Horses: Exports

(asked on 19th March 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in EU member states on protecting the welfare of equines at border inspection posts in the event they are refused entry into the EU.


Answered by
David Rutley Portrait
David Rutley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 25th March 2019

Member states have a duty under Regulation (EC) 1/2005 to protect the welfare of animals, including at border inspection posts.

We are discussing a range of technical and operational issues with the EU to mitigate the risk of welfare issues arising at the border.

In the event of no deal, transporters of unregistered horses must apply for a journey log in advance from the Member State at point of entry into the EU.

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