EFI news and updates
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
Breaking: cruelty and suffering in live export exposed again!
Investigation into calf export from Ireland to Europe and beyond Once again, RTE Investigates has exposed immense cruelty and suffering in the live export industry, for male dairy calves in particular, in their... READ MORE
Live export protest – enough is enough!
Petition delivery On Tuesday 9th July we held a protest outside Agriculture House and delivered a petition to Minister McConalogue, signed by nearly 7,000 mostly Irish citizens. Well, an assistant accepted it, and... READ MORE
EC audit finds calf exports from Ireland breach transport regulations
The European Commission (EC) recently confirmed that Ireland is breaking the law when exporting unweaned calves to Europe. This is an issue that EFI has known about, and been campaigning against, for many... READ MORE
2023 – a year in review
Once again the year was dominated by live export, which saw a 12% increase and another new market coming on the scene – Israel. Unweaned calf export increased by 19%, but export outside... READ MORE
Continuous breaches of legislation
Sea journeys Every year thousands of young bulls are sent on gruelling sea journeys in old, rusty cargo vessels to Libya, Turkey, Jordan, Egypt and Israel. There are two issues here. The destination... READ MORE
Irish dairy bulls – a fate worse than veal
RTE Investigates exposed the Irish dairy industries dirty secret in July 2023. It highlighted the horrendous ordeal unweaned calves go through, mostly male dairy calves that are an unwanted by product of the... READ MORE
Dundeady Free Range Farm
Almost all Irish pigs are reared in intensive systems, never getting to experience the outdoors or carry out natural behaviours. However, the good news is there are more and more free range pig... READ MORE