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At the invitation of the Hessian Ministry of Justice, we participated in a conference held by the German Judicial Academy last week. Together with our partner organisation Animals' Angels, we gave a presentation on third-country exports and the lack of emergency measures in cases of import refusals. This led to a constructive dialogue with the…

During the heatwave with temperatures reaching 40 °C, we monitored animal transport in eastern France in collaboration with the French animal welfare organisation Welfarm. Despite the extreme temperatures, pigs and cattle were transported hundreds of kilometres across Europe. This is a clear violation of the EU Transport Regulation and a serious…

17,000 people have already signed our petition for a legal ban on PMSG in Switzerland. Last Wednesday, we handed over the signatures to the Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA). The Federal Council will soon be considering the motion for a ban on PMSG. With these signatures, we want to make it clear to the Federal Council that thousands of…

In Poland, we won a legal battle that lasted more than five years. It concerned a calf transport on its way from Lithuania to Israel, which we stopped in Poland in 2019 – and in which we found catastrophic conditions. The unweaned calves had hardly any space, were hungry and thirsty, and some had already died. The first-instance ruling was…

The EU Parliament is currently discussing the Commission's proposal to revise the Animal Transport Regulation. However, there is considerable disagreement among the political groups about the wording of the new law. It is therefore essential that we remain in dialogue with the parliamentarians involved and explain why urgent changes to the law are…

The port of Haifa is considered the most important port for animal transports by sea in Israel. Although the country is currently at war with Iran, the EU continues to export animals to Israel. This is unacceptable. Together with 22 other animal welfare organisations, we have called on the responsible EU Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi to immediately…

In May, we returned to the port of Cartagena to document animal transports on site. During our investigation, we saw countless trucks arriving at the port, loaded with thousands of frightened lambs that had already endured an agonising journey in overcrowded transporters, without sufficient space, water or rest breaks. In the scorching heat, many…

Zusammen mit unserer Partnerorganisation in Island, Dýraverndarsamband Íslands (DÍS), haben wir die gravierenden Tierschutzverstöße, die wir bei unserer Recherche in Island vorgefunden haben, der Polizei gemeldet. Die isländischen Behörden müssen handeln, bevor die nächste Blutsaison losgeht.

In autumn 2024, we conducted further investigations into the production of the fertility hormone PMSG from the blood of pregnant Icelandic mares. The mares are semi-wild and have little contact with humans other than for blood collection. Recent footage, obtained at six blood farms, shows that the horses endure immense stress and suffering during…