Germany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg join forces against the transport of animals

Three EU countries, Germany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg have decided to join forces to achieve a Community ban on the transport of live animals over long distances. They refer specifically to exports to third countries by truck and by boat. These three states are going to request that this ban be made effective in the next legislative review. Germany is the great promoter of this proposal. Every year around 80,000 head of cattle and sheep are sold from Germany to third countries such as Turkey, Morocco, Lebanon or Russia. There is a lot of pressure in Germany for this type of transport to be banned. In fact, a few weeks ago, the proposal was brought to the German Federal Council to prohibit the transport of animals over long distances in the country, that is, to prohibit shipments from Germany of live animals to third countries. The German agriculture minister, Julia Klöckner, has been in favor of the ban, because she considers that the welfare of animals should not be limited ...