#Act4 FarmAnimals Animals that are transported at summer temperatures still experience too much heat stress. As summers get hotter, Dutch animal organizations ask for stricter heat protocol for livestock transport 26 March 2019 Dierenbescherming
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Minister for Agriculture has described an IFA demand on live exports as 'reckless' for the industry. Irish Minister for Agriculture slams Irish Farmers’ Association’s calf export demand as 'reckless' and risks bringing down entire industry 19 March 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Animals should only be transported from Bavaria to other countries if German animal protection standards are adhered to throughout the route. Bavaria bans live export to 17 states 13 March 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals After Bavaria and Schleswig-Holstein, Hessen has temporarily stopped live animal transports to certain third countries of the EU. After Bavaria and Schleswig-Holstein, Hesse has temporarily banned live transports to certain third countries 13 March 2019 Deutscher Tierschutzbund
#Act4 FarmAnimals Cull sows may be more vulnerable to transportation compared to other swine categories, as they are typically culled after several production cycles, and hence may be injured or weak. New Danish study finds cull sows suffer during transport to slaughter due to conditions en route 18 February 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Ministry announced that following the opening of this market, Romania will export nearly 800,000 sheep in the first six months. Romania resumes its sheep exports to Iran 18 February 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The meeting covered existing and future opportunities for technical cooperation and trade in agri-food products between Ireland and Turkey. Irish and Turkish agriministers discuss reopening live export 11 February 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The export of cattle to non-European third countries usually takes place under degrading and painful circumstances - simply because of the often thousands of kilometers of routes. Bavarian vet refuses to approve the export of animals to non-EU countries where animal welfare standards aren't met 1 February 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The plight of a calf born on Christmas Day and sent on a journey of more than 100 hours for slaughter overseas has prompted renewed calls for a ban on live exports. Calf’s gruelling 100-hour trip to Spanish abattoir shows that European solutions to stop the suffering of animals transported alive remain more pressing than ever 19 January 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU What is the Trade & Animal Welfare Project? Where did it come from? Why does it exist? Introducing the Trade and Animal Welfare Project 30 June 2017