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Sehr geehrte Frau Gesundheitsministerin Pamela Rendi-Wagner, Sehr geehrter Herr Landwirtschaftsminister Andrä Rupprechter, obwohl das Tierschutzgesetz vor Kurzem novelliert wurde, bestehen nach wie vor diverse tierschutzrelevante Probleme in der österreichischen Schweinehaltung, die dringend Ihr Handeln erfordern. Noch immer werden bei Ferkeln routinemäßig die Schwänze kupiert und die Zähne abgeschliffen, um sie an die Haltungssysteme anzupassen – und dies, obwohl beide Eingriffe durch die europäische Gesetzgebung seit Langem verboten sind. Um die geltenden EU-Vorgaben umzusetzen, ist eine tierschutzgerechte Beendigung des Schwanzkupierens dringend notwendig. Dies erfordert einen Ausstiegsplan, der ein schrittweises Vorgehen mit verbindlichen Fristen umfasst. Neben einem verbindlichen Ausstiegsplan sollten zudem wichtige gesetzliche Voraussetzungen geschaffen werden, damit das Halten von Schweinen mit ungekürzten Schwänzen und Zähnen keine tierschutzrelevanten Folgen hat. Die 1. Tierhaltungsverordnung sollte geändert werden, sodass die kaum adaptierbaren Warmställe mit Vollspaltenböden nicht mehr gebaut werden dürfen. Neu- und Umbauten sollten eine tiergerechte Schweinehaltung mit ausreichend Platz, geeigneter Beschäftigung durch eingestreute Liege- und Wühlbereiche sowie Außenklimakontakt ermöglichen. Die betäubungslose Kastration männlicher Saugferkel stellt einen weiteren tierschutzrelevanten Eingriff dar, der große Schmerzen verursacht und leider noch immer gesetzlich erlaubt ist. Die drei Alternativen – Ebermast, Impfung gegen Ebergeruch und Kastration mit Schmerzausschaltung/Anästhesie stehen als tierschutzkonforme und praktikable Methoden zur Verfügung. Aus Tierschutzsicht inakzeptabel ist hingegen die Lokalanästhesie. Verschiedene wissenschaftliche Studien belegen, dass diese Methode zusätzliche Schmerzen und Stress verursacht und keine ausreichende Schmerzausschaltung während der Kastration gewährleistet. Daher ersuchen wir Sie um Ihre aktive Unterstützung bei der Realisierung eines europaweiten Ausstiegs aus der Ferkelkastration bis 2024! Neben den dringend notwendigen gesetzlichen Änderungen für die Haltung von Schweinen, bedarf es zudem einer zielgerichteten Subventionierung tiergerechter Stallsysteme durch den Bund und die Länder, um eine Umstellung hin zu mehr Tierschutz schnellstmöglich zu realisieren. Wir hoffen auf Ihre Unterstützung bei der Beseitigung der tierschutzrelevanten Probleme in der Schweinehaltung und eine damit einhergehende Umsetzung der EU-Vorgaben. Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
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Dear Minister, I am writing to express my deep concern for the plight of European piglets. Piglets raised in barren and overcrowded environments undergo routine tail docking in breach of EU legislation. Across Europe 77 million male piglets continue to be painfully castrated every year, despite the fact that more humane methods exist. Additionally, many farmers still routinely shorten the corner teeth of piglets in breach of EU legislation. This painful procedure can be avoided trough breeding and by better feeding the sow when suckling her piglets. The routine tail docking and tooth clipping of pigs has been illegal in the EU for more than 20 years. Legislation requires that farmers address inadequate environmental conditions and management systems before resorting to tail docking and tooth clipping – mutilations which are only necessary in poor farm systems. Sadly, not enough has been done to ensure adequate environmental enrichment, or to ensure pig management meets European good practice. It is the responsibility of Member States to ensure implementation of EU Directives. I respectfully ask you to take immediate action so that appropriate manipulable materials are provided to all pigs, and to draft a road map for phasing out routine tail docking and tooth-clipping. Male piglets are still painfully castrated to prevent the risk of boar taint, an unpleasant odour which can be detected when the meat is cooked. However, as clearly stated by the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe and in the European Declaration for Alternatives to the Surgical Castration of Pigs, surgical castration is very painful when practiced without anaesthesia and pain relief, also when carried out on very young piglets. More humane and sustainable alternatives, such as keeping entire males or vaccination against boar taint, should be used instead. Please make a commitment to support a ban on surgical pig castration Europe-wide by the end of 2024. I respectfully urge you to take immediate action to end the mutilation of pigs. Yours sincerely,
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Dear Minister, I am writing to express my deep concern for the plight of European piglets. Piglets raised in barren and overcrowded environments undergo routine tail docking in breach of EU legislation. Across Europe 77 million male piglets continue to be painfully castrated every year, despite the fact that more humane methods exist. Additionally, many farmers still routinely shorten the corner teeth of piglets in breach of EU legislation. This painful procedure can be avoided trough breeding and by better feeding the sow when suckling her piglets. The routine tail docking and tooth clipping of pigs has been illegal in the EU for more than 20 years. Legislation requires that farmers address inadequate environmental conditions and management systems before resorting to tail docking and tooth clipping – mutilations which are only necessary in poor farm systems. Sadly, not enough has been done to ensure adequate environmental enrichment, or to ensure pig management meets European good practice. It is the responsibility of Member States to ensure implementation of EU Directives. I respectfully ask you to take immediate action so that appropriate manipulable materials are provided to all pigs, and to draft a road map for phasing out routine tail docking and tooth-clipping. Male piglets are still painfully castrated to prevent the risk of boar taint, an unpleasant odour which can be detected when the meat is cooked. However, as clearly stated by the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe and in the European Declaration for Alternatives to the Surgical Castration of Pigs, surgical castration is very painful when practiced without anaesthesia and pain relief, also when carried out on very young piglets. More humane and sustainable alternatives, such as keeping entire males or vaccination against boar taint, should be used instead. Please make a commitment to support a ban on surgical pig castration Europe-wide by the end of 2024. I respectfully urge you to take immediate action to end the mutilation of pigs. Yours sincerely,
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Dear Minister, I am writing to express my deep concern for the plight of European piglets. Piglets raised in barren and overcrowded environments undergo routine tail docking in breach of EU legislation. Across Europe 77 million male piglets continue to be painfully castrated every year, despite the fact that more humane methods exist. Additionally, many farmers still routinely shorten the corner teeth of piglets in breach of EU legislation. This painful procedure can be avoided through breeding and by better feeding the sow when suckling her piglets. The routine tail docking and tooth clipping of pigs has been illegal in the EU for more than 20 years. Legislation requires that farmers address inadequate environmental conditions and management systems before resorting to tail docking and tooth clipping – mutilations which are only necessary in poor farm systems. Sadly, not enough has been done to ensure adequate environmental enrichment, or to ensure pig management meets European good practice. It is the responsibility of Member States to ensure implementation of EU Directives. I respectfully ask you to take immediate action so that appropriate manipulable materials are provided to all pigs, and to draft a road map for phasing out routine tail docking and tooth-clipping. Male piglets are still painfully castrated to prevent the risk of boar taint, an unpleasant odour which can be detected when the meat is cooked. However, as clearly stated by the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe and in the European Declaration for Alternatives to the Surgical Castration of Pigs, surgical castration is very painful when practiced without anaesthesia and pain relief, also when carried out on very young piglets. More humane and sustainable alternatives, such as keeping entire males or vaccination against boar taint, should be used instead. Please make a commitment to support a ban on surgical pig castration Europe-wide by the end of 2024. I respectfully urge you to take immediate action to end the mutilation of pigs. Yours sincerely,
