Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-12-12-Speech-3-331-000"
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"en.20121212.26.3-331-000"2
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"During my time as an MEP, I have campaigned for improved animal welfare standards across the European Union. Today I voted in favour of a report setting out some of the improvements that are needed in animal transport conditions. The most debated issue was a proposal to set an eight-hour limit on journeys. This call follows a successful campaign by animal welfare charities which guaranteed the support of a majority of MEPs as well as over a million citizens across Europe. I have been contacted by hundreds of constituents from Wales who have been supporters of this campaign. Most, if not all, farmers in Wales are within eight hours of a slaughterhouse which means that this proposal is practical while guaranteeing that animals are not transported unnecessarily across the continent. While the report adopted today could have been stronger, I am happy that it means the debate on animal transport times continues."@en1
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