ANIMAL WELFARE
April 1st, 2001
KEITH NUTHALLHAULIERS handling live exports could be forced to make costly improvements to their lorries to boost the welfare of their animal cargoes, if EU ministers accept a new reform package from the European Commission.It has proposed a set of mandatory standards for the long distance transport of horses, cattle, goats, sheep and pigs within the EU, on journeys exceeding eight hours. These include rules on ventilation, temperature and humidity control. Notably, lorries will have to carry a monitoring and warning system recording humidity and temperature.A ...
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