EFI news and updates
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
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