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Dear Minister, I am writing to express my deep concern for the plight of European piglets. Piglets raised in barren and overcrowded environments undergo routine tail docking in breach of EU legislation. Across Europe 77 million male piglets continue to be painfully castrated every year, despite the fact that more humane methods exist. Additionally, many farmers still routinely shorten the corner teeth of piglets in breach of EU legislation. This painful procedure can be avoided through breeding and by better feeding the sow when suckling her piglets. The routine tail docking and tooth clipping of pigs has been illegal in the EU for more than 20 years. Legislation requires that farmers address inadequate environmental conditions and management systems before resorting to tail docking and tooth clipping – mutilations which are only necessary in poor farm systems. Sadly, not enough has been done to ensure adequate environmental enrichment, or to ensure pig management meets European good practice. It is the responsibility of Member States to ensure implementation of EU Directives. I respectfully ask you to take immediate action so that appropriate manipulable materials are provided to all pigs, and to draft a road map for phasing out routine tail docking and tooth-clipping. Male piglets are still painfully castrated to prevent the risk of boar taint, an unpleasant odour which can be detected when the meat is cooked. However, as clearly stated by the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe and in the European Declaration for Alternatives to the Surgical Castration of Pigs, surgical castration is very painful when practiced without anaesthesia and pain relief, also when carried out on very young piglets. More humane and sustainable alternatives, such as keeping entire males or vaccination against boar taint, should be used instead. Please make a commitment to support a ban on surgical pig castration Europe-wide by the end of 2024. I respectfully urge you to take immediate action to end the mutilation of pigs. Yours sincerely,
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Αγαπητέ κ. Υπουργέ, Σας γράφω για να εκφράσω τη βαθιά ανησυχία μου για τις συνθήκες εκτροφής των χοιριδίων της Ευρώπης. Τα χοιρίδια που εκτρέφονται σε εντατικές μονάδες υφίστανται συστηματική αποκοπή της ουράς τους κατά παράβαση της νομοθεσίας της ΕΕ. Επιπλέον, στη χώρα μας οι περισσότεροι αρσενικοί χοίροι ευνουχίζονται, παρά το γεγονός ότι υπάρχουν λιγότερο επώδυνες μέθοδοι. Επιπλέον, πολλοί κτηνοτρόφοι εξακολουθούν συστηματικά να κόβουν τα δόντια των χοιριδίων κατά παράβαση της νομοθεσίας της ΕΕ. Αυτή η επίπονη διαδικασία μπορεί να αποφευχθεί μέσω της αναπαραγωγής και με την καλύτερη σίτιση των χοιρομητέρων όταν θηλάζουν τα μικρά τους. Η συστηματική κοπή της ουράς και το κόψιμο των δοντιών των χοίρων έχει απαγορευθεί στην ΕΕ για περισσότερο από 20 χρόνια. Η νομοθεσία προβλέπει ότι οι κτηνοτρόφοι πρέπει να αντιμετωπίσουν τις ανεπαρκείς περιβαλλοντικές συνθήκες και τα ακατάλληλα συστήματα εκτροφής πριν να καταλήξουν στο κόψιμο της ουράς και των δοντιών – δηλαδή σε ακρωτηριασμούς που είναι αναγκαίοι μόνο σε ακατάλληλες κτηνοτροφικές μονάδες. Δυστυχώς, δεν έχουν γίνει αρκετά για να εξασφαλιστεί ο κατάλληλος περιβαλλοντικός εμπλουτισμός ή να διασφαλιστεί ότι η εκτροφή των χοίρων πληροί τα ευρωπαϊκά πρότυπα ορθών πρακτικών. Είναι ευθύνη των Κρατών Μελών να εξασφαλίσουν την εφαρμογή των Οδηγιών της ΕΕ. Σας ζητώ να λάβετε άμεσα μέτρα ώστε να παρέχονται κατάλληλα εύχρηστα υλικά περιβαλλοντικού εμπλουτισμού σε όλους τους χοίρους και να παραχθεί ένας οδικός χάρτης για τη σταδιακή κατάργηση της συστηματικής κοπής της ουράς και των δοντιών. Τα αρσενικά χοιρίδια ευνουχίζονται για να αποτραπεί η πιθανότητα δυσάρεστης οσμής η οποία μπορεί να γίνει αισθητή όταν μαγειρεύεται το κρέας. Ωστόσο, όπως αναφέρεται σαφώς από την Ομοσπονδία Κτηνιάτρων Ευρώπης (FVE) και στην Ευρωπαϊκή Διακήρυξη για εναλλακτικές λύσεις σχετικά με τον χειρουργικό ευνουχισμό των χοίρων, ο χειρουργικός ευνουχισμός είναι πολύ επώδυνος, όταν γίνεται χωρίς αναισθησία και ανακούφιση από τον πόνο και όταν πραγματοποιείται σε πολύ νεαρά χοιρίδια. Θα πρέπει να χρησιμοποιούνται πιο ανθρώπινες και βιώσιμες εναλλακτικές λύσεις, όπως ο μη ευνουχισμός των αρσενικών ή ο εμβολιασμός κατά της συγκεκριμένης οσμής. Σας καλώ να δεσμευτείτε ότι θα εργαστείτε για εθνική απαγόρευση / για συνεργασία με τη βιομηχανία σε εθνικό επίπεδο με στόχο την επίτευξη απαγόρευσης σε όλη την Ευρώπη μέχρι το 2024. Σας ζητώ να λάβετε άμεσα μέτρα για τον τερματισμό του ακρωτηριασμού των χοίρων. Με εκτίμηση,
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Dear Minister, I am writing to express my deep concern for the plight of European piglets. Piglets raised in barren and overcrowded environments undergo routine tail docking in breach of EU legislation. Across Europe 77 million male piglets continue to be painfully castrated every year, despite the fact that more humane methods exist. Additionally, many farmers still routinely shorten the corner teeth of piglets in breach of EU legislation. This painful procedure can be avoided trough breeding and by better feeding the sow when suckling her piglets. The routine tail docking and tooth clipping of pigs has been illegal in the EU for more than 20 years. Legislation requires that farmers address inadequate environmental conditions and management systems before resorting to tail docking and tooth clipping – mutilations which are only necessary in poor farm systems. Sadly, not enough has been done to ensure adequate environmental enrichment, or to ensure pig management meets European good practice. It is the responsibility of Member States to ensure implementation of EU Directives. I respectfully ask you to take immediate action so that appropriate manipulable materials are provided to all pigs, and to draft a road map for phasing out routine tail docking and tooth-clipping. Male piglets are still painfully castrated to prevent the risk of boar taint, an unpleasant odour which can be detected when the meat is cooked. However, as clearly stated by the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe and in the European Declaration for Alternatives to the Surgical Castration of Pigs, surgical castration is very painful when practiced without anaesthesia and pain relief, also when carried out on very young piglets. More humane and sustainable alternatives, such as keeping entire males or vaccination against boar taint, should be used instead. Please make a commitment to support a ban on surgical pig castration Europe-wide by the end of 2024. I respectfully urge you to take immediate action to end the mutilation of pigs. Yours sincerely,
