The Agriculture Ministers of Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden detailed in a note, on Thursday 7 October, their position in favour of an ambitious revision of animal welfare legislation.
In particular, these countries are calling for improvements in the provisions for pigs, dairy cows, calves, laying hens, broilers, turkeys and rabbits.
Regarding the castration of piglets, they advocate the introduction of a requirement for anaesthesia and prolonged analgesia before...