14/03/2017 (Agence Europe) – The European Parliament has adopted, without amendment, the draft report by Julie Girling (ECR, UK) (see EUROPE 11712), which proposes a reduction in the maximum time horses intended for slaughter spend in transport and calls on member states to ensure that all the abattoirs within their borders are approved and regularly inspected. Medicines administered to animals not intended for food production should also be recorded. “In too many cases these animals are...