TRANSPORT OF LIVE ANIMALS FOR SLAUGHTER

That this House notes the continuing evidence from the RSPCA of the suffering of animals transported live for slaughter in Europe; further notes that Brittany Ferries condemned the livestock exporters' 'flagrant breaches' of their code of conduct; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to press for a speedy decision by the EU Agriculture Council, and to support a maximum journey time for slaughter animals, backed by tough and uniform enforcement throughout the European Union.