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Title:
EU Directive on Dairy Cow Welfare
Current status:
Withdrawn on 20/07/2012
Commission registration number: ECI(2012)000004
Date of registration: 10/05/2012
Date of registration: 10/05/2012
Subject-matter:
An EU Directive to improve welfare of the EU’s 23m dairy cows, create a level playing field and guarantee minimum standards enable improvements as seen with legislation for pigs and poultry.
Main objectives:
We seek to inspire and mobilise European citizens to call for a specific directive that guarantees improved animal welfare for dairy cows. By petitioning the Commission through the ECI, we can convey citizens’ desire for policy change around dairy cow welfare.
Our petition focuses on bringing targeted legislation that covers four key areas of cow’s welfare based on the EU Welfare Quality® principles:
- Good housing
- Good health
- Good feeding
- Appropriate behaviour
Provisions of the Treaties considered relevant by the organisers:
Articles 13 and 43 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Organisers / Members of citizens' committee:
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Representative:
Annamaria PISAPIA -
pisapiaannamaria
gmail.com
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Substitute:
Julie MIDDELKOOP -
welovehappycowsgmail.com
- Other members: Ilaria IDA, Romana ŠONKOVÁ, Roger PETERSSON, Olga KIKOU, Leopoldine DE BROSSES (NEE CHARBONNEAUX)
Website:
www.happycows.eu
Sources of support and funding:
Total amount of support and funding: €345,567
Last update: 11/04/2012
| Name of sponsor | Date[1] | Amount in EUR[2] |
|---|---|---|
| Ben and Jerry's | 11/04/2012 | 90,934 |
| Compassion in World Farming | 11/04/2012 | 72,755 |
| World Society for the Protection of Animals | 11/04/2012 | 181,878 |
Total amount of support and funding: €345,567
- [1]
- Date when the contribution was received. In case of in kind contributions, date when the in kind contribution started.
- [2]
- Actual amount of funding provided or estimated value of in kind contribution.