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Vážený pane ministře, obracím se na Vás, abych vyjádřil/a hluboké znepokojení týkající se situace v chovech prasat v České republice a v Evropské Unii. Selata chovaná v holém a přeplněném prostředí zažívají rutinní zkracování ocásků v rozporu s právními předpisy EU. Mnoho chovatelů také stále běžně zkracuje zuby selat v rozporu s právními předpisy EU. Tomuto bolestivému zákroku se lze vyhnout šlechtěním a změnou v krmení prasnice v období kojení. Navíc, v České republice jsou kanečci (až na pár výjimek) nadále bolestivě chirurgicky (bez umrtvení) kastrováni, přestože existují humánnější metody. 1) Rutinní zkracování ocásků a zubů prasat je v EU již více než 20 let nezákonné. Právní předpisy totiž vyžadují, aby se chovatelé nejdříve zabývali zlepšením nevhodných podmínek prostředí a také zlepšením managementu chovu než se uchýlí ke zkracování ocásků a zubů – tedy k mrzačení, která jsou nutná pouze v chovech, kde vládnou velmi špatné podmínky. Je smutné, že nebylo dosaženo obohacení životního prostředí prasat a nebylo zajištěno, aby chovy v České republice splňovaly správnou zemědělskou praxi pro zajištění dobrých životních podmínek prasat. Členské státy nesou odpovědnost za implementaci směrnic EU. Žádám Vás proto o okamžité podniknutí kroků k tomu, aby byl všem prasatům poskytnut vhodný materiál k manipulaci. Dále Vás žádám o vypracování plánu pro postupné skoncování s rutinním zkracováním ocásků a zubů selat. 2) Kanečci v České republice jsou stále chirurgicky (bolestivě) kastrováni, aby se zabránilo možnému nepříjemnému zápachu, který může být cítit z uvařeného masa kanců. Avšak Evropská veterinární federace (FVE) a Evropská deklarace o alternativách k chirurgické kastraci prasat zřetelně uvádějí, že chirurgická kastrace prováděná bez anestezie a analgezie je velmi bolestivá a to i pokud se provádí u velmi mladých selat. Místo této kastrace by měly být použity humánnější a udržitelnější alternativy, jako je výkrm kanců do nižších hmotnostních kategorií nebo imunokastrace (vakcinace účinnou látkou imunologické povahy). Opět si Vás dovoluji požádat o Váš závazek, že budete jednat v zájmu zavedení národního zákazu chirurgické (bolestivé) kastrace prasat od roku 2022 s cílem dosáhnout zákazu v Evropě do konce roku 2024. Prosím Vás o okamžité podniknutí výše uvedených kroků k ukončení mrzačení prasat. S pozdravem,
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Kære Andriukaitis Indenfor Den Europæiske Union og til tredje lande transporteres hvert år mere end en billion levende dyr for kommercielle formål. For dyr betyder den lange transport udmattelse, dehydrering, skader og ikke mindst død. På baggrund af risikoen for sygdomme viser afstemninger at størstedelen af befolkningen forlanger en begrænsning på transporttider. Ikke desto mindre er antallet af lange transporter (over otte timer) steget efter ikrafttrædelse af forordning om dyrs velfærd under transport i 2007. Den nuværende forordning (EF) 1/2005 om beskyttelse af dyrs velfærd under transport tillader at dyr bliver transporteret i mange timer uden holdt. I en fyldt dyretransport, uden nok føde og vand, viser dyrene tegn på alvorlige skader. Ministre fra Tyskland, Danmark, Holland, Sverige, Østrig og Belgien har allerede støttet indførelsen af en øvre grænse for transport af levende dyr, og har sendt en forespørgsel til Kommissionen, omkring en revision af Rådets forordning om beskyttelse af dyrs velfærd under transport (EF) 1/2005. På denne baggrund, kære Kommissionær, skriver jeg for at bede dig indlede en revision af Rådets forordning (EF) 1/2005 for beskyttelse af dyrs velfærd under transport. Med venlig hilsen
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Lugupeetud maaeluminister Tarmo Tamm Kirjutan teile, et väljendada oma tõsist muret Euroopa põrsaste kehva olukorra üle. Meie riigis kastreeritakse piinarikkalt suur osa isastest põrsastest, vaatamata sellele, et leidub ka humaansemaid meetodeid. Isased põrsad kastreeritakse, et vältida kuldilõhna, mida on tunda liha küpsetamisel. Nii nagu Euroopa Veterinaaride Föderatsioon on selgelt väljendanud ja Euroopa sigade kirurgilise kastreerimise alternatiivide deklaratsioonis kirjas, on kastreerimine väga piinarikas, kui seda tehakse ilma tuimestuse ja valuvaigistiteta. Ja seda ka siis, kui kastreeritakse väga noori põrsaid. On olemas humaansemaid ja jätkusuutlikumaid alternatiivne, mida tuleks kasutada - näiteks kastreerimata isaste pidamine või nende vaktsineerimine kuldilõhna vastu. Palun võtke oma kohustuseks töötada riikliku kirurgilise kastreerimise keelu nimel aastaks 2023, eesmärgiga kehtestada üleeuroopaline keeld aastaks 2024. Kogu oma lugupidamise juures julgustan teid tegutsema põrsaste valuliku kastreerimise lõpetamiseks. Lugupidamisega
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Arvoisa ministeri Leppä, kirjoitan teille ilmaistakseni syvän huoleni Euroopan porsaiden ahdingosta. Maassamme lähes kaikki karjuporsaat joutuvat edelleen käymään läpi kivuliaan kastraation siitä huolimatta, että olemassa on inhimillisempiäkin menetelmiä. Karjuporsaat voidaan edelleen kastroida kirurgisesti karjunhajun muodostumisen estämiseksi. Karjunhaju on epämiellyttävä haju, joka ilmenee lihaa kuumennettaessa. Kuten Euroopan eläinlääkäriliitto ja eurooppalainen julistus sikojen kirurgisen kastraation vaihtoehdoista ovat selvästi todenneet, kirurginen kastraatio on kuitenkin hyvin kivulias toimenpide kun se tehdään ilman nukutusta ja kivunlievitystä – myös silloin kun kyse on hyvin nuorista porsaista. Kirurgisen kastraation sijaan olisikin käytettävä muita, inhimillisempiä ja kestävämpiä vaihtoehtoja, kuten karjun kasvattamista kastroimatta tai rokotteen käyttämistä karjunhajua vastaan. Pyydän teitä sitoutumaan työhön kivuliasta kirurgista kastraatiota koskevan kansallisen kiellon saavuttamiseksi vuoteen 2023 mennessä jolloin sika-asetus astuu voimaan, pyrkimyksenä Euroopan laajuisen kiellon saavuttaminen vuoden 2024 loppuun mennessä. Kunnioittavasti kehotan teitä toimimaan välittömästi porsaiden kivuliaan kirurgisen kastraation lopettamiseksi. Parhain terveisin
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Monsieur le Ministre, Je vous écris aujourd’hui afin de vous faire part de ma vive préoccupation concernant les pratiques et les conditions d’élevage des porcs en France. Comme vous le savez, plus de 90% des porcs sont élevés de manière intensive dans notre pays. Ces conditions de détention (enfermement, densités élevées, environnement appauvri), contraires aux besoins et comportements naturels des animaux, engendrent une forte agressivité. Afin d’éviter que les porcs ne se blessent, la caudectomie (coupe de la queue) à vif est réalisée de manière routinière en élevage alors même qu’elle est interdite par la législation européenne depuis plus de 20 ans. Le meulage des dents des porcelets est, lui aussi, réalisé en élevage bien que cette mutilation soit également proscrite par le même texte européen. Il est de la responsabilité de la France, en tant que pays membre de l’Union Européenne, d’assurer la bonne application des directives communautaires. Je vous demande donc de prendre immédiatement toutes les mesures nécessaires afin de faire appliquer la législation européenne en matière de protection des porcs en : - Exigeant que tous les animaux soient élevés dans un environnement adapté et disposent de matériaux de manipulation - Instaurant une feuille de route claire et ambitieuse pour mettre fin à la coupe des queues et au meulage des dents des porcelets. Par ailleurs, 85% des porcelets mâles sont castrés à vif. Cette pratique est réalisée dans le but d’éviter l’apparition d’une odeur à la cuisson de la viande de certains mâles. Or ce risque est aujourd’hui connu et entièrement maîtrisable puisqu’il intervient chez 5% des animaux seulement. Des alternatives sans souffrance telles que l’élevage de porcs mâles entiers, l’immunocastration ou la castration sous anesthésie existent. Certains pays tels que la Suisse, la Norvège ou la Suède, ont d’ores et déjà totalement bannis la castration sans prise en charge de la douleur. Je vous demande donc d’agir conformément à l’engagement de la France inscrite dans le cadre de sa Stratégie Bien-être animal 2016-2020 en mettant tout en place pour bannir la castration à vif des porcelets et de rallier aussi l’objectif européen d’interdiction de cette pratique à horizon 2024. Merci, Monsieur le Ministre, de tout mettre en œuvre afin d’en terminer avec les mutilations en élevage porcin. Dans l’attente de votre réponse, veuillez agréer, Monsieur le ministre, l'expression de ma haute considération.
