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For centuries, it has been a matter of course that people should not only eat animals, but also use them in all other areas where they expect to benefit. This has resulted in such outrages as fighting with dogs, cocks and bulls, the use of sleigh dogs, the large-scale breeding of animals for their furs, hunting and animal testing. Meanwhile, a younger generation of – in many cases – better-educated people is giving increasing attention to the welfare of pets, farm animals and animals in their natural habitats, and animal testing is also becoming less of an obvious choice. Tests are carried out on animals for military purposes and in the production of cosmetics and medicines. According to the rapporteur, seven Member States, including the Netherlands, fail to implement the existing directive on the protection of animals for experiments and other scientific purposes. She is therefore right to call for a proposal to step up this directive before the end of 2003, aimed at better control, a compulsory ethical evaluation procedure, a ban on experiments on primates caught in the wild and also a ban on animal abuse for the development of chemical weapons and cosmetics. Unfortunately, this is not yet legislation in the true sense of the word, but an attempt to invite the Commission to take an initiative. Unfortunately, unlike other parliaments, this Parliament cannot reach a decision without cooperation."@en1
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