The European Commission decided on Wednesday 22 March to register a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) entitled ‘End The Horse Slaughter Age’.
The organisers of the initiative call on the Commission to propose a law banning the slaughter of horses, including their breeding and export for the production of fur, leather or meat or for the manufacture of medicines and other substances. They also call for a ban on the long-distance transport of horses across Europe for slaughter and for...