date:Jun 09, 2012
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Dr Julia Wrathall, head of the RSPCAs farm animals science team, said: This breach of welfare rules highlights the need for better enforcement across Europe and a maximum eight-hour journey time to help reduce the risk of animals suffering unnecessarily during transportation.
The latest breach comes as the European Commission rejected a petition signed by more than a million, as almost 400 members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have called for a maximum eight-hour journey time.
David Bow