Brussels, 14/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the European Commission is to adopt a proposal by Commissioner David Byrne aimed at improving the welfare of animals transported over long distances (over eight hours). The Commission, which had to renounce the idea of imposing a maximum duration of eight hours (due to divergence between Member States, see EUROPE of 24 September 2002 on the Council's public debate), hopes to foresee a compulsory stop of eleven hours after each nine-hour...