Portu­galska stranka za životinje predlaže ogra­niča­vanje prijevoza životinja


19 studenoga 2018

The Portuguese Party for Humans, Animals and Nature (PAN) recently put forward a motion in the Portuguese Parliament, which is to end government subsidies for long distance transportation of animals. According to PAN, animals are treated as trade products during livestock transportation and not as creatures with feelings, which is in conflict with national and European legislation.


Long distance transportations of animals are transports that take longer than eight hours and harm animal welfare as a result. Long transportation times are very hard on most animals. Thousands of farmed animals are transported over long distances through Europe and to countries outside the European Union. Cramped together and in overcrowded livestock trailers and vessels. Livestock transportations can spread animal diseases and form a risk to public health.

Carriers often ignore the minimum European regulations and many countries, including Portugal, fail to enforce regulations. The transportation of animals from Portugal to the port of a third country takes 12 days on average. Once arrived at their destination, many animals are exhausted, dehydrated or dead.Frequently occurring violations during livestock transportation include providing insufficient food and water to the animals, systematically violating hygiene regulations, and not observing driving and rest times.

Despite the above problems, current Portuguese regulations make it possible that such cruel animal transportations are subsidised by the Portuguese government. This needs to stop as soon as possible, according to PAN. In its motion, PAN wishes to amend the law in such a way that cattle farms which cooperate in animal transportation to third countries can no longer receive government subsidies. Additionally, PAN demands full inspection of all animal transportations, enforcing regulations upon each violation.

Portugalska stranka za čovjeka, životinje i prirodu (PAN) nedavno je podnijela prijedlog u portugalskom parlamentu s kojim žele okončati državne subvencije za transport životinja na velikim udaljenostima. Prema PAN-u, životinje se tretiraju kao komercijalni proizvodi tijekom prijevoza , a ne kao bića s osjećajima, što nije u skladu s nacionalnim i europskim zakonodavstvom.

Prijevoz životinja na velikim udaljenostima je transport koji traje dulje od osam sati i na taj način šteti dobrobiti životinja. Većina životinja ne podnosi duge vožnje. Svakog se dana tisuće životinja prevozi na velikim udaljenostima kroz Europu i zemlje izvan Europske unije. Stisnute su jedna uz drugu u kamionima i na brodovima. Prijevoz životinja može širiti bolesti životinja i time predstavlja prijetnju javnom zdravlju.

Prijevoznici često ignoriraju minimalna europska pravila, a mnoge zemlje, uključujući Portugal, ne provode zakone. Prijevoz životinja iz Portugala u luku treće zemlje traje prosječno 12 dana. Jednom kada stignu na odredište mnoge su životinje iscrpljene, dehidrirane ili mrtve. Uobičajene povrede prava tijekom prijevoza životinja uključuju nedovoljno hrane i vode za životinje, sustavno kršenje pravila higijene i vremena vožnje i odmora.

Unatoč gore navedenim problemima, sadašnji portugalski zakoni dopuštaju da takav okrutni prijevoz životinja bude subvencioniran od strane portugalske vlade. Prema PAN-u, ovome treba čim prije doći kraj. U svom prijedlogu PAN želi promijeniti zakon tako da stočarska poduzeća koja surađuju s prijevoznicima životinja i prevoze u treće zemlje ne mogu više tražiti državne subvencije. Osim toga, PAN zahtijeva stopostotnu kontrolu nad kompletnim prijevozom životinja, pri čemu bi se kršenje pravila odmah sankcioniralo.