EU: Limit livestock transport to a maximum of eight hours

Until now, pig transports have been allowed for up to 24 hours in specially equipped trucks. The condition is that the animals have constant access to water. For cattle, sheep and goats, a maximum of 28 hours driving with a drinking break of one hour applies. The Agriculture Council approved the recommendations of the so-called Vught working group. It consists of the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Denmark and Sweden. The working paper of this group aligns EU countries for negotiations with the European Parliament on modernizing the more than 20-year-old animal transport rules. It should be noted that since then animal transports have increased enormously both in number and size. Larger lofts The core of the memorandum is that long-distance transports of cattle for slaughter within the EU and to countries outside it must be limited. Larger lofts must also be built, additional feeding must be given along the way if necessary and it is not allowed to drive in very hot weather. ...