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Farm animals bred for human consumption have become the victim of the introduction of cheap, long-distance lorry transport. Before fattening or slaughtering, injured, starving and dehydrated animals are transported from one country to another. For years, such abuses were hardly open for discussion in this Parliament, despite the petitions that have been submitted about them. It is a step forward that a regulation is now being accepted in which requirements are stipulated for the means of transport, duration of transport and treatment.
An upper limit of eight hours or 500 kilometres is backed as a standard by tens of thousands of signatures in the Netherlands, but, to many in North-Western Europe, myself included, it does not go far enough. There are, however, organisations of those with economic interests that consider such standards to create too much work and expense. This opinion is held not only by those on the Right, but also, unfortunately, those on the Left, in southern Europe, where national public opinion is not yet geared towards priority to better animal welfare. Animal welfare organisations have a long way to go in order to convince the public and politicians over there.
My party, the Dutch Socialist Party, takes the view that economic benefit should be secondary to more important things, such as the decent treatment of animals. I support all amendments which provide for the most far-reaching protection, even if today, regrettably, they do not yet receive a majority."@en1
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