European Parliament 27 March 2012, Written question E-003283/12 Glenis Willmott (S&D) and Brian Simpson (S&D) to the Commission. Enforcement of animal welfare directives

Question for written answer E-003283/12 to the Commission Glenis Willmott (S&D) and Brian Simpson (S&D) (27 March 2012) Subject: Enforcement of animal welfare directives We have been contacted by constituents who are dismayed to hear that the ban on the rearing of hens in ‘battery’ cages, which was introduced by Council Directive 1999/74/EC and came into force on 1 January 2012, has been ignored