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http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/2003/031111b.htm The UK was last week one of 12 European countries to sign up to the new Council of Europe Convention onthe Protection of Animals During International Transport.The Convention, which will extend improved animal welfare standards beyond EU borders, was agreed at a two day meeting in Moldova on November 5 and 6. Other countries that signed the Convention were Belgium, Croatia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Moldova, Norway, Romania and Sweden.The revised Convention mirrors improvements currently being negotiated by EU member states and the European Commission in the EU Directive on the protection of animals Transport The Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Animals During International Transport came into force in 1971. Since 1995, it has been subject to a prolonged process of revision. Details of the changes can be found at http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/EN/CadreListeTraites.htm (No193) A Modern Fairy Tale contributed by Tara Keener Once upon a time, in a land far away, a beautiful, independent, self-assured princess happened upon a frog as she sat, contemplating ecological issues on the shores of an unpolluted pond in a verdant meadow near her castle. ~~~~~~~~ The frog hopped into the princess' lap and said: Elegant Lady, I was once a handsome prince, until an evil witch cast a spell upon me. One kiss from you, however, and I will turn back into the dapper, young prince that I am and then, my sweet, we can marry and setup housekeeping in your castle with my mother, where you can prepare my meals, clean my clothes, bear my children, and forever feel grateful and happy doing so. ~~~~~~~~ That night, as the princess dined sumptuously on a repast of lightly sautéed frog legs seasoned in a white wine and onion cream sauce, she chuckled and thought to herself:
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