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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2013-05-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Non-commercial movement of pet animals - Animal health requirements governing trade in dogs, cats and ferrets (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20130523.10.4-117-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2013-05-23-Speech-4-118-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Marina Yannakoudakis2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, 90% of pet owners consider their pets to be members of the family. It stands to reason, therefore, that owners should be able to take their furry friends safely and easily to a third country when moving or travelling abroad. Before 2001, travelling abroad for pets used to be a dog’s life. Animals travelling to the UK, for example, spent up to six months in quarantine. Now it is much easier for our pets to travel alongside their families, and I support the rapporteur’s goals of making it even simpler. However, this report is also about protecting animal health and human health, and I am pleased the report has introduced measures which also increase vigilance. It is important that Member States conduct compliance checks on animals entering their territory from another Member State. It is also important that measures are introduced to protect against fraudulent use of pet passports. At the committee stage I put forward amendments which would make microchips mandatory for pets travelling abroad. I regret that the current report allows the continuation of tattoos, which can easily be forged. Identification and traceability is an important issue, and I am pleased that the UK Government has recently introduced measures which mean that all dogs will need to be microchipped by 2016. Of course, for travel to the UK, Ireland and Malta only animals with microchips will be admitted. I am also pleased that there is a derogation for Member States with rabies-free status, which will mean animals will be able to move much more easily. So I congratulate the rapporteur on behalf of my furry friends, such as Bruno and Huggy-Huggy, and I look forward to supporting this report."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; PECH (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; ENVI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; CRIM (2012-03-28--2013-10-23)3 unknown; Conservative Party (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; FEMM (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Marina Yannakoudakis,"1 "on behalf of the ECR Group"1
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