Protection of animals during transport (amend. direct. 91/628/EEC)

Adopting the report by Mr Morris (PSE, UK) by 271 votes to 6 with 2 abstentions, Parliament called for animals for slaughter not to be transported by road for longer than eight hours, to receive appropriate food and rest at suitable intervals. Secondly, it called for the persons authorised to transport the animals to be qualified. Parliament called for the creation in the Commission of a service with adequate staff with the special task of dealing with the well-being of animals (amendment PPE 147/127/2). �