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Sehr geehrter Herr Bundesminister, mit der europaweiten Kampagne #EndPigPain, welche wir zusammen mit verschiedenen europäischen Tierschutzorganisationen und der Dachorganisation Eurogroup for Animals am 04. Mai 2017 starten, möchten wir auf das tägliche Leiden von Schweinen in der Landwirtschaft aufmerksam machen. Nach wie vor bestehen verschiedene tierschutzrelevante Probleme in der deutschen Schweinehaltung, die dringend Ihr Handeln erfordern. Aus Tierschutzsicht müssen Schweine bis zu ihrem Lebensende unversehrt bleiben und die Haltung darf sie weder in ihren Bedürfnissen einschränken noch Schmerzen und Leiden verursachen. Dies ist in der konventionellen Schweinehaltung leider meist nicht der Fall. Noch immer werden Ferkeln routinemäßig die Schwänze kupiert und die Zähne abgeschliffen, um sie an die Haltungssysteme anzupassen – und dies, obwohl beide Eingriffe durch die europäische Gesetzgebung seit Langem verboten sind. Um die geltenden EU-Vorgaben umzusetzen, ist eine tierschutzgerechte Beendigung des Schwanzkupierens dringend notwendig. Dies erfordert einen Ausstiegsplan, der ein schrittweises Vorgehen mit verbindlichen Fristen umfasst. Der von Ihnen initiierte Kompetenzkreis Tierwohl hatte schon eine grobe Vorlage erstellt, deren Umsetzung jedoch bisher nicht erfolgte. Neben einem verbindlichen Ausstiegsplan sollten zudem wichtige gesetzliche Voraussetzungen geschaffen werden, damit das Halten von Schweinen mit ungekürzten Schwänzen und Zähnen keine tierschutzrelevanten Folgen hat. Die Tierschutz-Nutztierhaltungsverordnung sollte daher dahingehend geändert werden, dass die kaum entwicklungsfähigen Warmställe mit Vollspaltenböden nicht mehr gebaut werden dürfen. Neu- und Umbauten sollten eine tiergerechte Schweinehaltung mit ausreichend Platz, geeigneter Beschäftigung durch eingestreute Liege- und Wühlbereiche sowie Außenklimakontakt ermöglichen. Die Kastration männlicher Saugferkel stellt einen weiteren tierschutzrelevanten Eingriff dar, der große Schmerzen verursacht und der durch das gesetzliche Verbot in Deutschland ab 2019 nur noch unter Betäubung durchgeführt werden darf. Der Deutsche Tierschutzbund teilt die Auffassung Ihres Ministeriums, dass drei Alternativen – Ebermast, Impfung gegen Ebergeruch und Kastration unter Vollnarkose mit Schmerzmedikation – als tierschutzkonforme und praktikable Methoden zur Verfügung stehen. Ausdrücklich inakzeptabel ist aus Tierschutzsicht hingegen die Forderung der Branche im Rahmen der „Herriedener Erklärung“, die Lokalanästhesie als „4. Lösung“ für diesen Zweck zuzulassen. Verschiedene wissenschaftliche Studien belegen, dass diese Methode zusätzliche Schmerzen und Stress verursacht und keine ausreichende Schmerzausschaltung während der Kastration hervorruft. Die Methode stellt daher aus Sicht des Tierschutzes einen intolerablen Kompromiss dar, wozu wir uns auch von Ihnen als zuständigem Minister eine klare Positionierung gegen die Lokalanästhesie wünschen. Grundsätzlich sollten auch für importierte Ferkel, Mastschweine und Schweinefleisch(produkte) die gleichen Anforderungen wie für deutsche Erzeuger gelten. Aus Tierschutzsicht inakzeptable Methoden, wie die Lokalanästhesie oder die Betäubung mittels Kohlendioxid, sollten untersagt werden. Des Weiteren möchten wir unterstreichen, dass eine tiergerechte Schweinehaltung mittelfristig ohne den chirurgischen Eingriff auskommen muss. Daher bitten wir Sie um Ihre aktive Unterstützung bei der Realisierung eines europaweiten Ausstiegs aus der Ferkelkastration bis 2024, was auch eine Forderung der #EndPigPain-Kampagne darstellt. Ein weiterer Problembereich der Schweinehaltung, der dringenden Handlungsbedarf erfordert, ist die Haltung von Sauen in Kastenständen. Der Beschluss der Agrarminister vom 31. März 2017, das Magdeburger Urteil durch eine Änderung der Tierschutz-Nutztierhaltungsverordnung mit einer deutlichen Verkürzung der Fixierungsdauer von Sauen im Deckbereich umzusetzen, ist grundsätzlich zu begrüßen. Doch im Sinne des Tierschutzes ist es inakzeptabel, für Umbauten Übergangsfristen von bis zu 20 Jahren zu gewähren und als Endziel weiterhin die routinemäßige Fixierung im Kastenstand über mehrere Tage zuzulassen. Bisher nicht berücksichtigt ist außerdem die ebenfalls tierschutzrelevante Fixierung von Sauen im Abferkelbereich, welche dringend beendet werden sollte. Die Haltung von Sauen kann durchaus auch ohne Fixierung problemlos funktionieren, wie die Erfahrungen anderer europäischer Länder sowie alternativer Betriebe in Deutschland zeigen. Eine tiergerechte Sauenhaltung sollte gesetzlich so ausgestaltet sein, dass eine Fixierung auf das aus Tierschutzsicht absolut notwendige Maß beschränkt wird – maximal kurzzeitig für tiermedizinische Behandlungen, Besamungen oder im Einzelfall bei Aggressivität der Sau gegenüber ihren Ferkeln. Übergangsfristen für Altbauten sollten möglichst kurz gesetzt werden und für den Übergangszeitraum sollten individuelle Umstellungspläne sicherstellen, dass die Sauen nicht länger in beengten Kastenständen leiden. Neben den dringend notwendigen gesetzlichen Änderungen für die Haltung von Schweinen, bedarf es zudem einer zielgerichteten Subventionierung tiergerechter Stallsysteme durch den Bund und die Länder, um eine Umstellung zu mehr Tierschutz schnellstmöglich zu realisieren. Sehr geehrter Herr Bundesminister, da wir Sie als Befürworter des Tierschutzes kennen, hoffen wir auf Ihre Unterstützung bei der Abstellung der tierschutzwidrigen Probleme in der Schweinehaltung und eine damit einhergehende Umsetzung der EU-Vorgaben. Mit freundlichen Grüßen
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Αγαπητέ κ. Υπουργέ, Σας γράφω για να εκφράσω τη βαθιά ανησυχία μου για τις συνθήκες εκτροφής των χοιριδίων της Ευρώπης. Τα χοιρίδια που εκτρέφονται σε εντατικές μονάδες υφίστανται συστηματική αποκοπή της ουράς τους κατά παράβαση της νομοθεσίας της ΕΕ. Επιπλέον, στη χώρα μας οι περισσότεροι αρσενικοί χοίροι ευνουχίζονται, παρά το γεγονός ότι υπάρχουν λιγότερο επώδυνες μέθοδοι. Επιπλέον, πολλοί κτηνοτρόφοι εξακολουθούν συστηματικά να κόβουν τα δόντια των χοιριδίων κατά παράβαση της νομοθεσίας της ΕΕ. Αυτή η επίπονη διαδικασία μπορεί να αποφευχθεί μέσω της αναπαραγωγής και με την καλύτερη σίτιση των χοιρομητέρων όταν θηλάζουν τα μικρά τους. Η συστηματική κοπή της ουράς και το κόψιμο των δοντιών των χοίρων έχει απαγορευθεί στην ΕΕ για περισσότερο από 20 χρόνια. Η νομοθεσία προβλέπει ότι οι κτηνοτρόφοι πρέπει να αντιμετωπίσουν τις ανεπαρκείς περιβαλλοντικές συνθήκες και τα ακατάλληλα συστήματα εκτροφής πριν να καταλήξουν στο κόψιμο της ουράς και των δοντιών – δηλαδή σε ακρωτηριασμούς που είναι αναγκαίοι μόνο σε ακατάλληλες κτηνοτροφικές μονάδες. Δυστυχώς, δεν έχουν γίνει αρκετά για να εξασφαλιστεί ο κατάλληλος περιβαλλοντικός εμπλουτισμός ή να διασφαλιστεί ότι η εκτροφή των χοίρων πληροί τα ευρωπαϊκά πρότυπα ορθών πρακτικών. Είναι ευθύνη των Κρατών Μελών να εξασφαλίσουν την εφαρμογή των Οδηγιών της ΕΕ. Σας ζητώ να λάβετε άμεσα μέτρα ώστε να παρέχονται κατάλληλα εύχρηστα υλικά περιβαλλοντικού εμπλουτισμού σε όλους τους χοίρους και να παραχθεί ένας οδικός χάρτης για τη σταδιακή κατάργηση της συστηματικής κοπής της ουράς και των δοντιών. Τα αρσενικά χοιρίδια ευνουχίζονται για να αποτραπεί η πιθανότητα δυσάρεστης οσμής η οποία μπορεί να γίνει αισθητή όταν μαγειρεύεται το κρέας. Ωστόσο, όπως αναφέρεται σαφώς από την Ομοσπονδία Κτηνιάτρων Ευρώπης (FVE) και στην Ευρωπαϊκή Διακήρυξη για εναλλακτικές λύσεις σχετικά με τον χειρουργικό ευνουχισμό των χοίρων, ο χειρουργικός ευνουχισμός είναι πολύ επώδυνος, όταν γίνεται χωρίς αναισθησία και ανακούφιση από τον πόνο και όταν πραγματοποιείται σε πολύ νεαρά χοιρίδια. Θα πρέπει να χρησιμοποιούνται πιο ανθρώπινες και βιώσιμες εναλλακτικές λύσεις, όπως ο μη ευνουχισμός των αρσενικών ή ο εμβολιασμός κατά της συγκεκριμένης οσμής. Σας καλώ να δεσμευτείτε ότι θα εργαστείτε για εθνική απαγόρευση / για συνεργασία με τη βιομηχανία σε εθνικό επίπεδο με στόχο την επίτευξη απαγόρευσης σε όλη την Ευρώπη μέχρι το 2024. Σας ζητώ να λάβετε άμεσα μέτρα για τον τερματισμό του ακρωτηριασμού των χοίρων. Με εκτίμηση,
