Breeders remain hostile to new rules

摘要

"Clearly unacceptable" is the term used by EU professional agricultural organisations and negotiators to describe the draft regulation being drawn up by the European Commission on animal welfare during transportation. They are once again trying to prevent its publication.rnThe reinforcement of animal welfare standards as envisaged by the Commission would have "disastrous" consequences on the whole of the European meat sector, both from an economic and social point of view, consider the sector's professional organisations. The truck load density criteria for cattle, anticipated by the services of Health Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou, would result in a significant increase in transport costs. Similarly, obligations relating to the structure of trailers and their ventilation would oblige professionals to invest more than €200 million in their adaptation, for the pig sector alone.