EU revealed as hub for ‘cruel’ live animal transport amid fears of disease
by Verity Portas and Andrew Wasley from World news | The Guardian on (#6GQAR)
Exclusive: Previously unpublished records show millions of animals traded over long distances between European countries or exported globally
Previously unpublished records have revealed evidence about the EU's role in the controversial trade in live farm animals, with millions of livestock being transported across Europe and internationally on long distance journeys condemned by campaigners.
The documents, which are copies of official planning records known as animal journey logs, reveal for the first time granular details of the journeys of more than 180,000 consignments of EU cattle, pigs, sheep and other species over a 19-month period between 2021 and 2023.
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