EU trade and transport of live animals
At a Glance
07-02-2020
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.
At a Glance
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- AGRI-FOODSTUFFS
- agricultural activity
- agricultural policy
- AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES
- animal product
- animal product
- EC Regulation
- ENVIRONMENT
- environmental policy
- EUROPEAN UNION
- European Union law
- extra-EU trade
- intra-EU trade
- live animal
- organisation of transport
- protection of animals
- TRADE
- trade policy
- TRANSPORT
- transport of animals
- veterinary legislation