Brussels, 10/04/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has adopted a proposal laying down new rules for the long distance transportation of horses, goats, cattle, sheep and pigs in order to ensure welfare. The proposal introduces standards for ventilation, temperature and humidity control in lorries carrying livestock on journeys longer than eight hours in the European Union, and the obligation for the lorries to be equipped with a monitoring and warning system recording humidity and...