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". – The connection between animal health and the treatment of animals and human health is well documented. There is a close association between the two and definitely a connection in the sense that you make reference to – antibiotics. The Commission has brought forward legislation in that regard and I refer you to the conference that took place only a couple of weeks ago under the auspices of the Belgian presidency on this particular issue. I refer you to what I said on that occasion and also to what Minister Magda Aelvoet said in relation to that particularly important issue.
I also make reference to the zoonosis directive which has gone through the Commission and is now before Parliament. Mrs Paulsen is your rapporteur for that particular piece of legislation and I identify that legislation as also being important in addressing the question of animal health as an influencing factor on human health.
Just one final point on this question, in relation to the transport of animals over long distances. One of the issues that has to be weighed in the balance and borne in mind is the location and quality of abattoirs and meat plants: they need to be up to the high standards necessary to comply with the legislation passed here in this House and by the Council of Ministers. The investment needed to achieve these standards means that there are now fewer abattoirs than there used to be and this is necessary in order to comply with the legislation for the protection of human health. But ultimately it also affects the question of animal transport and the transport of live animals over a longer distance. That, however, is another issue that has to be borne in mind in determining the protection of human health in respect of animals, animal health and animal welfare."@en1
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