摘要：The Protocol on the protection and welfare of animals annexed to the Amsterdam Treaty
(1997) establishing the European Community requires that in formulating and implementing agriculture
and transport policies, the Community and the Member States shall pay full regard to the welfare
requirements of animals. In the field of animal welfare, transport has been, and still is today, cause of
much controversy. Council Directive 91/628/EEC, amended by Directive 95/29/EC, constitutes the current
Community legislative framework. In the light of experience gained under Directive 91/628/EEC at
harmonising Community legislation on the transport of animals, and the difficulties encountered due to
the diverse transposition of that Directive at national level, it was more appropriate to set out Community
rules in this field in a regulation. In fact Council Regulations (EC) no. 97/1255, no 98/411 and no. 2005/1
were adopted subsequently to provide more detailed rules. This paper is aimed to review the current EU
legislation affecting the animal transport.
关键词：animal transport, welfare, protection, legislation, European Union.
