#Act4 FarmAnimals On 28 January, the ORION V, a vessel bound for the Middle East from Colombia, was arrested off the Canary Islands: 4.5 tonnes of cocaine were found on board. 4.5 tonnes of cocaine found on a ship carrying 1,750 cows 8 February 2023 AWF
#Act4 FarmAnimals While EFSA’s scientific opinions and citizens' demands drive the conversation towards progress on animal welfare, some Member States don’t want to see serious restrictions on live animal transport in the new Transport Regulation. Luckily several voices call for ambitious change, not least the Commissioner's. AGRIFISH: some unprogressive Member States try to go “business as usual” on live animal transport 30 January 2023
#Act4 FarmAnimals The scandal of young bulls sent back from Algeria to be finally slaughtered in France bears witness to the absurdity and cruelty of the practice of exporting live animals outside the European Union. Live export scandal: young bulls refused in Algeria and returned to France for slaughter 17 October 2022 WELFARM
#Act4 FarmAnimals Thousands of Danish young calves are starving and thirsty on long-distance journeys out of the country, according to a report published today by Animal Protection Denmark. The calves stay in the trucks for up to 17 hours in conditions neither in accordance with Danish or EU law. Animal Protection Denmark is calling for a Danish ban on the long-distance transport of unweaned young calves. Animal Protection Denmark calls to ban live exports of unweaned calves 14 June 2022 Dyrenes Beskyttelse
#Act4 FarmAnimals As the summer season approaches, Welfarm launches its new campaign to end the suffering of farm animals in hot weather. Welfarm's new campaign exposes the suffering of farm animals in hot weather 10 June 2022 WELFARM
#Act4 FarmAnimals During Essere Animali’s roadside checks with MEP Eleonora Evi, three trucks carrying lambs were sanctioned by the traffic police. The conditions were not adequate to guarantee that the animals could move naturally. In one case, a lamb traveled for hours with one leg stuck between the bars of the truck. Three trucks carrying lambs sanctioned by traffic police in Italy following investigation 22 April 2022 Essere Animali
#Act4 FarmAnimals A new petition has been launched in Czech Republic by our Member Organisation Společnost pro zvířata to demand a ban on long-distance live animal transport. They already have collected 4.000 signatures and they need to reach 10.000. Open petition to end long-distance live animal transport in Czech Republic 18 November 2021 Společnost pro zvířata
#Act4 FarmAnimals Live animal transport from Portugal to Israel: livestock vessel stuck off the Italian coast for two days, 14 animals died during the trip. NGOs call on the ANIT Committee to ask for a ban of live animal transport at sea. 14 animals die during sea transport from Portugal to Israel 10 November 2021 AWF
#Act4 FarmAnimals Animals International has launched the campaign #SalveazăMiorița (Save Miorița) to urge Romanian parliamentarians to introduce a ban on live exports. Animals International launches campaign to ban live exports 19 October 2021 Animals International
#Act4 FarmAnimals Last year, the Committee of Inquiry on the Protection of Animals during Transport (ANIT) was formed to look into various complaints of animals suffering on road and sea travels. With the upcoming Committee vote in December, a lot is at stake as animal advocates insist on a thorough Revision of the Transport Regulation which ensures effective protection of all animals transported. ANIT to lay foundation for new Transport Regulation in December 19 October 2021
#Act4 FarmAnimals Animal Protection Denmark wants to create political pressure on the Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Rasmus Prehn, and the Danish Government to change the legislation still allowing for the transport of young calves over long-distance. Stop long distance transport of calves! New campaign from Animal Protection Denmark 8 October 2021 Dyrenes Beskyttelse
#Act4 FarmAnimals On 8 June 2021 the UK Government introduced the Animal Welfare Bill to parliament, which introduces a ban on the live export of farmed animals for fattening or slaughter, from or through Great Britain. This ground-breaking ban will spare thousands of farmed animals from a great deal of physical and mental suffering. Great Britain moves to ban live exports; OneKind calls for fast and synchronised action 17 June 2021 One Kind
