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Pilot project on best practices in animal transport
Project
Project code: FLI-ITT-08-Ce-0044
Contract period: 01.05.2015
- 31.12.2018
Purpose of research: Inventory & Assessment
The European Parliament has indicated that practices regarding the transportation of 40 million farmed animals differ considerably across Member States. These differences affect the overall level of enforcement across the EU of the legislation. For example, EU Regulation (EC) No. 1/2005 requires that animals are checked for fitness before they are transported on long journeys between Member States (and with third countries), but there are differences in the evaluation of the status of the animals that induce concerns about animal welfare and potential conflicts between the different actors. The European Parliament therefore has designated to establish a project on the dissemination of best practices for international and domestic animal transport. It should have a particular focus on the main farm species and key stakeholders participating in the transport of these animals (farmers, specialised transporters, traders, slaughterhouse operators, NGO’s and veterinarians). Based on an analysis of the different practices across the European Union, the activities shall bring best practices to light that can support establishment of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for transporting animals. A strategy to disseminate them among stakeholders including the possibility of training courses, if necessary, should be further developed. The ‘Transport Guides’ project aims to develop Guides to Good Practice on the transportation of livestock species (horses, poultry, pigs, sheep and cattle) in the European Union. The project will also carry out different dissemination activities in order to enhance a uniform level of implementation of the existing legislation.
The results of the project have been published here: http://animaltransportguides.eu
Section overview
Subjects
- Animal Husbandry
Framework programme
Funding programme
Excutive institution
FLI - Institute for Animal Welfare and Animal Husbandry (FLI - ITT)
