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"en.20151123.14.1-163-000"2
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"Madam President, we have the strictest animal welfare rules in the world, but if they are not enforced, they are worthless. Therefore, enforcement is key. There is no point in having another animal welfare strategy unless we recognise that the existing rules are widely ignored and that they are often only given lip service in many Member State ministries. We see this problem across animal welfare legislation, for example in animal transport rules, where spot checks have shown that the reality is miles away from the legislation. The case of puppy-smuggling is another example: here, existing regulations to prevent unhealthy animals being transported across Europe are not being respected and the pet passport scheme is being abused. We do not need new legislation; more new legislation which we cannot enforce will just make a mockery of all animal welfare legislation. We need existing legislation to be properly enforced, and to do this, the Commission needs to be much stronger with those reticent Member States; we need to share best practices between Member States; and we need to foster a culture of animal welfare throughout Europe. Only by doing this will we reach common standards at the highest level, not at the lowest."@en1
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