Vision or hallucination? Execution is key: FOUR PAWS' Statement on the Vision for Agriculture
Commenting on today's publication of the Commission's Vision for Agriculture
BRUSSELS – Commenting today on the publication of the Commission's Vision for Agriculture, Joe Moran, Director of FOUR PAWS' European Policy Office said:
"The vision presented today by Commissioner Hansen is excellent, encouraging and exciting in equal measure. Citizens and farmers have been wanting to hear these words for years, that production standards on animal welfare must be applied to imports.
Furthermore, the re-confirmation that we will see new proposals to advance animal welfare standards during this term is a relief, including the assurance that the prior Commission's promise to end the cage age will be honoured.
After the disappointment of not seeing further proposals on animal welfare last term, we are naturally eager to get on and ensure that what has been outlined today is ultimately delivered. Making this vision a reality is therefore crucial. As Thomas Edison said, "a vision without execution is just hallucination". Let's hope this time, therefore, we can truly believe what our eyes are seeing."
Joe Moran
Lobbying and Advocacy DirectorRue Ducale 29, 1000 Brussels
Belgium
FOUR PAWS - Animal Welfare ASBL
FOUR PAWS is the global animal welfare organisation for animals under direct human influence, which reveals suffering, rescues animals in need and protects them. Founded in 1988 in Vienna by Heli Dungler and friends, the organisation advocates for a world where humans treat animals with respect, empathy and understanding. The sustainable campaigns and projects of FOUR PAWS focus on companion animals including stray dogs and cats, farm animals and wild animals – such as bears, big cats and orangutans – kept in inappropriate conditions as well as in disaster and conflict zones. With offices in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Kosovo, the Netherlands, Switzerland, South Africa, Thailand, Ukraine, the UK, the USA and Vietnam as well as sanctuaries for rescued animals in eleven countries, FOUR PAWS provides rapid help and long-term solutions. www.four-paws.org