Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-04-21-Speech-3-017"
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"Mr President, a few weeks ago in Parliament we voted on the Maat report on the welfare of animals during transport. The Irish presidency has proposed a compromise on this issue and the House needs to be aware that this compromise is completely unacceptable if the way Parliament voted is taken into account. I was not happy with the end result in the Maat report.
people concerned about animal welfare felt that it did not go far enough. At the very least the Irish compromise should have taken into account the will of Parliament, particularly in relation to a number of crucial issues, for example the temperature of the vehicle in which animals are transported and the fact that it will not be mandatory to unload them temporarily at ports.
The most important and crucial issue is that Parliament voted quite clearly for a maximum overall journey time for slaughter, which was also reflected in the declaration signed by over 400 Members of this House. The compromise proposed by the Irish presidency completely ignores the will of Parliament. Many animal welfare groups that are very concerned about this have contacted me. They feel that, if this Irish compromise goes through, it will be a retrograde step in relation to animal welfare. The Irish compromise should at least take into account the transport of animals for slaughter with a maximum overall journey time."@en1
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