The rapporteurs of the European Parliament’s committee of inquiry on the protection of animals during transport on Friday 3 December generally welcomed the outcome of recommendations to strengthen the current rules, which date from 2005 (see EUROPE B12845A11).
The European Commission will have to make proposals in 2023 to improve animal welfare during transport.
Rapporteur Isabel Carvalhais (S&D, Portugal) told the press on Friday that the committee of inquiry had presented “credible...