In the early morning, we are following the calf transporter on the highway A9 when the drivers stop near Nîmes. They say the inside temperature is 6°C. We check the animals with a flashlight and most of them are resting. The younger calves in the trailer look more crowded and some of them are stepping on each other. Some calves are coughing and…

In the early morning, we are following the calf transporter on the highway A9 when the drivers stop near Nîmes. They say the inside temperature is 6°C. We check the animals with a flashlight and most of them are resting. The younger calves in the trailer look more crowded and some of them are stepping on each other. Some calves are coughing and…

After resting 24 hours in Ibbenbüren, the calves are transported further. On the highway B51 in direction of Trier, the drivers stop to regulate the internal temperature of the truck by opening or closing some of the ventilation flaps. The outside temperature is -3°C. Two hours after passing the French border, the drivers stop again on the highway…

After resting 24 hours in Ibbenbüren, the calves are transported further. On the highway B51 in direction of Trier, the drivers stop to regulate the internal temperature of the truck by opening or closing some of the ventilation flaps. The outside temperature is -3°C. Two hours after passing the French border, the drivers stop again on the highway…

After resting 24 hours in Ibbenbüren, the calves are transported further. On the highway B51 in direction of Trier, the drivers stop to regulate the internal temperature of the truck by opening or closing some of the ventilation flaps. The outside temperature is -3°C. Two hours after passing the French border, the drivers stop again on the highway…

We are driving on the highway in Poland in direction of Germany, following a transporter with unweaned calves from Lithuania. At 4:00 at night, the truck stops to change drivers. Talking to them we learn that the calves are two to eight weeks old. They keep all ventilation flaps closed because of the cold temperatures, but will open them later when…

We are driving on the highway in Poland in direction of Germany, following a transporter with unweaned calves from Lithuania. At 4:00 at night, the truck stops to change drivers. Talking to them we learn that the calves are two to eight weeks old. They keep all ventilation flaps closed because of the cold temperatures, but will open them later when…

We are driving on the highway in Poland in direction of Germany, following a transporter with unweaned calves from Lithuania. At 4:00 at night, the truck stops to change drivers. Talking to them we learn that the calves are two to eight weeks old. They keep all ventilation flaps closed because of the cold temperatures, but will open them later when…

On the way to Zemale in the north of Lithuania, where there is a calf assembly centre, a truck of a Dutch transport company drives past us in direction south, loaded with calves. The temperature is -13.0°C. According to recommendations of the EU Commission, unweaned animals should not be dispatched for long-distance transport today as the outside…