for each shelter and ensure that his
role
is carried out to a minimum Europ- wide standard
Sincerely,
The Undersigned
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