At the center of the reporting by the Belgian "The Brussels Times" is the question of the re-approval of problematic ships. In the context of our latest report (together with Robin des Bois), it is particularly evident there how poorly the control of applicable EU law between the EU and member states really operates. For example, how member states…

The average EU-approved livestock vessel is 42 years old. At nearly 30 years old, it was completely inadequately repurposed for transporting live animals. Razor-sharp edges, eaten into the metal by pervasive rust, paint a picture inside the ship resembling a horror movie: oppressive confinement, artificial light, and deafening fans make the ship…

Almost two years ago, we exposed Iceland's cruel trade in mare's blood for the extraction of the fertility hormone PMSG with our first documentary. The state television broadcaster RÚV is reigniting the discussion on the issue once again. In addition to our findings, the broadcaster has revealed that farmers have sometimes been urged to conceal…

The Weekly Magazine aptly titles it 'New Horrors from Icelandic Blood Farms'. Our film once again demonstrates that the immense suffering of the blood mares, their foals, as well as sows and their piglets in industrial pig farming will only cease when PMSG is finally banned. Experts from breeding and legal fields unanimously share this opinion. 

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They stand knee-deep in their own feces, blinded by the ammonia fumes of their own urine. Currently, 19,000 cattle are enduring a transport odyssey from Brazil to Iraq. The stopover in South Africa once again highlights that no animal belongs on a ship - these transports are pure animal suffering and they must come to an end. 

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The federal government had announced boldly that there would be an import ban on horse meat from Argentina and Uruguay if consumers faced health risks when consuming the meat. However, federal samples regarding medication use in the meat were only examined for one relevant drug. For us, this is merely a smokescreen, an attempt to overcome…

Behind the title "Controversial Animal Transport," German investigative journalist Edgar Verheyen, on behalf of ORF, illustrates the agonizing transports to which live animals are repeatedly subjected over long sea routes. Dead animals, casually disposed of into the waters of the Mediterranean, are commonplace on the dilapidated ancient ships. Iris…

In June our team joins the Polish Road Transport Police (ITD) again with their live transport inspections. This time we are in the North-Eastern part of Poland. During three inspection days together with ITD Bialystok, we inspect seven animal trucks carrying adult pigs, piglets, bulls, laying hens and broilers. Unfortunately, the majority of the…