Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-03-30-Speech-2-064"

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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.20040330.3.2-064"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-03-30-Speech-2-0652
lpv:speaker	lp:James Nicholson2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I welcome this report and congratulate the rapporteur on the tremendous work he has done. This topic has been the subject of debate for a long time: sometimes heated, sometimes misrepresented, sometimes taken in the wrong way. I believe we need this, but it has to be realistic and it has to be workable. If it is not, then it will not work. Nine hours is about right. I do not think it makes much difference if we made it eight or ten hours, but we have to decide something. I think nine hours is right, but if it is not right, then we will revisit this at some stage in the future. But let us start somewhere! There is a difference between animals that are going for slaughter and animals that are continuing their journey, and there is a difference between cattle, sheep and pigs. Cattle travel long distances to go to agricultural shows, but these animals are well cared for by their owners. The problems start when the animal leaves the farm, goes to a haulier and moves onward. I know there are lots of differences between Member States and indeed between regions and I understand the concerns in remote areas, but we must address that. It has to be left to some extent to individual countries and indeed regions as to how they work their way through this. Animals should not be transported for long periods where at all possible, and the standards and the quality of lorries must be monitored very closely, especially the ventilation. Animals should always be slaughtered close to the place where they were reared. We should export on the hook and not the hoof. That is the reality of this. We should be limiting export on the hoof. I know there is a difference, but animals must be respected and they must be protected."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Ulster Unionist Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2002-03-08--2004-07-19)3 chair; Delegation for relations with the United States (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Temporary committee on improving safety at sea (2003-11-20--2004-04-21)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; AGRI (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; PECH (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(Applause)"1 "Nicholson (PPE-DE )."1

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