The European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture on Thursday 24 January called for strong and harmonised application of the 2005 Directive on the protection of animals during transport and tougher penalties against offenders (see EUROPE 12152).
The non-legislative report by Jørn Dohrmann (ECR, Denmark) on the protection of animals during transport was adopted with 22 votes in favour, 12 against and 4 abstentions. It will be discussed and voted on by MEPs at the plenary session from 11...