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Dear Minister, I am writing to express my deep concern for the plight of European piglets. Piglets raised in barren and overcrowded environments undergo routine tail docking in breach of EU legislation. Across Europe 77 million male piglets continue to be painfully castrated every year, despite the fact that more humane methods exist. Additionally, many farmers still routinely shorten the corner teeth of piglets in breach of EU legislation. This painful procedure can be avoided through breeding and by better feeding the sow when suckling her piglets. The routine tail docking and tooth clipping of pigs has been illegal in the EU for more than 20 years. Legislation requires that farmers address inadequate environmental conditions and management systems before resorting to tail docking and tooth clipping – mutilations which are only necessary in poor farm systems. Sadly, not enough has been done to ensure adequate environmental enrichment, or to ensure pig management meets European good practice. It is the responsibility of Member States to ensure implementation of EU Directives. I respectfully ask you to take immediate action so that appropriate manipulable materials are provided to all pigs, and to draft a road map for phasing out routine tail docking and tooth-clipping. Male piglets are still painfully castrated to prevent the risk of boar taint, an unpleasant odour which can be detected when the meat is cooked. However, as clearly stated by the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe and in the European Declaration for Alternatives to the Surgical Castration of Pigs, surgical castration is very painful when practiced without anaesthesia and pain relief, also when carried out on very young piglets. More humane and sustainable alternatives, such as keeping entire males or vaccination against boar taint, should be used instead. Please make a commitment to support a ban on surgical pig castration Europe-wide by the end of 2024. I respectfully urge you to take immediate action to end the mutilation of pigs. Yours sincerely,
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Dear Minister, I am writing to express my deep concern for the plight of European piglets. Piglets raised in barren and overcrowded environments undergo routine tail docking in breach of EU legislation. Across Europe 77 million male piglets continue to be painfully castrated every year, despite the fact that more humane methods exist. Additionally, many farmers still routinely shorten the corner teeth of piglets in breach of EU legislation. This painful procedure can be avoided through breeding and by better feeding the sow when suckling her piglets. The routine tail docking and tooth clipping of pigs has been illegal in the EU for more than 20 years. Legislation requires that farmers address inadequate environmental conditions and management systems before resorting to tail docking and tooth clipping – mutilations which are only necessary in poor farm systems. Sadly, not enough has been done to ensure adequate environmental enrichment, or to ensure pig management meets European good practice. It is the responsibility of Member States to ensure implementation of EU Directives. I respectfully ask you to take immediate action so that appropriate manipulable materials are provided to all pigs, and to draft a road map for phasing out routine tail docking and tooth-clipping. Male piglets are still painfully castrated to prevent the risk of boar taint, an unpleasant odour which can be detected when the meat is cooked. However, as clearly stated by the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe and in the European Declaration for Alternatives to the Surgical Castration of Pigs, surgical castration is very painful when practiced without anaesthesia and pain relief, also when carried out on very young piglets. More humane and sustainable alternatives, such as keeping entire males or vaccination against boar taint, should be used instead. Please make a commitment to support a ban on surgical pig castration Europe-wide by the end of 2024. I respectfully urge you to take immediate action to end the mutilation of pigs. Yours sincerely,
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Gentile Ministra Lorenzin, Le scrivo per esprimerle il mio sdegno per le condizioni di allevamento dei suini in Europa e in Italia. Nella maggior parte degli allevamenti, i suinetti di meno di una settimana di vita vengono sottoposti al taglio della coda in violazione delle leggi europee vigenti. Inoltre, in Italia e in molte parti d’Europa, i suinetti maschi vengono ancora castrati senza anestesia e analgesia, arrecando gravi sofferenze agli animali, sebbene esistano alternative non dolorose. Molti allevatori troncano ancora in maniera routinaria i denti da latte dei suinetti, sempre in violazione della legislazione europea. Questa procedura, oltre che dolorosa, espone i suinetti al rischio di infezioni e morte e può essere evitata con differenti modalità di allevamento che eliminino la competizione dei suinetti per le mammelle. Il taglio sistematico della coda così come la mozzatura dei denti sono illegali in Europa da oltre 20 anni ma la norma è ampiamente disapplicata. La legge richiede che gli allevatori correggano le condizioni e la gestione dell’allevamento prima di poter ricorrere a tali pratiche, che sono messe in atto quando manca una gestione corretta degli animali. Tristemente, fino ad ora non si è fatto abbastanza per fornire ai suini gli arricchimenti ambientali necessari e previsti per legge e le mutilazioni sono pratica routinaria negli allevamenti anche se vietata. La responsabilità di assicurare l’implementazione delle Direttive Europee spetta agli Stati Membri. Pertanto, le chiedo rispettosamente di prodigarsi affinché l’Italia applichi la Direttiva Suini per quanto riguarda gli arricchimenti ambientali e il divieto del taglio sistematico di coda e denti dei suinetti. I suinetti maschi vengono inoltre castrati in modo doloroso per prevenire l’odore di verro nella carne. La Federazione dei Veterinari Europei (FVE) e la Dichiarazione Europea sulle Alternative alla Castrazione Chirurgica dei Suini hanno chiaramente affermato che la castrazione chirurgica, se praticata senza anestesia e analgesia prolungata, è molto dolorosa anche se praticata in suinetti al di sotto della settimana di vita. Esistono ormai alternative non dolorose, quali l’allevamento dei suini interi (verri) fino ai 120 kg di peso vivo, o la vaccinazione contro l’odore di verro nel caso dei suini intermedi e pesanti. Queste alternative possono e devono essere usate al posto della castrazione chirurgica. Le chiedo di stabilire un piano nazionale per abolire la castrazione chirurgica entro il 2024, sostenendo inoltre la revisione in tal senso della legislazione Europea. La invito a prendere le necessarie azioni con la massima urgenza per porre fine alle mutilazioni nell’industria suinicola. Cordiali saluti,
Letter*
Dear Minister, I am writing to express my deep concern for the plight of European piglets. Piglets raised in barren and overcrowded environments undergo routine tail docking in breach of EU legislation. Across Europe 77 million male piglets continue to be painfully castrated every year, despite the fact that more humane methods exist. Additionally, many farmers still routinely shorten the corner teeth of piglets in breach of EU legislation. This painful procedure can be avoided through breeding and by better feeding the sow when suckling her piglets. The routine tail docking and tooth clipping of pigs has been illegal in the EU for more than 20 years. Legislation requires that farmers address inadequate environmental conditions and management systems before resorting to tail docking and tooth clipping – mutilations which are only necessary in poor farm systems. Sadly, not enough has been done to ensure adequate environmental enrichment, or to ensure pig management meets European good practice. It is the responsibility of Member States to ensure implementation of EU Directives. I respectfully ask you to take immediate action so that appropriate manipulable materials are provided to all pigs, and to draft a road map for phasing out routine tail docking and tooth-clipping. Male piglets are still painfully castrated to prevent the risk of boar taint, an unpleasant odour which can be detected when the meat is cooked. However, as clearly stated by the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe and in the European Declaration for Alternatives to the Surgical Castration of Pigs, surgical castration is very painful when practiced without anaesthesia and pain relief, also when carried out on very young piglets. More humane and sustainable alternatives, such as keeping entire males or vaccination against boar taint, should be used instead. Please make a commitment to support a ban on surgical pig castration Europe-wide by the end of 2024. I respectfully urge you to take immediate action to end the mutilation of pigs. Yours sincerely,
Letter*
