European citizens' initiative against horse slaughter accepted

Published 2023년 1월 23일

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A new European citizens' initiative is underway to ban the long-distance transport of horses for slaughter and to protect horses from overwork or heavy training. If the initiative garners 1 million signatures from at least seven member states within a year, the European Commission is required to respond. The initiative is part of a larger push for improved animal welfare, following a successful initiative to end the use of cages for animals. The initiative also criticizes the slaughter of horses for human consumption, arguing that it is unnecessary and often illegal, with an estimated 5 million horses killed annually.

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The initiators also advocate a ban on long-distance transport of horses throughout Europe for slaughter. And they want horses to be protected from overwork or heavy training. The organizers have six months to collect signatures. If a European citizens' initiative receives 1 million statements of support within a year from at least seven different member states, the committee is obliged to respond. Earlier there was also the citizens' initiative 'End the Cage Age'. It was signed by 1.4 million Europeans. This was an important reason for the European Commission to come up with new animal welfare legislation. There are now proposals to severely restrict the possibility of cage housing of animals in the European Union. In addition, the European Parliament has approved a resolution to phase out caged housing until 2027. Horse meat According to the initiators, the slaughter of horses for human consumption is 'a cruel practice that animal welfare organizations have denounced for ...

Source: Nieuwe Oogst