MEPs meeting in Strasbourg on Thursday 16 March expressed differing views on the scope of the forthcoming reform of animal welfare legislation.
In a plenary debate on animal welfare, launched by a statement from the European Commission, MEP Daniel Buda (EPP, Romanian) stressed that in some EU countries animal welfare legislation is not enforced. Too many rules should not be imposed on farmers, he said.
“There is a problem with livestock farming: transport times are too long and animals...