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Good news! A few days ago, the European Parliament voted, by a large majority, in favour of establishing an Animal Transport Inquiry Committee.

Hi Manfred, Good news! Just a few days ago, the European Parliament voted, by a large majority, in favour of establishing an Animal Transport Inquiry Committee.  When we started our battle, some said it would be an impossible feat. But they were wrong. Such a dedicated Committee of Inquiry is a key instrument for investigating violations of animal suffering during their transportation, and for making Member States held accountable.  It also represents a useful tool to advance legislative proposals that will improve the current European legal framework on animal transport.  This is good news, partly achieved thanks to the tenacity of more than 23,863 Tilt members who signed our petition to ensure animal welfare during transport.  Manfred, after months of fighting back the animal production lobby, we have achieved this first important step, but our battle to achieve full animal welfare and health protection for all of us is still long overdue.  We can only achieve it if we keep working together hand in hand. Will you sign our petition demanding higher animal welfare standards? SIGN THE PETITION Animal welfare is an urgent matter and concerns us all, Manfred. More than 40% of the value of EU agricultural products comes from animal products, including food produced by hundreds of millions of cattle, dairy cows, pigs, broilers and laying hens, among others. In Europe, more than one million animals are transported alive every day over ever longer distances, too often under unacceptable conditions: overcrowding, dehydration, diseases, starvation and exhaustion. Most of them for slaughter.  This has a devastating impact on the health of all of us and on the living conditions of animals, who are often bred without any regard for their welfare, to meet the growing demands of the meat industry. Although the laws exist, the suffering endured and the proliferation of tragic events and injuries show that they are badly applied and inadequate. Will you join the growing citizen mobilisation to ensure higher animal welfare standards? SIGN THE PETITION Thank you for your support Fernando, Teo, Nele, Rachel and the rest of the Tilt team Tilt – The ChangeMaking Network · 31 Rue Wiertz, Brussels 1050, Belgium Help keep our community strong – fund our fight for a fairer, greener Europe with a donation at https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/donate-to-tilt/

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