Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-05-06-Speech-3-991"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2009-05-06"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Active inclusion of people excluded from the labour market (A6-0263/2009 , Jean Lambert)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20090506.32.3-991"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-05-06-Speech-3-2582
lpv:speaker	lp:Martin Callanan2
lpv:spoken text	"Although I am a strong proponent of animal welfare I am hesitant to ban practices such as the import of seal products provided it can be shown that the suffering of animals is kept to a minimum when they are killed. Nevertheless, there are some practices which give great cause for concern, not least ritual slaughter traditions for certain religious purposes. Given Europe’s cultural diversity, some of these practices, which are alien to the EU’s respect for animal welfare, have begun to take root. As a result, animals are suffering needlessly. I accept that some religions attach fundamental importance to the way in which an animal is slaughtered in order for its meat to be consumed. However, the development of a culture of animal rights and animal welfare has been hard-won in Europe over the past 30 years, and we should not sacrifice it on the altar of political correctness. Animals killed by ritual slaughter methods must first be stunned in order to minimise suffering and further promote the values of animal welfare that we hold dear."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; EMPL (2007-02-09--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Conservative and Unionist Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2008-11-19--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2005-04-13--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; ENVI (2007-02-12--2009-07-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Martin Callanan (PPE-DE ),"1 "in writing"1

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