As of today, transport companies caught in the Netherlands in violation of the animal-transport legislation will be forced to pay monetary administrative penalties. The amount of these fines will be between €500 for less serious violations to €6000 for serious animal suffering. MAP´s are advantages because they can be dealt quickly and directly by the nVWA, and not await judgment by the public prosecutor. After all our hard efforts inspecting animal transports and reporting violations to the Dutch authorities, we are very pleased that such a decision has been made.
