INVESTIGATION INTO TRANSPORTS OF LIVE ANIMALS FROM ...

Transport of pigs from Spain to Italy, 27.01.2006
1.2 Regarding insufficient bedding material
It must be presumed that the veterinary service in Spain was either not present during loading
operations or did not pay the necessary attention to the requirement to use appropriate
bedding. (please see point II.6).
2. Undue suffering caused
The animals were transported in a way which caused them undue suffering as
- the permitted journey time was exceeded
- the pigs did not have continuous access to water
- the bedding was completely insufficient.
This constitutes a violation of Art. 5, paragraph 1, lit. b of Council Directive 91/628 EEC as
amended by Council Directive 95/29 EC.
3. Obligatory unloading at staging point not planned - Route plan not duly drawn up regarding
journey times and rest periods
It was not programmed to unload and rest the pigs for at least 24 hours at an authorized staging
point after a maximum of 24 hours of transport. The indicated estimated journey time of “less than
24 hours” is entirely unrealistic for a transport of 2.386 km. At the maximum permitted speed of 80
km/h the journey time would be nearly 30 hours. The time for stops during transport must be
added to this. A realistic journey time for this distance (under normal circumstances, without
delays due to a blocked highway as in this case) is therefore approx. 35 hours.
This constitutes a violation of Art. 5, section A, paragraph 2, lit. b and lit. d, (i) first indent of
Council Directive 91/628 EEC as amended by Council Directive 95/29 EC, as well as a
violation of Art. 3, paragraph 1, lit. aa, second indent of Council Directive 91/628 EEC as
amended by Council Directive 95/29 EC in connection with Chapter VII, point 4, lit. b and
Chapter VII, point 5 of the annex.
4. Exceeded maximum journey time very likely
It is required that pigs be unloaded after a maximum journey time of 24 hours to be rested, fed and
watered for at least 24 hours before continuing journey. When the Animals’ Angels team on
27.01.06 at 18:00 the pigs had already been on board the truck for 24 hours. The remaining
distance to destination was 1.565 km. According to the drivers they planned to continue transport
directly to destination, without unloading the pigs for rest. No programmed staging point was
indicated on the route plan. Therefore, it is very likely, that the transport was carried out directly to
destination. Given the remaining distance the remaining journey time was approx. 24 hours.
This constitutes a violation of Art. 3 paragraph 1, lit. aa, second indent of Council Directive
91/628 EEC as amended by Council Directive 95/29 EC in connection with Chapter VII, point
4, lit b and point 5 of the Annex.
5. No continuous access to water
For transports of pigs continuous access to water is required, if the journey time exceeds 8 hours.
This requirement was not respected as during observation no water was coming out from the
water nipples.
This constitutes a violation of Art. 3, paragraph 1, lit. aa, second indent of Council Directive
91/628 EEC as amended by Council directive 95/29 EC in connection with Chapter VII, point
4, lit. b of the annex, as well as a violation of Art. 1 of Council Regulation (EC) 411/98 in
connection with number 6.2 of the annex.
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Place and date of report: Freiburg, 24.02.2006 © Copyright Animals’ Angels e.V. ……
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