# Protection of animals at the time of killing

European Parliament procedure 2008/0180(CNS) (CNS - Consultation procedure, 6th term, committee AGRI / ENVI). Stage: Procedure completed. 262 committee amendments tabled by 34 Members between 2008-12-11 and 2009-02-25.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier is a Council regulation on the protection of animals at the time of slaughter and killing. The amendments add and refine definitions such as stunning, unconsciousness, death, slaughterhouse and fur animals, address derogations for religious slaughter and religious festivities involving traditional sacrifices, exempt small slaughterhouses selling directly to consumers, and cover hunting, recreational fishing, semi-domesticated deer, and the scope for fish, crustaceans, molluscs and cephalopods.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosa MIGUÉLEZ RAMOS | Spain | PSE | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4349.md |
| Struan STEVENSON | United Kingdom | ECR | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4546.md |
| Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA | Spain | PPE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/22418.md |
| Mojca DRČAR MURKO | Slovenia | ALDE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28305.md |
| Elisabeth JEGGLE | Germany | PPE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4271.md |
| Horst SCHNELLHARDT | Germany | PPE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1930.md |
| Bart STAES | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4751.md |
| Kartika Tamara LIOTARD | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28182.md |
| Joseph DAUL | France | PPE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4342.md |
| Jens HOLM | Sweden | GUE/NGL | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/37008.md |
| Carmen FRAGA ESTÉVEZ | Spain | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1993.md |
| Esther DE LANGE | Netherlands | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38398.md |
| Neil PARISH | United Kingdom | PPE-DE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4528.md |
| Friedrich-Wilhelm GRAEFE zu BARINGDORF | Germany | Verts/ALE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1040.md |
| Mairead McGUINNESS | Ireland | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28115.md |

## Official source documents

- PE416.622: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-416.622+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE419.903: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-419.903+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-0180-CNS · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-0180-CNS.json

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