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…

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…

On the first dairy farm we visit today, there are 10 young calves, which are individually penned or kept in groups of two. The stable is quite dark, with only a few small windows providing light. The air inside the small room is stuffy. A very young calf, only a few days old, is mooing constantly. It must have been separated from its mother just…

On the first dairy farm we visit today, there are 10 young calves, which are individually penned or kept in groups of two. The stable is quite dark, with only a few small windows providing light. The air inside the small room is stuffy. A very young calf, only a few days old, is mooing constantly. It must have been separated from its mother just…

On the first dairy farm we visit today, there are 10 young calves, which are individually penned or kept in groups of two. The stable is quite dark, with only a few small windows providing light. The air inside the small room is stuffy. A very young calf, only a few days old, is mooing constantly. It must have been separated from its mother just…

Our team inspects a farm in Dąbrowa. The farmer wants to adopt a dog from our shelter. We are going to inspect that farm but unfortunately the owner is not at home today. We continue to the farmer in Bronkowice that wanted to adopt a dog, but the farmer and the dog do not seem to match and we take the dog home again. On a farm in Sniadka we trim…

Our team inspects a farm in Dąbrowa. The farmer wants to adopt a dog from our shelter. We are going to inspect that farm but unfortunately the owner is not at home today. We continue to the farmer in Bronkowice that wanted to adopt a dog, but the farmer and the dog do not seem to match and we take the dog home again. On a farm in Sniadka we trim…

Before we follow a transport of unweaned calves from Lithuania to Spain, we want to

document keeping conditions for calves in Lithuanian dairy farms. The first farm we

visit has 100 dairy cows and about 30 calves. Five calves are only a few days old

and are kept in the cowshed. One of these animals is sick and being treated with

antibiotics.…

Before we follow a transport of unweaned calves from Lithuania to Spain, we want to

document keeping conditions for calves in Lithuanian dairy farms. The first farm we

visit has 100 dairy cows and about 30 calves. Five calves are only a few days old

and are kept in the cowshed. One of these animals is sick and being treated with

antibiotics.…