Dear Minister, I am writing to express my deep concern for the plight of European piglets. Piglets raised in barren and overcrowded environments undergo routine tail docking in breach of EU legislation. Across Europe 77 million male piglets continue to be painfully castrated every year, despite the fact that more humane methods exist. Additionally, many farmers still routinely shorten the corner teeth of piglets in breach of EU legislation. This painful procedure can be avoided through breeding and by better feeding the sow when suckling her piglets. The routine tail docking and tooth clipping of pigs has been illegal in the EU for more than 20 years. Legislation requires that farmers address inadequate environmental conditions and management systems before resorting to tail docking and tooth clipping – mutilations which are only necessary in poor farm systems. Sadly, not enough has been done to ensure adequate environmental enrichment, or to ensure pig management meets European good practice. It is the responsibility of Member States to ensure implementation of EU Directives. I respectfully ask you to take immediate action so that appropriate manipulable materials are provided to all pigs, and to draft a road map for phasing out routine tail docking and tooth-clipping. Male piglets are still painfully castrated to prevent the risk of boar taint, an unpleasant odour which can be detected when the meat is cooked. However, as clearly stated by the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe and in the European Declaration for Alternatives to the Surgical Castration of Pigs, surgical castration is very painful when practiced without anaesthesia and pain relief, also when carried out on very young piglets. More humane and sustainable alternatives, such as keeping entire males or vaccination against boar taint, should be used instead. Please make a commitment to support a ban on surgical pig castration Europe-wide by the end of 2024. I respectfully urge you to take immediate action to end the mutilation of pigs. Yours sincerely,
Letter*
Dear Minister, I am writing to express my deep concern for the plight of European piglets. Piglets raised in barren and overcrowded environments undergo routine tail docking in breach of EU legislation. Across Europe 77 million male piglets continue to be painfully castrated every year, despite the fact that more humane methods exist. Additionally, many farmers still routinely shorten the corner teeth of piglets in breach of EU legislation. This painful procedure can be avoided through breeding and by better feeding the sow when suckling her piglets. The routine tail docking and tooth clipping of pigs has been illegal in the EU for more than 20 years. Legislation requires that farmers address inadequate environmental conditions and management systems before resorting to tail docking and tooth clipping – mutilations which are only necessary in poor farm systems. Sadly, not enough has been done to ensure adequate environmental enrichment, or to ensure pig management meets European good practice. It is the responsibility of Member States to ensure implementation of EU Directives. I respectfully ask you to take immediate action so that appropriate manipulable materials are provided to all pigs, and to draft a road map for phasing out routine tail docking and tooth-clipping. Male piglets are still painfully castrated to prevent the risk of boar taint, an unpleasant odour which can be detected when the meat is cooked. However, as clearly stated by the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe and in the European Declaration for Alternatives to the Surgical Castration of Pigs, surgical castration is very painful when practiced without anaesthesia and pain relief, also when carried out on very young piglets. More humane and sustainable alternatives, such as keeping entire males or vaccination against boar taint, should be used instead. Please make a commitment to support a ban on surgical pig castration Europe-wide by the end of 2024. I respectfully urge you to take immediate action to end the mutilation of pigs. Yours sincerely,
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Dear Minister, I am writing to express my deep concern for the plight of European piglets. Piglets raised in barren and overcrowded environments undergo routine tail docking in breach of EU legislation. Across Europe 77 million male piglets continue to be painfully castrated every year, despite the fact that more humane methods exist. Additionally, many farmers still routinely shorten the corner teeth of piglets in breach of EU legislation. This painful procedure can be avoided through breeding and by better feeding the sow when suckling her piglets. The routine tail docking and tooth clipping of pigs has been illegal in the EU for more than 20 years. Legislation requires that farmers address inadequate environmental conditions and management systems before resorting to tail docking and tooth clipping – mutilations which are only necessary in poor farm systems. Sadly, not enough has been done to ensure adequate environmental enrichment, or to ensure pig management meets European good practice. It is the responsibility of Member States to ensure implementation of EU Directives. I respectfully ask you to take immediate action so that appropriate manipulable materials are provided to all pigs, and to draft a road map for phasing out routine tail docking and tooth-clipping. Male piglets are still painfully castrated to prevent the risk of boar taint, an unpleasant odour which can be detected when the meat is cooked. However, as clearly stated by the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe and in the European Declaration for Alternatives to the Surgical Castration of Pigs, surgical castration is very painful when practiced without anaesthesia and pain relief, also when carried out on very young piglets. More humane and sustainable alternatives, such as keeping entire males or vaccination against boar taint, should be used instead. Please make a commitment to support a ban on surgical pig castration Europe-wide by the end of 2024. I respectfully urge you to take immediate action to end the mutilation of pigs. Yours sincerely,
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Dear Minister, I am writing to express my deep concern for the plight of European piglets. Piglets raised in barren and overcrowded environments undergo routine tail docking in breach of EU legislation. Across Europe 77 million male piglets continue to be painfully castrated every year, despite the fact that more humane methods exist. Additionally, many farmers still routinely shorten the corner teeth of piglets in breach of EU legislation. This painful procedure can be avoided through breeding and by better feeding the sow when suckling her piglets. The routine tail docking and tooth clipping of pigs has been illegal in the EU for more than 20 years. Legislation requires that farmers address inadequate environmental conditions and management systems before resorting to tail docking and tooth clipping – mutilations which are only necessary in poor farm systems. Sadly, not enough has been done to ensure adequate environmental enrichment, or to ensure pig management meets European good practice. It is the responsibility of Member States to ensure implementation of EU Directives. I respectfully ask you to take immediate action so that appropriate manipulable materials are provided to all pigs, and to the effect that routine tail docking and tooth-clipping can be phased out in the shortest possible period. In the majority of Member States, male piglets are still painfully castrated to prevent the risk of boar taint, an unpleasant odour which can be detected when the meat is cooked. However, as clearly shown by the Dutch example, more humane and sustainable alternatives are perfectly viable and should be used instead. Please make a commitment to support a ban on surgical pig castration Europe-wide by the end of 2024. I respectfully urge you to take immediate action to end the mutilation of pigs. Yours sincerely,
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Szanowny Panie Ministrze, Zwracam się do Pana zaniepokojony sytuacją prosiąt w Europie. Prosięta utrzymywane w warunkach zbyt dużego stłoczenia, pozbawione jakichkolwiek bodźców w otoczeniu, są rutynowo poddawane zabiegowi przycinania ogonów, wbrew prawu europejskiemu. Ponadto, większość knurków w Polsce poddawana jest bolesnej kastracji chirurgicznej bez znieczulenia, choć dostępne są bardziej humanitarne metody. Dodatkowo wielu hodowców rutynowo przycina lub piłuje zęby prosiąt, co również odbywa się wbrew prawu europejskiemu. Ten bolesny zabieg może być wyeliminowany dzięki odpowiedniej selekcji i lepszemu żywieniu loch. Rutynowe przycinanie zębów i ogonów jest w Unii Europejskiej niedozwolone od ponad 20 lat. Prawo wymaga od hodowców zapewnienia warunków, dzięki którym nie będą te zabiegi potrzebne. Są one związane zawsze ze słabymi warunkami życia zwierząt. Niestety wciąż nie zostało zrobione wystarczająco dużo na rzecz wzbogacania środowiska w jakim hoduje się świnie. Odpowiedzialnością Państw Członkowskich jest pełne wdrożenie dyrektyw unijnych. Bardzo proszę o podjęcie działań, które wyeliminują rutynowe przycinanie ogonów i zębów na rzecz wzbogaconego środowiska w hodowli. Męskie prosięta są poddawane chirurgicznej kastracji, aby zapobiec występowaniu tzw. knurzego zapachu, który może być wyczuwalny przy obróbce termicznej mięsa. Jednakże, jak wskazuje Europejska Federacja Weterynarzy w Europejskiej Deklaracji w Sprawie Alternatywy dla Chirurgicznych Metod Kastracji Trzody Chlewnej, taki zabieg jest bardzo bolesny, jeśli jest wykonywany bez żadnego znieczulenia, nawet w przypadku bardzo młodych prosiąt. Bardziej humanitarne metody powinny zastąpić kastrację chirurgiczną. Proszę o podjęcia działań na rzecz pełnego zakazu kastracji chirurgicznej prosiąt i wsparcie dla takiego zakazu w całej Unii Europejskiej. Oczekuję zdecydowanych kroków w celu zakończenia okaleczania prosiąt. Z wyrazami szacunku
