EFI news and updates
DAFM breaches own policy, lies to the European Commission and to the public
Brittany Ferries protest – Rosslare port In March of this year Brittany Ferries, having made the decision to embroil itself in a cruel and controversial industry, carried livestock trucks for the first time... READ MORE
Actions ramp up against calf export
Three days of action follow meeting with Commissioner for Animal Welfare It’s been a busy week of actions across four countries for five animal welfare NGOs, campaigning to end the suffering of hundreds... READ MORE
Brittany Ferries’ shameful decision to put profit over welfare!
Brittany Ferries does an about turn Brittany Ferries stopped transporting live farm animals from the UK 30 years ago because of the cruelty and suffering involved. We were therefore shocked to find out... READ MORE
Open letter sent as latest disaster at sea put 3,000 animals at risk!
Yet another disaster at sea proves these journeys are just too risky There has been yet another deeply concerning situation regarding a livestock vessel full of cattle and sheep. The Express M departed... READ MORE
NGOs urge Stena Line to stop transporting unweaned calves
Ethical Farming Ireland has been campaigning for many years against live export. We have repeatedly urged Stena Line to stop transporting unweaned calves from Rosslare port in Ireland to Cherbourg port in France.... READ MORE
2024 – a year in review
Once again the year was dominated by live export, which saw a 14% increase in cattle export including 11 shipments of bulls to Morocco, as well as two shipments of bulls and pregnant... READ MORE
Groundbreaking project – TransformDairyNet
Dairy concern – cow calf separation A welfare concern that many people have around dairy is that calves are removed from their mothers shortly or immediately after birth. This of course is so... READ MORE
Open letter – stop sending animals into a war zone
The trade must go on! Despite the ongoing and escalating conflict in the region, large volumes of Irish cattle are still being exported to Israel, both directly from Ireland and via other member... READ MORE