Summary Description
- Regulates the transport duration of live animals (by sea, by air, and road) by imposing minimum animal welfare standards during transport.
- TopicThe topic of the legislation or policy covered by the text
- AgricultureAnimal welfare
- SpeciesThe animal, or type of food production, covered by the text
- All animals
- JurisdictionCountry or geographical area where the text applies
- EU
- Sub-jurisdictionCountry or state where the text applies
- EU Member States laws can impose stricter standards.
- Type of ActWhether the act is a law, regulation, or policy, or another type of text
- Legislation
- StatusIndicates whether the act is in force or not
- In force
- Legal ValueWhether the text is binding or not
- Binding
- Date enactedDate the text was adopted
- 2005
- Date updatedDate when the entry was last updated by the CALF team
- June, 2023
- Official citation
- Council Regulation 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the Protection of Animals During Transport and Related Operations, 2005 O.J. (L 3) 1 - 44 (E.U.)
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Strengths
- Establishes limit on the duration of transport duration per animal species and age.
- Establishes minimum space allowance per species and age.
- Establishes minimum interval and length of resting, watering, and feeding periods.
- Requires training of transporters.
- Establishes specifications of vessels.
- Imposes planning requirements (journey logs).
- Weaknesses
- Covers the transport of live vertebrate, but not invertebrate animals, and aquatic animals are virtually excluded from all provisions.
- Does not provide proper enforcement mechanisms (no GPS tracking, no certification system for trucks and ships).
- Contains unenforceable provisions (e.g.: obligation to feed unweaned animals on board).
- Contains vague and broad regulatory definitions (e.g.: "animals unfit for transport").
- Allows the use of electric prods.