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Dear Minister, I am writing to express my deep concern for the plight of European piglets. Piglets raised in barren and overcrowded environments undergo routine tail docking in breach of EU legislation. Across Europe 77 million male piglets continue to be painfully castrated every year, despite the fact that more humane methods exist. Additionally, many farmers still routinely shorten the corner teeth of piglets in breach of EU legislation. This painful procedure can be avoided through breeding and by better feeding the sow when suckling her piglets. The routine tail docking and tooth clipping of pigs has been illegal in the EU for more than 20 years. Legislation requires that farmers address inadequate environmental conditions and management systems before resorting to tail docking and tooth clipping – mutilations which are only necessary in poor farm systems. Sadly, not enough has been done to ensure adequate environmental enrichment, or to ensure pig management meets European good practice. It is the responsibility of Member States to ensure implementation of EU Directives. I respectfully ask you to take immediate action so that appropriate manipulable materials are provided to all pigs, and to draft a road map for phasing out routine tail docking and tooth-clipping. Male piglets are still painfully castrated to prevent the risk of boar taint, an unpleasant odour which can be detected when the meat is cooked. However, as clearly stated by the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe and in the European Declaration for Alternatives to the Surgical Castration of Pigs, surgical castration is very painful when practiced without anaesthesia and pain relief, also when carried out on very young piglets. More humane and sustainable alternatives, such as keeping entire males or vaccination against boar taint, should be used instead. Please make a commitment to support a ban on surgical pig castration Europe-wide by the end of 2024. I respectfully urge you to take immediate action to end the mutilation of pigs. Yours sincerely,
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Dear Minister, I am writing to express my deep concern for the plight of European piglets. Piglets raised in barren and overcrowded environments undergo routine tail docking in breach of EU legislation. Across Europe 77 million male piglets continue to be painfully castrated every year, despite the fact that more humane methods exist. Additionally, many farmers still routinely shorten the corner teeth of piglets in breach of EU legislation. This painful procedure can be avoided through breeding and by better feeding the sow when suckling her piglets. The routine tail docking and tooth clipping of pigs has been illegal in the EU for more than 20 years. Legislation requires that farmers address inadequate environmental conditions and management systems before resorting to tail docking and tooth clipping – mutilations which are only necessary in poor farm systems. Sadly, not enough has been done to ensure adequate environmental enrichment, or to ensure pig management meets European good practice. It is the responsibility of Member States to ensure implementation of EU Directives. I respectfully ask you to take immediate action so that appropriate manipulable materials are provided to all pigs, and to draft a road map for phasing out routine tail docking and tooth-clipping. Male piglets are still painfully castrated to prevent the risk of boar taint, an unpleasant odour which can be detected when the meat is cooked. However, as clearly stated by the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe and in the European Declaration for Alternatives to the Surgical Castration of Pigs, surgical castration is very painful when practiced without anaesthesia and pain relief, also when carried out on very young piglets. More humane and sustainable alternatives, such as keeping entire males or vaccination against boar taint, should be used instead. Please make a commitment to support a ban on surgical pig castration Europe-wide by the end of 2024. I respectfully urge you to take immediate action to end the mutilation of pigs. Yours sincerely,
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Vážená pani ministerka, Obraciam sa na Vás, aby som vyjadril/a hlboké znepokojenie nad vážnou situáciou európskych prasiat. Prasiatka chované v holých, často preplnených chovných priestoroch podstupujú rutinné skracovanie chvostíkov v rozpore s EÚ legislatívou. Okrem toho je väčšina samcov naďalej bolestivo chirurgicky kastrovaná, napriek tomu, že jestvujú humánne metódy. Mnoho chovateľov tiež, opäť v rozpore s EÚ legislatívou, prasiatkam naďalej rutinne skracuje zuby. Tomuto bolestivému zákroku sa dá vyhnúť šľachtením a zmenou kŕmenia prasnice v období dojčenia. Rutinné skracovanie chvostov a zubov prasatám je v EÚ nelegálne viac ako 20 rokov. Legislatíva nariaďuje farmárom zlepšiť chovné podmienky a manažment chovu predtým, ako pristúpia ku skráteniu chvostíka či zubov – mrzačení, ktoré sú potrebné iba v systémoch chovu s nízkou úrovňou welfare. Je zodpovednosťou členských štátov zabezpečiť implementáciu EÚ nariadení. Zdvorilo Vás preto žiadam o okamžité kroky na zabezpečenie manipulačného materiálu pre všetky prasatá a o vypracovanie plánu na postupné ukončenie rutinného skracovania chvostov a zubov. Samci sú stále kastrovaní z dôvodu predchádzania riziku výskytu kančieho pachu – nepríjemnému zápachu, ktorý prekáža pri príprave a konzumácii mäsa. Federácia európskych veterinárov (FVE) a Európska deklarácia o alternatívach k chirurgickej kastrácii prasiat však jednoznačne uvádzajú, že chirurgická kastrácia je veľmi bolestivá aj pre veľmi mladé jedince, pokiaľ sa vykonáva bez anestézie a analgetík. Pritom jestvujú humánnejšie a udržateľné alternatívy – chov kancov do nižších hmotnostných kategórií alebo vakcinácia proti kančiemu zápachu (imunokastrácia) – a mali by byť používané. Vážená pani ministerka, prijmite prosím záväzok zakázať bolestivé chirurgické kastrácie prasiat na národnej úrovni do roku 2020, s cieľom dosiahnuť zákaz na celoeurópskej úrovni do konca roka 2024. Zdvorilo Vás žiadam, aby ste podnikli urýchlené kroky na ukončenie bolestivého a zbytočného mrzačenia prasiat. S úctou,
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Dear Minister, I am writing to express my deep concern for the plight of European piglets. Piglets raised in barren and overcrowded environments undergo routine tail docking in breach of EU legislation. Across Europe 77 million male piglets continue to be painfully castrated every year, despite the fact that more humane methods exist. Additionally, many farmers still routinely shorten the corner teeth of piglets in breach of EU legislation. This painful procedure can be avoided through breeding and by better feeding the sow when suckling her piglets. The routine tail docking and tooth clipping of pigs has been illegal in the EU for more than 20 years. Legislation requires that farmers address inadequate environmental conditions and management systems before resorting to tail docking and tooth clipping – mutilations which are only necessary in poor farm systems. Sadly, not enough has been done to ensure adequate environmental enrichment, or to ensure pig management meets European good practice. It is the responsibility of Member States to ensure implementation of EU Directives. I respectfully ask you to take immediate action so that appropriate manipulable materials are provided to all pigs, and to draft a road map for phasing out routine tail docking and tooth-clipping. Male piglets are still painfully castrated to prevent the risk of boar taint, an unpleasant odour which can be detected when the meat is cooked. However, as clearly stated by the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe and in the European Declaration for Alternatives to the Surgical Castration of Pigs, surgical castration is very painful when practiced without anaesthesia and pain relief, also when carried out on very young piglets. More humane and sustainable alternatives, such as keeping entire males or vaccination against boar taint, should be used instead. Please make a commitment to support a ban on surgical pig castration Europe-wide by the end of 2024. I respectfully urge you to take immediate action to end the mutilation of pigs. Yours sincerely,
