16/12/2019 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 16 December, the EU Council of Ministers adopted without debate the conclusions calling for a further development of animal welfare legislation (see EUROPE B12379A9). The EU Council underlines that existing requirements, which should be further developed, concern, in particular, animal transport, pig welfare, painful procedures and animal welfare indicators. It stresses that the conditions for animal slaughter can be improved, in particular by...