ILPH transport for slaughter recommedations

Decrease the total time spent on a vehicle, whether on the move or stationary, to 18 hours. This will consist of:

eight hours in transit
two hours for feeding and watering (on or off the lorry)
a further eight hours in transit
Horses unloaded and rested for at least 24 hours
A veterinary certificate stating the equines are fit to travel before the start of a new journey
Compulsory 24-hour rest on entry to the EU
Individual partitions, so each horse travels separately
Improved vehicle construction to permit adequate provision of feed and water and temperature control
Thorough training of transporters and staff involved in handling equines being transported, to minimise distress
Detailed journey plans for the entire journey, prior to entering the EU and on entering the EU
Thorough veterinary inspection at or before the start of a new journey
Countries outside the EU to adopt and enforce EU legislation
All EU member country to comply with any new directive
Assistance for setting up abattoirs in source countries to encourage a move to carcass only trade, in preference to meat being transported live “on the hoof”

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