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Estimada Sra Dª Isabel García Tejerina Por el presente escrito deseo manifestarle mi extrema preocupación por el dolor al que son sometidos los lechones. Los lechones son criados en un entorno estéril, sujetos a altísimas densidades y son sometidos a un recorte rutinario de sus rabos, en contra de lo indicado por la legislación de la UE. Además, en España, para la producción de ciertos productos como el jamón se les practica la castración siguiendo unos métodos crueles y sin tener en cuenta la existencia de métodos alternativos. Asimismo en muchos casos se sigue practicando un limado de los dientes que también estaría en contra de lo dispuesto por la legislación de la UE. Estos procesos tan dolorosos podrían evitarse con unos sistemas distintos o mejorados tanto en la cría como en la alimentación de la cerda madre. El recorte rutinario de rabos y dientes es ilegal en el seno de la UE desde hace más de 20 años. La legislación actual requiere que el ganadero aporte unas condiciones medioambientales tales e introduzca cambios en la gestión de la granja con el fin de evitar el recorte de rabos y dientes, mutilaciones que tan solo son necesarias en sistemas productivos muy pobres. Desgraciadamente se ha avanzado muy poco en la mejora del entorno medioambiental y en las medidas a adoptar para alcanzar una buena práctica a nivel europeo. Es responsabilidad de los Estados Miembros asegurar un correcto cumplimiento de las directivas comunitarias. Por estos motivos le pido que se tomen acciones inmediatas con el fin de que se provea a los cerdos del material manipulable apropiado. Asimismo también le pido que se establezca una hoja de ruta para la eliminación gradual del recorte rutinario del rabo y los dientes de los lechones. Los lechones machos todavía pueden ser castrados por métodos dolorosos y crueles con el fin de evitar el olor desagradable de la carne al cocinarla. En España es usual hacerlo para la producción de jamón. Tal y como ha declarado la Federación Veterinaria Europea así como la Declaración Europea para Alternativas a la Castración Quirúrgica, el sistema quirúrgico de castración, practicado sin anestesia o paliativos del dolor, es extremadamente doloroso, incluso cuando se practica en lechones de corta edad. Por este motivo este sistema debería incluir el uso obligatorio de anestesia y paliativos de dolor o sustituirse por sistemas alternativos más humanitarios y sostenibles como sistemas de vacunación. Por este motivo le solicito que, de común acuerdo entre los sectores interesados, se ponga fin a la castración quirúrgica sin anestesia ni paliativos de dolor en España con el objetivo de lograr una prohibición en toda Europa para el año 2024. Respetuosamente le solicito que se tomen de forma inmediata las medidas necesarias para acabar con los procesos que implican mutilaciones en los cerdos. Agradeciendo su atención,
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Till landsbygdsminister Sven-Erik Bucht, Vi kontaktar dig eftersom vi är mycket oroade över situationen för grisarna i den Europeiska livsmedelsindustrin. I Sverige kastreras fortfarande nästan alla hangrisar kirurgiskt, trots att det finns metoder som orsakar mindre lidande. Kastrering utan bedövning förbjöds i Sverige 1 januari 2016, vilket är positivt eftersom kirurgisk kastrering med bedövning innebär mindre lidande än utan bedövning. Kastreringen innebär dock alltid en stressande hantering av grisarna. Att ge bedövningsmedel medför mer och längre hantering och fasthållning av grisarna. Injektion av bedövningsmedlet kan också innebära smärta. Att inte kastrera alls– i miljöer där aggressivt och sexuellt beteende hos okastrerade hangrisar inte blir ett problem– eller vaccinering mot galtlukt, är alternativ som medför mindre lidande än kirurgisk kastrering. Grisar utsätts för fler slags stympningar än kastrering. Rutinmässig svansklippning, tandklippning och tandslipning av grisar har varit förbjudet i EU i mer än 20 år, trots detta är det fortfarande vanligt förekommande i flera av medlemsländerna. Tandslipning förekommer i Sverige, trots att ingreppet kan orsaka stress, smärta och skador. En orsak till att smågrisarnas tänder slipas är att grisarna skadar varandra och suggans juver när de konkurrerar om plats vid suggans juver. Ett sätt att minska risken för den sortens skador och därmed behovet av tandslipning, är en avel inriktad mot mindre kullstorlekar istället för som idag då fokus ligger på allt större kullar. Vi ber dig och regeringen att: - arbeta för ett slut på kirurgisk kastrering av hangrisar senast år 2020 i Sverige, och för ett förbud på EU-nivå senast år 2024. ta tydlig ställning inför Europeiska kommissionen och inom ministerrådet, för att EU-förbudet mot rutinmässig svansklippning, tandklippning och tandslipning av grisar liksom kravet på berikning, måste genomföras. När det gäller situationen i Sverige måste en handlingsplan för hur tandslipningen av grisar ska fasas ut, tas fram. Med vänliga hälsningar,
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Dear Minister, I am writing to express my deep concern for the plight of European piglets. Piglets raised in barren and overcrowded environments undergo routine tail docking and tooth clipping in breach of EU legislation. The routine tail docking and tooth clipping of pigs has been illegal in the EU for more than 10 years. Yet, according to a recent report by AHDB Pork, 70% of pigs in the UK are still tail-docked, clearly indicating that routine tail-docking is widespread. Legislation requires that farmers address inadequate environmental conditions and management systems before resorting to tail docking and tooth clipping – mutilations which are only necessary in poor farm systems. Sadly, not enough has been done to ensure adequate environmental enrichment – another requirement of the legislation is to provide permanent access to a sufficient quantity of manipulable materials - or to ensure pig management meets best practices. It is the responsibility of Member States to ensure implementation of EU Directives. I respectfully ask you to take immediate action so that appropriate manipulable materials are provided to all pigs, and to draft a roadmap for phasing out routine tail docking and tooth-clipping. Across Europe 77 million male piglets continue to be painfully castrated every year, despite the fact that more humane methods exist. This is not commonly practised on UK pigs. However, several products that the UK imports are obtained from pigs that are systematically castrated without anaesthesia and analgesia. It is the case of pigs that are raised to produce cured hams in Spain and Italy, as well as several other imported products that require pigs to reach heavy live weights at slaughter. This is in stark contrast to all available scientific evidence showing that surgical castration is very painful when practiced without anaesthesia and pain relief, also when carried out on very young piglets. More humane and sustainable alternatives, such as keeping entire males or vaccination against boar taint, should be used instead. Please make a commitment to support a ban on surgical pig castration Europe-wide by the end of 2024. I respectfully urge you to take immediate action to end the mutilation of pigs. Yours sincerely,
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To: Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Union Commissioner for Health & Food Safety Dear Commissioner Andriukaitis, I am writing to express my deep concern for the plight of European piglets. Eurostat data show that European pork products are exported to every non-EU country on all continents. These are often high-quality products and consumers associate them with Europe’s high animal welfare standards. Yet European pigs are predominantly raised in barren and overcrowded environments and undergo routine tail docking in breach of EU legislation. Across Europe 77 million male piglets continue to be painfully castrated every year, despite the fact that more humane methods exist. Additionally, many farmers still routinely shorten the corner teeth of piglets in breach of EU legislation. The routine tail docking and tooth clipping of pigs has been illegal in the EU for more than 20 years. Legislation requires that farmers address inadequate environmental conditions and management systems before resorting to tail docking and tooth clipping – mutilations which are only necessary in poor farm systems. Sadly, not enough has been done to ensure adequate environmental enrichment, or to ensure pig management meets European good practice. When I see European pork products on the shelves in my country, I would like to be sure that pigs are no longer unnecessarily mutilated in making them. I respectfully urge you to take all the necessary steps to ensure all European Member States fully enforce EU pig welfare legislation and to facilitate a transition towards a ban on surgical pig castration by 2024. More humane and sustainable alternatives, such as keeping entire males or vaccination against boar taint, should be used instead. Yours sincerely,
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