08/05/2008 (Agence Europe) - The Court of Justice of the European Communities has ruled that member states can impose more demanding standards for the transport of animals than those contained in European Council directive 91/628/EEC (case C-491/06). For example, Danish law states that, for a pig weighing 230 kg, the cage must have a height of at least 112 cm, while the European directive merely requires that animals be able to stand up in their natural position. According to Danish pig...