#Act4 FarmAnimals In its reply to a petition calling for a ban on live transports to third countries, the European Commission outlines its position and highlights again the shortcomings of EU policy with regards to ensuring animal welfare standards in live transports. European Commission rejects petition on ban on transporting live animals to third countries 11 September 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals High temperatures and hundreds of animals crammed together on a truck without refrigeration are a horrible combination. Nevertheless, it happens to millions of Danish pigs every year. Millions of transported pigs suffer from heatwave 24 August 2020 Animal Protection Denmark
#Act4 FarmAnimals Yesterday the Romanian Parliament voted on a bill aimed at ensuring better animal welfare during transport. In reality, the law will legitimize a practice in Romania that is illegal under Council Regulation no. 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport (Transport Regulation). Romanian Parliament votes law that breaches the EU transport regulation 1 July 2020 Animals International
#Act4 FarmAnimals Austrian Federal Minister joined the Dutch Government in stopping the export of live animals to and through the Russian Federation in case the implementation of the Council Regulation 1/2005 cannot be ensured. Austria to limit live transport 22 June 2020 Four Paws
#Act4 FarmAnimals After a COVID-19 outbreak delayed shipping, new laws have been 'waived' in order to export thousands of live Australian sheep this summer. Sheep at risk of yet another deadly journey 22 June 2020 Animals International
#Act4 FarmAnimals After the European Commission's report revealed serious violations of animal welfare standards during the live export to third countries, Deutscher Tierschitzbund once again calls the EU to stop live animal transport. It's high time to ban live animal transport 25 May 2020 Deutscher Tierschutzbund
#Act4 FarmAnimals Four Paws announced that Lower Saxony and Saxony will no longer approve live animal transports to and through the Russian Federation, while Lower Saxony will also prohibit transports to North Africa, particularly to Algeria and Morocco. German federal states further limit live animal transport 18 May 2020 Four Paws
#Act4 FarmAnimals Igualdad Animal (Animal Equality) released today a shocking investigation exposing once again animal welfare violations for the thousands of lambs that are being sent by boat to Saudi Arabia. After a 10 day journey in poor conditions the lambs will be slaughtered without stunning. 100,000 Spanish lambs to be transported alive and slaughtered without stunning 5 May 2020 Animal Equality
#Act4 FarmAnimals On 27 April morning, around 8:30 a.m., a truck overturned with 200 pigs on board in Ille-et-Vilaine. France: A truck carrying 200 pigs overturns 4 May 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Heat waves aren’t just a people problem. When food, water, shade, and safe transport are scarce, farm animals are often the first ones to suffer. Cooked alive: Transport animals face deadliest temperatures Yet 23 December 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Accepted motions for resolutions on changes in animal transport but a positive signal Austrian MEPs vote on motions for resolutions on live animal transport 20 September 2019 Four Paws
#Act4 FarmAnimals There are 170 black and white spotted cattle in Jörn Siemann's stables, much more does not fit on his farm in the Segeberg district of Schleswig-Holstein. German veterinarians want to end live transport cruelty 6 September 2019