#Act4 FarmAnimals Easter is usually a time for celebration for many – but not for the tens of thousands of lambs that Italy continues to import every year for slaughter. Easter means hell for thousands of lambs transported across Europe 7 April 2020 Eurogroup for Animals Investigation
#Act4 FarmAnimals Today an investigation by NGOs L214 and Eyes on Animals reveals the treatment of young Irish calves – 2 or 3 weeks of age – upon their arrival in France. Latest live animal transport investigation reveals suffering of two-week-old calves 2 April 2020 Investigation
#Act4 FarmAnimals Measures published by the European Commission yesterday to contain risks to health and animal welfare during the COVID-19 crisis may actually result in inappropriate checks on animals being transported. EC’s health and welfare measures for COVID-19 may pose further problems for animals transported alive 1 April 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 FarmAnimals Live sheep exports will be avoided during the northern hemisphere summer to improve animal welfare outcomes. Australia bans live sheep exports to the Middle East from June 1 to September 14 31 March 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Air transport of livestock occurs frequently from most Australian major cities. Identifying animal welfare impacts of livestock air transport 30 March 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals The European Commission insists that the transport of livestock between EU member states must continue, despite the severe problems imposed by the COVID-19 emergency. COVID-19: Urgent action is needed to avoid animal welfare crisis during the transport of live animals 19 March 2020 Eurogroup for Animals Press Release
#Act4 FarmAnimals The first campaign of its kind began in Israel in June 2018 and is supposed to continue until 2021. The European Union is subsidizing a campaign to encourage Israel to consume European animals 2 March 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Romanian authorities officially approved the livestock vessel Queen Hind for export of live animals. The cause of the capsizing of livestock vessel Queen Hind is still unknown 28 February 2020 Animals International
#Act4 FarmAnimals The buyers of leather goods do not always know where the leather comes from. In the 37 degree film, author Manfred Karremann tracks down the tortuous ways of transporting animals. The truth behind the transport of animals used for leather 20 February 2020 Investigation
#Act4 FarmAnimals Discovery by salvage divers off Romania raises new questions over EU exports of live animals Secret decks found on ship that capsized, killing thousands of sheep 4 February 2020 Animals International
#Act4 FarmAnimals EU Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis called on the next EU executive to include animal welfare in the new Green Deal following a tragedy in which almost 15,000 sheep drowned in the Black Sea off Romania’s coast. Andriukaitis questions live animal transport after Romanian sheep tragedy 26 November 2019
Eight of the 9366 cattle exported from Timaru to China have died during transit in 2019, according to the Ministry for Primary Industries' voyage report summaries. Export cattle vigorously prepared for long transit by sea, New Zealand's farmers say 22 November 2019