EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT TODAY APPROVES NEW EU LIVESTOCK WELFARE LAW
March 1st, 2016
MEPs have voted to adopt a European Union (EU) regulation harmonising animal welfare rules, with a key goal toughening up the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
The measures will place an increased onus on farmers to practice good husbandry that helps prevent disease outbreaks.
A plenary session of the European Parliament (EP) voted today (Tues) to endorse rules which replace 39 pieces of legislation on animal welfare passed over the last 50 years that MEPs have said were “outdated”.
They impose duties on farmers to practice good animal ...
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