The animals' suffering continues: after being stuck off the Turkish coast for weeks and not receiving permission to unload, the "Spiridon II" has now set course for Uruguay again. For the nearly 3,000 cattle on board – half of which are pregnant – this means another month crammed onto the ship. Food and water are scarce. Most, if not all, of the…

For over two weeks, the vessel “Spiridon II” with 2,901 cattle from Uruguay on board has been stuck off the Turkish coast. The authorities are refusing to allow the animals to be unloaded because there are discrepancies in their ear tags. The cattle have now been on the ship for a total of more than 50 days. According to a letter from the ship's…

A dispute over value added tax is currently causing major problems in Morocco. Thousands of animals are stranded at the port. Initially, the case involved 4,500 head of cattle from Brazil. However, we have since learned that almost 1,200 bulls from Spain are also being detained. According to our source, some animals have already died. We have…

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…

Last week, our team uncovered another case of animal cruelty at the port of Cartagena. 120 young calves, which had come to Spain from countries such as Hungary, the Czech Republic, Ireland and Slovakia as remnants of the dairy industry, were left standing in the scorching sun at the port of Cartagena for ten hours.

August 2022 to June 2023 | Lebanon | 

During this year long investigation with the help of one of the top Lebanese investigative journalists David Enders, we look into the export of life animals to Lebanon, the farming practices, the difficulties that farmers have to face with providing enough energy sufficient feed for highly producing European…

May 30 and 31, 2024

While part of the team restocks supplies for the "Walrus"* to continue the investigation at sea, others take the opportunity to observe the activities around the port of Cartagena. The area is bustling with activity. Not far from the port entrance, we find trucks loaded with cattle parked under the blazing sun. The fans are…

On May 23rd, the "Walrus" set sail with a dedicated team from Sea Shepherd France and the Animal Welfare Foundation on board. This marked a new collaboration with a shared goal: to expose the animal suffering that usually remains hidden far from Europe's shores and the eyes of society on the high seas of the Mediterranean.

Every day, thousands of…