to me first time in EU, Spanish slaughterhouses will have to install video surveillance ensure Animals are not abused before they are killed, the government announced Tuesday.
“this is rule Puts Spain ahead of Europe in this is area As well as the guarantee of well-being of Animals while passing through slaughterhouses also improve food safety Guarantees for “Consumers,” Consumer Affairs Minister Alberto Garzon said.
The measure was approved at Tuesday’s cabinet meeting and will now be pushed forward quickly parliament for consent.
she has already It was agreed with Industry, government Company spokeswoman Isabel Rodriguez said at a press conference. “We will be first country in The European Union has mandatory video surveillance system in Consumer said affairs Ministry of Pedro Sanchez left-wing government.
Guillermo Moreno, Executive director of Equalia, a non-governmental organization organization (NGO) that pressed for He told Agence France-Presse (AFP) with the reform that he was satisfied with What he called “necessary and important” first step To raise standards for animal welfare in Slaughterhouses”.
he is added Owned by England, Scotland, and Israel already feet measure in their slaughterhouses. Under Spanish rules you will be slaughterhouses required To keep video images for Later verification by the authorities.
“Big slaughterhouses have it one year To implement new standard” with Smaller operations have been granted for two years, the ministry said.
