Last week, we once again trained police officers to inspect animal transports. At the invitation of the Saxony-Anhalt State Reserve Police, we conducted a multi-day training session in collaboration with Animals' Angels and animal transport expert Dieter Adam, a retired police officer—featuring both a theoretical component and on-the-road…

Together with the Italian organization Essere Animali, we inspected long-distance transports of lambs to Italy shortly before Easter. In the process, we documented numerous violations of the animal transport regulations—including, for example, injured animals that were transported despite having broken legs. We filed complaints against two…

Following the tragedy on the livestock transport ship “Spiridon II,” which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of cattle, Turkish importers are leveling serious allegations against an Austrian livestock dealer. He is alleged to have knowingly accepted the animals’ deaths. Our investigations show: The horrific tragedy on the “Spiridon II” was not an…

On February 24, 2026, together with the umbrella organization of European animal welfare organizations, Eurogroup for Animals, and the Icelandic NGO Dýraverndarsamband Íslands (DÍS), we sent an open letter to Icelandic Minister of Industry Hanna Katrín Friðriksson, Director of the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST), Hrönn Ólína…

Several maritime trade media outlets are currently reporting on the debate surrounding the age of cargo ships used to transport animals. We and other animal welfare organizations have been pointing out for years that outdated and technically deficient vessels endanger the lives of animals and crew during transport. That is why we, together with…

In sub-zero winter temperatures, we joined forces with the French animal welfare organization Welfarm to inspect animal transports on a major Polish highway. Our observations once again highlight the problematic conditions faced by many animals on Europe's roads.

The aim of our mission was to document the conditions under which domestic birds are…

Last week, a specialist conference at the Palais du Luxembourg in Paris provided insights into the reality of live animal transport by sea. Our project manager for ship transport, Maria Boada Saña, was there as an expert to highlight the structural causes of animal suffering in live exports by ship. 

Various stakeholders took part in the…

The film reveals the shocking reality faced by pregnant mares on these farms: coercion, panic, untreated injuries, and relentless abuse define their daily existence.

Between 2023 and 2025, our team conducted extensive on-site investigations to document conditions on South American blood farms. The footage shows mares being restrained week after…