The following informations we got from wikipedia and several online websites.
Animal welfare in the EU
Animal welfare in the EU is not controlled and not sanctioned. Animal welfare is a foreign word in many EU countries.
Outside of Switzerland, many countries rely on cheap, mass and surplus production. The animal welfare guidelines of the EU only cover individual aspects or animal categories.
There are no animal welfare guidelines in the EU for keeping cows, cattles, turkeys, ostriches, all types of poultry except chickens, sheep, goats and horses.
In many EU countries, there are hardly any inspections of husbandry systems and stable facilities. Farmers who do not comply face little to no sanctions. [1]
Transport
Millions of animals are transported across Europe every day, mainly by truck, sometimes even by ship overseas. Approximately 1.5 billion animals are being transported in Europe every year.
Since 1977 there is a law to protect the animals during the transport in the EU, but the animals are not really protected because this law doesn't set a time limit for the transport.
In addition, the statutory space requirements are too tight. The animals can hardly lie down to rest. [2]