Animal Welfare is a top priority for Copa-Cogeca's new chairman
The new Copa Cogeca chairman said that he wants to enforce different animal welfare initiatives and to ensure that the new EU animal health law and delegated acts will be implemented.
“In the next two years, I will work hard to ensure that the new EU animal health law and delegated acts are implemented well and make sure that the concerns of farmers and cooperatives are taken into account. I will also continue to work on the different animal welfare initiatives and ensure that they are properly enforced. We already have some of the highest health and welfare standards in the world and consumers should be better informed on this. We will promote this during our discussions in the new EU Animal Welfare Platform,” Mr. Higuera said.
Furthermore, Mr. Higuera added that an important priority he wants Copa Cogeca to tackle is the antibiotics resistance by founding the European Platform for the Responsible Use of Medicines in Animals (EPRUMA).
"We are founding members of the European Platform for the Responsible Use of Medicines in Animals (EPRUMA) ‘and we believe that veterinary medicines, including antibiotics, need to be used responsibly to maintain their efficacy. Antibiotics should be used “as little as possible, and as much as necessary’. We will continue to explore new ways to promote the responsible use of antibiotics in farm animals. Recent reports nevertheless show that there has been a decline in sales of antimicrobials for food-producing animals. This confirms that EU farmers are making every effort to reduce their use and we will continue to encourage this. We also support a pragmatic approach on EU proposals relating to medicated feed and veterinary medicines,” the new chairman of Copa Cogeca explained.
Another important issue for the new chairman is the eradication of animal diseases in the EU, especially Africa Swine Fever (ASF), Avian Flu, as these can have a devastating import on farmers livelihoods.
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