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Each year, millions of live animals are transported by road, sea, rail and air within, and to and from, the European Union, for a number of reasons, such as slaughter, fattening or breeding. To protect their welfare during those journeys, the EU adopted Regulation 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport. An evaluation of the regulation showed that, when correctly implemented and enforced, it had a positive impact on the welfare of animals. However, in some areas weaknesses persist, largely ...

Ziel dieser Studie ist es, die Verfahren zum Tierschutz beim Transport in Drittländer und innerhalb von Drittländern zu überprüfen. Die Studie vergleicht die Verfahren, Leitlinien und Instrumente der wichtigsten Handelspartner mit denen der EU und der europäischen Normen. Sie enthält auch konkrete politische Empfehlungen zur Verbesserung der geltenden EU-Rechtsvorschriften zumTierschutz beim Transport.

This note aims to provide the Members of the ANIT Committee with a state of play on existing literature and data sources on live animal transport through links to key information sources and existing reports and studies.

Every year, millions of live animals are transported within and outside European Union (EU) territory for trade purposes. EU legislation regulates the protection of animals during transport, but reports of breaches of the rules and accidents raise doubts on the transport of live animals and have rekindled the debate on the need to improve the current legislation.