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Horses hitting their heads on the second deck Horses unloaded at the staging point “La Posta”, Bettona II. VIOLATIONS: Transport of horses from Spain to Italy, 26.02.2006 1. Deficient veterinary checks at place of departure in Spain and deficient accompanying documents The veterinary service (ES34014 Pamplona) at place of departure in Spain should not have authorized this transport by signing the accompanying documents as the transport contravened existing legislation. 1.1. Regarding accompanying documents The veterinary service in Spain issued and signed deficient accompanying documents. The following irregularities were detected: - The Spanish veterinary service did not verify the estimated journey time. (see point 3) _______________________________________________________________________ Place and date of report: Cadiz, 16th March 2006 © Copyright Animals’ Angels e.V. ….. 48
Transport of horses from Spain to Italy, 26.02.2006 - Obligatory unloading at a staging point not planned - Route plan not duly drawn up (see point 3) - Both certificates (route plan and “INTRA” ) indicated that 30 horses were loaded onto the lorry. ( in this case the lorry would have been overloaded with 4 horses) - On both certificates two different times of departure were indicated - The license plates indicated on the documents did not correspond to the license plate of the lorry on which the horses were transported. This constitutes a violation of Council Directive 96/93/EC on the certification of animals and animal products. The irregularities found on the route plan (see point 3) also constitute a violation of Art. 5, section A, paragraph 2, lit. b, c and lit. d, (i) first indent of Council Directive 91/628 EEC as amended by Council Directive 95/29 EC. Furthermore an unauthorized transport company was indicated on the accompanying documents. On both certificates the wrong address of the transport company was indicated since the Portuguese company “Mazas” has no authorization to transport live animals. This represents a violation of Art. 5, section A, paragraph 1, lit. a.) i.) of Council Directive 91/628 EEC as amended by Council Directive 95/29 EC. Furthermore it represents a violation of Council Directive 96/93 EC. 1. 2. Regarding inadequate transport conditions (See point 2. -3. and 6. - 10.) 2. Undue suffering caused and transportation in a way which could cause injuries to the animals Undue suffering was caused to the horses due to inadequate transport conditions. This represents 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 horses for at least 24 hours at an authorized staging point after a maximum of 24 hours of transport. The indicated estimated journey time of 24 hours is unrealistic for a transport of 2,553 km (Aranguren – Sant Agata li Battiati, via La Jonquera). If going constantly at the maximum allowed speed of 80 km/h this transport would take 32 hours; to this time the stops for watering the horses and the breaks for the drivers must be added. This constitutes a violation of Art. 5, section A, paragraph 2, lit. b and lit. d, 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. c and Chapter VII, point 5 of the annex. 4. Exceeded journey times The transporter did not unload the horses after the maximum journey time of 24 hours at an authorized staging point for the required rest period of at least 24 hours. When the horses – after the intervention of the Animals’ Angels team – were unloaded at the staging point, they had already been on board the truck for 36.5 hours. _______________________________________________________________________ Place and date of report: Cadiz, 16th March 2006 © Copyright Animals’ Angels e.V. ….. 49
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