First Session of the OIE “Improved Animal Welfare Programme”
The OIE “Improved Animal Welfare Programme” aims to improve the welfare of farm animals during transport and at slaughterhouses.
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European Union: animal transport rules must be properly enforced
EU member states must do more to improve the welfare of animals in transit by enforcing rules, checking journey times and imposing dissuasive penalties on offenders.
EU: Presidency work programme in the agriculture and fisheries sectors
The agricultural policy priorities of the Presidency will include the new animal health law.
EU: no need for revising the legal provisions on the protection of animals during transport
The Commission considers that there is currently no need for revising the legal provisions on the protection of animals during transport and favour instead the harmonisation of the implementation of these provisions in the member states and their enforcement.
Australia: new standards raise bar on stock transport
South Australia will be among the first states to implement new national regulations for transporting livestock.
European Union: better treatment of animals
At meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, ministers adopted conclusions on the protection and welfare of animals.
Reduction of transport-induced stress on finishing pigs by increasing lairage time at the slaughter house
3 hours lairage was insufficient to fully acclimatize pigs, while 12 hours resulted in lower stress measurements.
European Commissioner John Dalli promises to review the transport times for animals sent to slaugther
Nine MEPs handed over a petition to John Dalli (8hours.eu) signed by 1.1 million people.
European Union: cutting animal transport times is just the start, says Agriculture Committee
Cutting transport time to eight hours must be supplemented by other measures, such as support for local slaughterhouses and meat processing plants...
Salmonella: control during the transportation stage
When exposed, the pigs get infected in less time than the length of the transportation and the waiting period (prior to the slaughter) in the abattoir.
Canada: Government supports safe handling of farm animals
This investment will help the AFAC develop a certification program that will lead to training for livestock and poultry transporters throughout Canada.
European Union: live animal transport must be reduced
More than one million people have signed an online petition to improve the welfare of animals transported to slaughter across Europe.
United Kingdom: eAML2 becomes compulsory at the beginning of April
The eAML2 electronic pig movement system becomes compulsory at the beginning of April in England and Wales.
European Union: welfare of animals during transport
The Council was briefed by the Commission on a report on the impact of regulation 1/2005 on the
protection of animals during transport (16798/11). Several delegations welcomed the report, saying that they would look forward to the follow-up to this report.
European Union - Animal Welfare: protection during transport improved but more needs to be done
The protection of animals during transport has improved but the report also highlights a series of problems hampering further improvement in the transport conditions of these animals.
The importance of transport to the slaughterhouse, the last kilometer
Loading pigs is a task that, unfortunately, we give little importance to. We don’t usually realize that loosing something at this point is tantamount to losing a year’s worth of work, and worse yet is the economic loss.