Q: Mara Bizzotto (NI, IT) - Slaughtering of greyhounds in Europe (2014-10-23)
Every year, 500 000 greyhounds take part in traditional hare coursing in Spain. Of these, about 60 000 are killed at the end of the ...
Written Questions
Q: Miguel Viegas (GUE/NGL, PT) - Use of animal protein in feed (2014-10-16)
It is a known fact that the EU has a chronic shortage of sources of protein for animal feed. This shortage is a result of almost total ...
Q: Bart Staes (Greens/EFA, BE) - EMODE — a new, user-friendly, scientific species assessment system (2014-10-14)
Thousands of animal species are legally traded as pets within the EU. The enormous diversity of these species results in costly, and ...
Q: Marlene Mizzi (S&D, MT) - Puppy farming trade (2014-10-14)
Puppy farms are similar to factory farms in which dogs are bred purely for profit. The dogs are normally forced to breed too often, and ...
Q: Marlene Mizzi (S&D, MT) - Travelling with pets (2014-10-07)
Certain airlines, such as Lufthansa, allow pets under a certain weight to travel with their owners in the aircraft cabin to EU Member...
Q: Sophie Montel (NI, FR) - Animal abuse — Spanish greyhounds (2014-09-14)
Whereas in France it is illegal to use greyhounds (listed as breed group 10 dogs) for hunting, in Spain they are used both for hunting...
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