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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-03-30"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Protection of animals2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040330.3.2-041"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-03-30-Speech-2-0422
lpv:speaker	lp:Caroline Lucas2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, it is nothing short of a tragedy that the Commission proposal before us is not proposing an end to the long-distance transport of farm animals and a ban on live exports. Huge numbers of people oppose live exports; they are unnecessary, cruel and unjustifiable. My Amendment No 114 would enable Member States to ban them, and I urge colleagues to vote for it. This is not 'tilting at windmills', as Commissioner Byrne put it. It reflects public opinion, it respects much scientific opinion and it is the only humane and acceptable approach. That the EU can continue to allow animals to be transported across Europe for many hours – sometimes over 40 or 50 hours, sometimes up to 90 hours – is completely unacceptable, both from an animal welfare point of view and from the point of view of trying to prevent the spread of disease. It is therefore crucial that Parliament accepts our amendments, particularly Amendment No 123, for an overall, final maximum journey time of eight hours for slaughter and for fattening. Although it now seems that the United Kingdom Government is apparently – at the last minute – supporting the amendments for an overall eight-hour limit, I fear that this can only be a cynical PR stunt, since for the last six months it has been wrecking just such an outcome in the Council of Ministers. Not only that, but the United Kingdom Government has also completely failed to guarantee to protect our horses from being exported to the continent for slaughter. These are hugely important issues and we must make sure that our parliamentary response addresses them properly."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Green Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (2003-02-18--2004-07-19)3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2003-04-03--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(Applause)"1 "Lucas (Verts/ALE )."1

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