Animal welfare: MEPs call for more controls and sanctions in transport

>MEPs reiterated their 2012 call for better enforcement of the 2005 legislation on the protection of animals during transport and for more systematic and effective sanctions for breaches. Indeed, as we pointed out in our report published on 8 August, the European legal arsenal guaranteeing animal welfare, whilst robust, is still largely ignored, and controversies are still both frequent and intense particularly regarding the transport of livestock. The European Commi...